Socialist Challenge1981Socialist Challenge No. 179, 6 January 1981Attlee's racism revealed
by Davy Jones · Socialist Challenge No. 179, 6 January 1981 · p. 14 of the scan · 136 words
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RECENTLY-released 1950 Cabinet show that Attlee's Labour was seriously coloured immigration'. The Cabinet •minutes record that discussion centred on 'the means of preventing further in. crease in the coloured population in this country.". Racist Laws Cahinet discussion followed complaints from a deputation led by • Leary Constantine. There in a nutshell you have the racist argument: the way of black people * ure kola Successive ments - Tory and Labou nave used us argu ment to justify toug black people.
NOM the il natchel government want to br ing the nationality law in with the racist imjawys.
Tones nationality proposals figure prominent ly in their plans for the next parliamentary sos. sion On Saturday.
the Racist Laws holding a I conFor further details write CARL c/o Lansbury fouse, Camberwell Grove, London SE5.
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