Forbes in the case brought by property speculators Pebble's has come as a special Amas bonus for the Islington police.
They how have complete authority to preycot any person with a placard from standing an a pavement. But the Pebble's picket continues, with the police showing how 'reusonable" Wiey are by allowing six people to walk up and down on the odge Reasonable? Last week they pushed 'exces pickets into a nearby cafe and they are worried about arresting any moro tenants for fear of sparking off a giant 1oaction fram the local isbour movement.
On 16 November, eight days after the Forbes ruling, the police selected four innocont peaceful pickets and carted them olf to pason. As news of this spread local anger hegan to mount, ano the tenamo held a noisy picket outside the police stateased (though the charges weren't dropped The offensive agninst civil liberties sunched by the state through its judicial arm is now forcing the Islington Tenants Campaign to develop links with other groups under atlack, and a start has beer made by linking up with the Dagenham Strewshury Defence Committoo But it is vital to unite with other groups now threatened such as the Irish republicans and Jett-wing political organisations A united cupaign against the 'strong state" Measures of the Labour Government (supported by the Labour Party conferenc is the only effective method of self-detence As part of this campaign, there will be a mass picket outside Prebble's offices at 108/9 Upper Street, Islington this saturday 7 Dosamber, starting at 10.30am. A numbe of trades councils, trade union branches and lemants associations are already spon soring this action. There will also be a picket outside Old Street Magistrates Court