IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Football: What about the Italian police?

· Socialist Challenge No. 153, 26 June 1980 · p. 14 of the scan · 447 words

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page 14 of the scan

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There are many of us in the revolutionary left who are struggling with this problem, and many of us find it to be as important as some people it is. all the other issues which fill the We recently held a well. police? attended day school on the theme Mary's letter was discussed. I was Challenge on behalf of the day - not the fans' school mentioning some of the This turns out to be an impossible task so instead I would nike to use vour felters coluna lo advertise the imminent publication of the record of the school Socialist Charter group said at the school, there is an urgent need to WHILE it was a welcome change to see football discussed in Under Review, Geoff Bell's article (19 June, was tony madcouae ever as a commentary on the events at the England v. Belgium match in HYes, English football - and European football generally — is at a low ebb and is, as Geoff wates. contrato waren yes. lit waving of Union Jacks helps to promote chauvinism and reacBut surely when cops -For whatever -waac into football lans lasning out with batons and using tear gas, it might just be worth pointing out the police's role.

The impression from Geoff's article (however unintentional) is mu we arenor too podere• about cops beating up "this Union Jack-waving chauvulsuc laboc. aven ac bourgeois media agreed that only fans were actually fighting and that the police attacked inIt might not be Geoff's idea of a fun summer's holiday watching the English team in Italy, but to Don't we think they should be able to do thai without being attacked by the And why no mention of the arrogance and hypocrisy of the powers that be in football, such a: Doooy clariton s comnicul Liai 'the game is all about the players Who paid his wares for years! They go or about the eneas or alcono wier people in football such as Lawri McMenemy are up to their nec in advertising drink.

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