DON T local abou CND West At the rally in Glasgow PANKO Photos: DAVID GORDON By Tessa van Gelderen LONDON Labour Briefing is bulletin Labour left in London. It has playcu al important role in ine treater condon coun as the radical policies adopted in the Lon don Labour Party's manifesto for the election.
Last week it came unde allack. had a go because the latest issue carried an article on the events in Brixton. The was horrified with statements such as 'the street fighting was excellent but could have been (and, hopefully in future, will be) oreasusca 'There are occasions when in defence genuine legality anu democracy methods insurred nonary Decont necessary.
Thatcher was quick to seize on the Daily Mail's arti Tuesday last week she claimed London Labour Briefing was irresponsible and dangerVUS Graham Bash, Briefing's editor made lne tolowing statement to Socialist Challenge:
contribution in Lon . Labour subject Brixion demon sirule inur ine responsion ine bonce wno entered brix ton as an army of occupation.
The people Brixton BRIEFING LONDON LABOUR Noll JUNE E LONDON'S OURS! E took the streets themselves democratic ponce violence. Il is our righ and our duty as socialists and members of the labour move ment to aegena ine peopie oi Brixton and our statement of support them is une quivocal.
It is nonsense to say tha we nove incued nem to ro The incitement has come from the government and the An MP has already refer red the offending article to th Attorney General and there is a possibility of the Director o:
brought in. An attempt to st He une cellores. mus vigorously _opposed Dy labour movement