THE MONDAY CLUB'S FRONT MEN

In its Ilth year of existence the Monday Club of right-wing Tories has forged definite and unmistakable unity in action with the National Front.

Last Saturday they teamed up in an anti-immigration rally in London. Although the meeting was nominally called by the Monday Club, the cooperation between the two groups was as solid and helpful as they want at this stage. And hovering in the background all the time was Colin Jordan of the British MoveJordan-one-time leader of the self-styled Nazi British National Socialist Movement— was this time content to give out leaflets eagerly received by Dowager Lady Birdwood and others waiting to enter the hall.

But while droves of Special Branch men manoeuvred around — all the time taking notes of the speeches by counter demonstrators-it was the National Front which was playing the key role.

They did not give out leaflets until after the meeting. Instead they took effective control of the stewarding on the doors. About ten stewards -fairly shared by the Monday Club and the National Front-barred the small doorway to unwanted elements.

Leading the fingering of 'undesirables' was Martin Webster, National Front activities organizer. Webster organized the marches from Smithfield meat market against the immigration of Ugandan When the Workers Press representatives showed their press cards and attempted to follow other journalists into the meeting, Webster turned to our photographer and said: 'He's a troublemaker from the Socialist Labour League. He's not coming in And despite protests from fellow NUJ members, that's how it stood. Monday Clubbers by Webster's side seemed happy enough to follow his direction. Meanwhile a National Front cameraman was taking pictures of those thrown out as well as some of the demonstrators.

Webster, like Michael Woolrych-the Royal Navy commander who left his job to be the new Monday Club director - enjoyed convivial and helpful relationships with the police hierarchy on duty in force.

They seemed to know Webster well. 'Well Martin, how is it going?' a senior officer enquired. Later Woolrych discussed in detail with police officers the atmosphere of the meeting and the numbers who had attended.

Inside, the National Front provided the bulk of the 2,000strong audience. The Monday Club MPs who spoke could hardly make themselves heard for the paranoiac rantings of 'Wogs Out, 'Enoch In', 'Join the National Front' It seemed to embarrass the MPs a little.

Not that the two groups disagree on the question of immigration. Said MP John Stokes: Colin Jordan (top left) was there. While inside (top right) Ronald Bell MP. centre left and next to him new chairman of the Monday Club Jonathan Guinness harangued the faithful. There was jubilation (far left) at the mention of Enoch Powell. Martin Webster, National Front organizer, enjoyed friendly relations Attempts are constantly being made by the news media and by so-called progressives and intellectuals to brainwash us that we should despise our own history, background and culture and as a duty, have to try to assimilate as rapidly as possible the culture of the immigrants.

'An invasion of this size [from Uganda] would finally and irrevocably alter the character and composition of our country beyond repair. The wretched remaining English will then indeed be strangers in their own land.' In 'Spearhead', the National Front's magazine, the same line is taken. Under the title 'These Asians must be kept out!' the article states:

'So we have to have another huge number of immigrants dumped on us, immigrants with alien customs, culture and way of life!

Eventually Harold Soref MP united the meeting in acclamation for Enoch Powell, the saviour of the movement. And the one unfortunate who tried to interrupt with shouts of 'racist, fascists,' had by this time been bundled out of the meeting and reportedly kicked about by stewards.

The meeting over, the crowd piled out to form up behind National Front banners and posters to march to Downing Street. The Monday Club dutifully assembled behind the real driving force.

At the entrance to Downing Street there was a nice little scene involving Webster, the newly-elected chairman of the Monday Club - merchant banker Jonathan Guinness from the brewing family-and MPs Harold Soref, John Briggs-Davison, John Stokes and Ronald Bell.

Eventually Webster disappeared — having no doubt sorted out the business-and the MPs and Guinness handed in their resolution demanding repatriation. Webster rejoined the march which returned to Central Halls. He led the crowd in three cheers for the police. And a nice party was had by all-the Monday Club, National Front and the force of law-and-order.

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