Letting McNee, the Met commissioner, know all about it ly anyone wearing a sheepskin coat.
The police raided the offices of the Council for CULLIUEV acations Lambeth, roughing up and holding in cells their workers, including CCRL secretary Ousley. After this both the CCRL and the whole community broke off relations with the police. including with the Police-CommuniLOISON which had been of duty in 1978.
The SPG were back in Brixton for another • stay last summer. Apart from their usual 'duties', they went into action against the pickets in the Brixton Council organised a rally outside Brixton police station addressed by council leader Ted Knight.
few months later, the local police commander, Leonard Adams was evalcu. Loca Deook think that Brixton's polic1ng 15 now directly from Scotland Yard.
Precept year Lewisham council, worried by police tactics, threatened not to pay the precept - the part of local rates which goes to finance the police. Lambeth council's commission of inquiry reported this January.
studied statement its report commented: 'It's quite clear that the present way the police operate is not with Lambeth Trades representative on the Council of Incully. She told Socialist Challenge:
'Black people see the police as an army of ocand their pose is to keep the black BUL Its place Not only have there been arbitrary arrests. but the police contempt for the showr violent public arrests. of which this weekend is a classic example.
I've never been Derry or Belfast, but after seeing Railton Road it's like. Now they're go- I can imagine ing to present Briton as unpoliceable area justify using more para. military tactics.