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Warley Labour Party opposes police state

Red Weekly No. 81, 19 December 1974 · p. 1 of the scan · 271 words

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THE CONSTITUENCY LABOUR Party in the Warley district of Bir mingham has come out against Labour's 'anti-terrorist" law.

A resolution adopted by the General Management Committee on Friday 6 December, which will be forwarded to the Labour Party National Executive, condemned the Birmingham bombing but went on to say: "A return of capital punish ment and massive extension of police powers would not prevent such atrocities. Instead these mea sures would be a step along the road to a police stale, and such Pd ineritably and qu Speaking in support of the motion the Constituoncy secretary, Dave Miller.

"Attacka on Irish orker by thei anion movement and reveal the racial prejudions of many British workers, These paguace costmany ande and weaken the labour movement. We totally condemn attacks on irish workers as attacks on the unity of the labour movement.

We condemn the new laws because there is every likelihood that they will se more difficult to remove from the statute book than is at present thought. We abo condemn the laws because we belleve they may be used against the labour movement before long.

We reject the idea that a return of capital punishment will lead to a reduc Don of terrorism. Of all people a man or woman who is willing to take the risk of being blown up while planting a bomb will not be deferred by the prospect of apital panishment. Instead the reprisals ollowing an execution would become even more bloody and lead to an escalating Northern Ireland situation being прогіся то влаш.

*British Involvement in Ireland must atop. The price of continued involvement

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