STOP THE CUTS. SAVE Sampson Bond, as head of its race relations unit — ment.
liaison committee's black caucus, elected representatives of community groups. The caucus' position was simply that Bond was not he right person for the jot he did no possess the necessary qualifications or For reasons best known to Derek Hatton heading the selection panel, Bond's appointment was bludgeoned through.
The views of black members Calcut on that panel were ignored But subsequent lobbying and negotiations caused Derek Hatton reverse the original deciSIons promise readvertise the post This was thrown out at the District Labour Party meeting, where Hatton come Hoe pressure from the caucus Since then leaflets believed Liverpool Labour council has recently appointed and created a dangerous division between itself and Merseyside's black community and labour moveThe appointment was made in flagrant disregard for the opinions of the council's race relations which consists of to be from the Militant black section have implied the caucus behaved like thugs.
Liverpool's black community is incensed. On 17 October a black caucus support group was set up.
Caucus member David Okuetena told Merseyside Labour Briefing: «We feel that an injustice has been done, that local people have been victimised and that an appointment has been made which flagrantly ignores the feelings and opinions ot the black caucus representatives who were present at that selection panel. That is the issue we want to address ourselves to.
'I feel that the role of the support group is give the black caucus support at this particular time when it has come under attack the leadership.
Steve French said: "Although Party are looking at things more positively, they still not coming out and doing it. All they keep on about is the threat of a white backlash.
Struggle "This is just a myth. It covers the fact that they need to start redressing the imbalance black employment, black housing, and black education.
Now there talk within the black communidependent black organisation in Liverpool. Not only this issue seriously threatening alienate black people from the party, but it has Caused a mave rae Merseyside labour moveNALGO has decided on non-cooperation when Bond I takes up his post, and has been backed by the joint shop stewards' committee and the trades council. Riverside Mosley Hill constituencies have called for the post to be readvertised.
If the Labour leadership is unwilling to act on this demand of the black community, supported by ine movement, what hope for continuing united support in its own campaign against the government?
This point is tragically underlined by the results in the council by-election in ¡ Arundel ward last week.
being a marginal, and despite the fact the Liberals fielded two opposing candidates, Labour lost by huki votes abstentions undoubtedly played a major part.
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