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PAGE 11 ABBOTT: ORGREAVE MUST HAVE INQUIRY FOR PEACE AND SOCIALISM PAGE HORTON: ACTION NEEDED 10 ON STUDENT RENT CRISIS £1.50 Saturday/Sunday March 17-18 2018 Proudly owned by our readers | Incorporating the Daily Worker | Est 1930 | morningstaronline.co.uk RALLIES MAKE IT CLEAR: RACISM IS UNWELCOME HERE Marches in London, Glasgow and Cardiff part of Europe-wide initiative against hate THOUSANDS of people will by Sam Tobin It said that online radicalisa- justice for the Grenfell fire sur- march in London, Cardiff and tion, starkly illustrated by the vivors. Glasgow today in opposition to case of Finsbury Park terrorist Scottish Labour leader Rich- rising racism and xenophobia. Marches will also be taking Darren Osborne, was on the ard Leonard will be among Stand Up to Racism has place across Europe over the rise as the mob of younger, the speakers in Glasgow and organised the rallies ahead weekend, organised by anti- “tech-savvy” fascists grew in Labour MP Stephen Doughty of the UN’s International Day racist campaigners in the face size and influence online. will address demonstrators in for the Elimination of Racial of a resurgent far right. In London, shadow home Cardiff. Discrimination on Wednesday. Earlier this month, anti-racist secretary Diane Abbott will But South Wales Police were group Hope Not Hate warned of present an anti-racist alterna- called in yesterday after racist a “surging threat from far-right tive to the Tories’ inhuman graffiti and posters appeared n WORL terrorism and violent extrem- treatment of migrants and near to the assembly point for RALLY GUIDE ism” despite the collapse of older refugees, while Kensington MP the Cardiff march overnight. far-right groups in Britain. Emma Dent Coad will demand Swastikas and the words LONDON “nazi zone” were sprayed on Assemble at BBC Portland walls near Grange Gardens Place, W1A 1AA, form while a poster with a swastika north up Portland Place which read: “The symbol of our to march south at 1pm to struggle” was put on a nearby Whitehall pan-African restaurant. Stand Up to Racism said it GLASGOW was “shocked and appalled” Assemble on Holland by the graffiti, but added that Case in point ... Street at 11am, then march “sadly we are not surprised.” to George Square rally “Our march will go ahead in Fascist vandalism, including CARDIFF spite of this act of intimidation swastikas, the words “Nazi Zone” Demonstration from — racists will not divide us. We and offensive posters, was spot- 12.30pm at Grange are the majority and we will ted by parents on the school run Gardens stand up to racism.” in Cardiff yesterday. Turn to page 2 ANTI-RACIST: Marchers at a Stand Up to Racism rally last year Star comment: p12 PAGE 2 POISON SPAT: JOHNSON ACCUSES PUTIN OF PERSONALLY ORDERING ATTACK Morning Star morningstaronline.co.uk 2 Saturday/Sunday news morningstaronline March 17-18 2018 @m_star_online n EX-SPY’S POISONING Johnson escalates tensions by blaming Putin for attack by Our News Desk Moscow has repeatedly line with the Organisation for requested that Britain send it the Prohibition of Chemical samples of the suspected nerve Weapons convention if [Britain] FOREIGN Secretary Boris John- agent for testing. gets round to — and deigns to son accused Russian President Russia’s ambassador to Brit- — fulfilling its international Vladimir Putin yesterday of ain Alexander Yakovenko yes- legal obligations in line with personally ordering the poi- terday quoted Foreign Minister the [convention].” soning of an ex-spy and his Sergey Lavrov as saying that Vil Marzayanov, a Russian daughter. Westminster’s “failure to co- chemist who helped develop Mr Johnson further ratch- operate” on the Skripal case the “Novichok” class of chemi- eted up tensions by claiming was a “major violation of the cal weapons and who defected that it was “overwhelmingly chemical weapons convention.” to the United States, said yester- likely” that Mr Putin himself Mr Lavrov said: “Russia is day that several countries are ordered the attack on Sergei ready to capable of creating the poison. and Yulia Skripal in a restau- co-oper- Mr Marzayanov, speaking rant in Salisbury. ate in from his home in the US, told However, Mr John- the Novaya Gazeta newspaper son did not offer that he had even published the any evidence for his formula for the chemical in a claim — in the same book in 2008. n FRONT PAGE way that Prime Min- Meanwhile British Defence ister Theresa May did Secretary Gavin RALLIES MAKE IT CLEAR: RACISM IS UNWELCOME HERE not when she alleged Williamson, who that it was “highly had dinner with FROM P1: Police said the graffiti its second reading after 129 and reintroduce legal aid for likely” that Russia was the wife of a former was being removed and there MPs supported it, despite Tory family reunion cases. behind the poisoning. Putin minister after would be a “full investigation attempts to talk the Bill