The Collilice on exsee 'MY cabinet don't like you - they would not trust Lambeth with any money. If I went back to them now and said I had conceded money (TEO Lambeth would have me certified.' of So said Michael Heseltine in response to a request The meeting for aid Ted Labour leader of Lambeth council.
Having set up the Scarman inquiry, washed their hands of any responsibility for the social conditions in labour to and not to co.
movement day-to-day of Brixton What has happened in Brixton since the weekend of street battles between the community and the police?
JOAN TWELVES and GREG TUCKER, Socialist Challenge supporters in Vauxhall Constituency Labour Party, spoke to Ted Knight, leader 'An army of occupation..' colleagues police activity there.
council Brixton quiet.
As Ted and given Socialist Challenge: they the police Knight, cupation. "They veillance the Tories Lambeth, tion camp atmosphere.
Brixton Their area. An only concern is how best to deploy the police to keep Knight told was twice 'Since the events of the weekend.
has presence been maintained at tremendous strength and one can A week describe it as an army of ocnow noise equipment being set up around the streets of which gives the impression of a concentraThis has gone hand-inof Lambeth council; to Sue a single black parent living in Brixton, and to Winston Castello, joint convenor of the Brixton Defence Committee, about the events and their aftermath. They also give their own views on the situation hand with a series of police raids, numerous arrests and of hospital casualty departments in the example ot this police activity was shown on the council estates.
Stockwell Park Estate invaded by 250 riot police who ordered people into their homes and arrested those who hesitated or didn't live on the estate.
after the riots you can still feel the tension on the streets. The slightest which a week would have been ignored, leads to heads turnina and a feeling of anticipation.
The only concession from the police is that they say they would restrict the use of sirens over the Easter weekend!
But for all this the community has not been cowed. Everyone is united in Brix. ton black and white, on the need to withdraw the police from the area. People on the streets on the weekend of 12-13 April gained a sense of power they won't give up.