A law unto himself | IMGpapers 1980

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By T. James, Openshaw, Manchester JAMES ANDERTON have much to learn from the Metropolitan sioner. The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester even waited for Tebbit's law to come to pass.

Anderton and his thugs in the Tactical Aid Group (Manchester's SPG) smashed up the Laurence Scott picket line on Tuesday 16 February to allow scab lorries into the factory.

The Greater Police Committee passed a vote of no confidence in Anderton last Fridav 19 March. He had retused point blank to answer questions out to him bv chairoerson Pete Kelly on the Laurence Scott exerJames Anderton abolish police committees give me ponce wnal ne completely free hand in fighting crime in une streets so the torce can be better able to serve the community.

Perhaps Mr Anderton believes that strike breaking is street crime' or harassing locals as serving tne community • Local residents have been outraged at the police attitudes.

Throughout the operation against Laurence Scott workers, people were stopped in Socialist Challenge won't commis hasn't Manchester Anderton ty, with over 4000 signatures, fiasco being borne by was handed to the Police to and mittee. was not oressco calls d trial before the crucifixion.

This 'fighting the maximum number at between 500.600. eyewitness eleven-day - ne s got to go the streets, indiscriminately questioned and generally harassed A petition from the communicost of the ratepayers, ComChurch-goer Anderton although he did say that he felt like Christ on make-believe world of Anderton extended to the number ot police he claimed were present on 16 February outside the Louisa Street factory. A mere 280 was his figure while of 200. accoulllo the A similar discrepancy creeps in pickets. ¡deal Anderton claims 350 was the maximum compared to the real figure

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MARGARET THATCHER is bettina on riots this summer. The police, the judiciary, the politicians, the Tory press are tooling up for confrontation with the black and white youth of the inner cities.

But Thatcher's moves aren't simply a response to the events of last summer. They are part and parcel of her political policies.

Monetarism is not just an economic theory, its implementation depends on a 'disciplining' of society. Monetarism can't work without a controlled working class, a non-combative working class.

offensive against the morale and the development of a new leadership of the working class and social movements. In order to achieve this, Thatcher is on the