IT IS with grave concern the National Steering Committee of Black Sections view recent involving eveti Liverpool council and black people.
We have contacted activists lal une City Hall who have formed themselves into black caucus and offered them our full support.
We view with alarm the cavalier attitude of the city councii, repeatedly disregarding the opinions of the black community of Liverpool.
But, given our periences of Labour Parcelsew ere with Militant Tendency who run the ruling Labour Group in Liverpool, we not surprised.
We would remind Labour leaders in the city that black have been Liverpool, oldest slave port, for hundreds of years.
Black people based in Liverpool helped Inland 6 months t8: 12 months (15 aver.wa. (12 months only)
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Yet black pople in the city continue to live the worst housing, have the least jobs of any workers get the rawest deal.
Militant cannot claim LaVC reversed this crisis in the Black community.
Even on the issue of black political representation, , they have lamentably failed There is not a single black city councillor, onblack county councillor and just black member of the District Party's executive.
Black confidence in the ex- Liverpool could not be a a lower ebb.
Militant's vision for tackling inner city poverty ignores black people everything merely to 'class'.
Hence the Tendency oppose 'positive action as a means of reversin the hundreds of years of inequality and repression which have stymied black progress in Britain.
brings us to the ruling Labour Group's choice of candidate for I enclase cheque/PO) payable to Socialist Action for £ Sendro: Socialise Aclion Suns, 328 l'pper Se. London N/ 2XP the all-important posi• tion of Race Unit head.
While we do not want to question the profes sional qualifications of their candidale San Bond, the manner of his proposed appointment is thoroughly reprehensible First, , because of the Groun's abiec failure to consult the UVCI this key appointment.
And second, because Mr Bond's declared opposition to 'positive action' simply incompatible with him holding the post.
The Liverpool crisis demonstrates the of Militant bALIKTUDU Tendency opposition black sections in Labour Party.
We say to the activists Liverpool:
'Your struggle is struggle. Let this De i warning to leaders who choose to ig.
nore us.' Black sections here to smash racism and fight for black representation in unions town halls, city halls and Parliament. Black sec.
tions are here to stay.
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