out. Ms Abbott said: “Labour is The Russian gov- she gave the Tories with every intention of the The legislation would give committed to keeping families e r n m e n t £30,000, told reporters arrest and prosecution of per- child refugees in Britain the together and upholding respect has denied yesterday that Russia should petrators.” right to sponsor their close for the humanity of refugees b e i n g “go away and shut up.” Stand Up to Racism also family members’ safe passage, and to their right to a family involved in the Labour leader Jeremy Cor- hailed a parliamentary vic- expand who qualifies as a fam- life.” poisoning of Mr byn has urged the government tory yesterday as the Refugee ily to allow young people who Amnesty International said Skripal and his daugh- to take a “calm, measured” Family Reunion Bill passed have turned 18 to live in Britain the Bill’s passing “takes us one ter, and Westminster approach, warning against the giant step closer to reuniting has yet to present any drift towards a “new cold war” refugee families.” evidence that would with Russia. [email protected] back up its claims. [email protected] South Yorkshire Morning Star Readers & Supporters Group n HILLSBOROUGH TRAGEDY The Grenada Revolution: What really happened? Topman pulls ‘offensive Karma T-shirt’ 7pm, Monday March 19 at Speaker: Central United Reform by Our News Desk Bernard Coard who claimed Hillsborough Church, 60 Norfolk Street, Former deputy was “God’s punishment” for Sheffield S1 2JB the Heysel stadium disaster in prime minister Further enquiries, contact TOPMAN has pulled a T-shirt which 39 people, mostly Juven- Introduction by symorningstar@gmail from sale after it was accused tus supporters, died at a match Chris Searle .com or 07851 753-711 of mocking victims of the 1989 in Brussels against Liverpool. Hillsborough disaster with its Ms Brookes also said the red design. colour, the number 96 and the The red shirt had the word rose were all symbols associ- “Karma” down one sleeve and ated with Hillsborough. a large “96” on the back, along Earlier, a Liverpool fan said West London Trades Union Club with a rose and the phrase on Twitter: “So it’s a #BobMar- presents “what goes around comes back ley song and it’s managed to get around.” through god knows how many A St Patrick’s Day Celebration Ninety-six Liverpool fans people before it’s printed. died in the Hillsborough dis- “Just shows you how few › Bar opens at 2.30pm aster in the human crush at the people know about the biggest › Rugby on TV (England v start of an FA Cup semi-final. sporting disaster and cover-up Ireland) from 2.45pm A spokeswoman for the this country’s ever seen.” retailer said Topman “apolo- Another user tweeted: “I don’t › Film on large screen 4.30pm gises unreservedly for any think it’s the @Topman design (The Molly Maguires, starrirng offence caused by this T-shirt.” that’s the issue, Hillsborough Sean Connery and Richard She said the design had used wouldn’t have been in their Harris and written by Walter a Bob Marley track which was thinking, it’s the brain-dead Bernstein, one of the rereleased in 1996 for inspira- people who will end up wear- Hollywood 10) tion, but the £20 shirt quickly ing it for the wrong reasons, and › came to the attention of Liver- there will be people like that.” Admission free pool fans on social media when Wirral South Labour MP › March 17 at WLTUC, 33–35 it went on sale online. Alison McGovern tweeted the Acton High Street, London Louise Brookes, whose shirt was very “unfortunate” W3 6ND 26-year-old brother died at and was among those calling the stadium, said the words for it to be discontinued. › Nearest station is Acton Central were used by some rival fans [email protected] DISASTER: 96 people died at Hillsborough in 1989 morningstaronline.co.uk Morning Star morningstaronline news Saturday/Sunday @m_star_online March 17-18 2018 3 ■ INDUSTRIAL ■ FREE WORK Gatwick staff Tory stops unpaid in vote for strike action trial shifts Bill with over pay cut fi libustering tactics GATWICK airport work- ers will begin balloting for strike action in a by Sam Tobin minister Alan Whitehead also dispute over a below- welcomed the Bill, saying it was infl ation pay rise — about the principle of a “fair despite company profi ts A TORY minister yesterday day’s pay for a fair day’s work.” rising by millions in the talked out a Bill which would Mr McDonald said he would past year. ban unpaid trial shifts that never again shop in bargain Their union Unite exploit vulnerable jobseekers store B&M after being “horri- said workers have been who “don’t know their rights fi ed” to learn that a young man off ered 2.8 per cent and can’t stand up for them.” with autism had been “stacking increase — a “real-terms SNP MP Stewart McDonald shelves for three or four days” pay cut” — even though said current legislation was before being sent away with Gatwick Airport Limit- “insuffi cient” in dealing with no pay.