THE FOLLOWING statement was issued by national vice chair of the black section, THE latest setback at the NEC demonstrates that our Labour leaders are lurching towards a fatal crisis of fidence among the party's black support. They have got themselves in a fix over our legitimate demand for black self-organisation in the Labour Party.
The only way out is for the white leaders to stop wiel mischiel and accep black sections. Only once they've done that AN ane member! of the party come togethe equal levels ou une labour move ment and begin to forg radical policies crabicaung racism.
It wili take such committed policies, formulated in this way, to attract the substantial black support that Labour needs I will al lie polls.
We make this plesa because 'electoralism seems to be the only thing lock whose declared al. seems o ve name !
any Phie existing splits on the left on the question of black sections lestimony to the crisis the LADOURN Is racing When we are slate-making for NEC representatives in consultent section so-called wingers meacnel David Blunkett have voted black SELLIN repeatedly.
It is the experience of all oppressed groups that the confidence Iretoom Io speak ok oll oppression dereloped
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