One and three quarter million black people live in the UK, almost exclusively in urban areas and in the centres of indus: tra clues. No goverument operaune m the long term interests of British capitalism would totally abandon attempts to integrate the leading forces in those black communities given that strategic reality.
In the short term, however, growing alienation of black people from such projects, and une snarp growen in instances of police repression in black areas could lead to a loss of immigrant electoral support from the Labour Party and heightened black militancy. This could be a price which the present Government might accept in return for popular white support for a racist offensive to blame The vulnerability of the organised whe work ne class to racist amtanon nas auready been cleary demonstrated in te anu-immigraton speecn made of Birmingham Trades Council and chairman of West Midlands County Coun cil.
In these circumstances revolutionaries must move quickly and effectively to The extension of anti-fascist committees must be accompanied by consistent propaganda on the need for workers self-defence.
Mass actions on a national scale must also confront the racist project in the bud by demanding the repeal of all antiimmigrant and anti-black legislation. In of self-organisation of black workers into caucuses is an essenniar startine Domi for the struggle against discrimination in all areas of social life and in the workplace.
Revolutionaries must expose the nationalist arguments of the Labour lefts, who tread on the shoulders of black peop•e to concoct utopian scnemas or an all iance between the British working class and me posses.
Tearing up the racist card will only result from a consistent fight for the right of self-organisation and defence of the black communities and a principled campalen Lor boncies wich acCuy comroni the reformist leaders of the working class. RICHARD NEUBAUER I KNOW VORSTERS JAIL S IN Picket of South African Embassy on Monday against torture and murder in South Africa and Namibia. In centre is Shanthie Maidoo who spent more than a year in jail under the Terrorism Act for refusing to give evidence in the trial of Nelson Mandela.
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