SHUT DOWN IN BRITAIN (continued)

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interviewed by Tom Baldwin of The Times on April 3, in a piece NATIONAL FRONT

Some things have changed for the better, improved have done so not as a result of grace and favour from politicians who have suddenly woken up to the evils of racism, but balance, not as a result of tireless campaigns usually led by the families, friends and communities most

one of this is any surprise to those socialists and fighters for black lib eration who understand that the

This is partly why the concept of Multi-culgrown in larly welcomed by the most radical forces in

importance • • • •

In education, for example, radical activists

tions

The political balance of forces did not

years ago. NATIONAL FRONT in the black community as elsewhere in society. When Asian youth began organising selfdefence groups in the North West in the late 1970's, some of the fiercest opposition came