We don't want confrontation

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ON FRIDAY, 3 September, the Labour Party launched its apology for a campaign against racism. Labour Party Chairman KOT Hayware Was press conference along with lan Mikardo, Joan Lestor and ......Tony Benn. Apparently, Tony's ability to attend meetings has improved lately.

So what did the Labour Party have to say? "Work Together With Labour" is the amusing tag-line given to their campaign, although Tony Benn at least realised that "unemployment bred fascism'.

*I remember the fascists of the thirties. They bred on despair, turning one group from another. The growth of racism stems from the same factor of unemployment. Now it's the blacks — it was the Jews. The trade union and labour movement was sufficiently strong to stop fascism in the Thirtes, we must stop lascism getting a hold today.' Red Weekly expressed its agreement with Mr. Benn that unemployment and deteriorating social services are indeed the breeding ground of racism. however, wner enquired as to why Mr. Benn missed the crucial meeting of the Labour Party National Executive Committee which approved une cus ana corenues to siona dovestment which is making the problems of unemployment and cuts worse, Ron Hayward intervened to say that he 'didn't see what this had to do with racism'. We never found out whether Mr. Benn did, because he didn't answer the question. Pious Later on, kon hayward related now recently the Labour Party had called a press conference on South Africa: It's no use condemning racism abroad if we condone it at home. Unfortunately. the Labour Party'S campaign' against racism is a mixture of pious moralism and condoning of racism. SAY Dover, they are also reassured that 'the laws against illegal immigration are tough and toughly enforced".

There is little doubt that Labour's response to the racists has been inspired more by the success of the fascists in taking votes off Labour than by any principled opposition to racism. . This is reflected in the fact that none of the Labour Party's propaganda — a mere 50,000 or so leaflets and pamphlets - is being produced in the languages of the black community.