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Class War issue 81: Doing The Business
Welcome to Class War's latest round-up giving our view from the direct action front line.
Anti-NF mobilisation, Euston, 28th November 2000
Following a joint campaign by the media and Omagh Families Campaign, the Cock Tavern in Euston got some pretty poor publicity for allowing the Real IRA's political wing to meet upstairs. In an attempt to impress their loyalist mates the National Front called for a picket of the Cock, coincidentally (or not) on the night Reclaim The Streets were due to meet there.
Class War certainly holds no brief for the Real IRA, who appear to lack any mandate in Britain or Ireland for their activities. However we are not going to allow the NF top decide who does what in London's pubs and the best time to see off this shower is now, when they are weak, rather than allowing them to grow in the fertile soil of Blair's Britain.
Approximately 20 anti-fascists found a dozen strong group of Nazis shivering next to their Union Jacks just off Eversholt Street. Ignoring the Metropolitan and British Transport Police contingents, the NF group was engaged with gusto. Unable to run too far because they were backing into a line of police vans the Nazis got a brief introduction to the treatment they can expect to receive every time they attempt to parade in London. Unfortunately the police lines regained their composure and 7 anti-fascists were rounded up.
One interesting development was the small groups of football supporters drinking in the area prior to the NF mobilisation. Some left a pub promptly when anti-fascists arrived, yet did not bother joining the fash's picket.
Picket of Paul Boateng's surgery in support of Mark Barnsley, 20th January 2001
Fucking freezing, arrive 09:30 greeted by shit loads of fully equipped cops with crash barriers. Boateng refuses to enter building without police protection - what does he think we are going to do - take him hostage?
A dozen people eventually do nothing more frightening than hand out leaflets before Boateng finally agrees to meet one of his constituents! He promptly gives him earache about Mark's treatment and asks him why the CPS are still withholding evidence. This picket seemed to really embarrass Boateng - more will have to be organised - get in touch to get involved.
Confronting the royals on the streets of London
The London branch of Movement Against the Monarchy decided to go and see Prince William on his official coming out parade after his 18th birthday. This was at the Press Complaints Commission's extravagent 10th anniversary do at Sutton House - a really posh mansion like building by the Aldwych on the banks of the Thames.
Our band of merry men and women were hassled like fuck by the filth, numerous searches and they followed our people for hours. Some only lost the filth by jumping in and out of Tubes and by running through buildings... All this to stop us protesting against the royal vermin. The next day's papers were full of gushing reports about how 'Prince William was the star of the show' - only because he's protected from his own subjects!
Horse and Hound Ball, March 1st
The posh Horse and Hound ball at the Royal Lancaster Hotel was £90 a ticket and a room for the night was £150. The Urban Alliance decided to mobilise some of its supporters and go down and let the posh hunt scum know what we think of them - the Labour Party's Baroness Malleiu and other toffs were spotted. There was the usual compliment of police and plain clothes filth out looking for us and the usual searches took place.
Around 30 of us had a lot of fun shouting abuse at the toffs as they went in, "parasites", "scum", "throw the squire on the pyre", "you're burning your mistress" and so on.
This event was after they said that nothing was moving in the countryside to stop the spread of foot and mouth, yet it was alright for them to travel to this event? As usual the media didn't say anything about this.
The Urban Alliance are promising to confront the Countryside Alliance when they come to London next time as well. Check www.geocities.com/urbanalliance.
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