In the ’70s you got clear messages watching TV which mocked the Asian people coming here. Defiance: Fighting the Far Right II: A Killer in the Ranks, Balraj
The political parties were effectively falling over each other to be more anti-immigration. So in Southall we started building community resistance. ibid.
If the fascists got away with it without any opposition, what would happen to the small communities around the county? ibid. chap
The police decided they are going to make the centre of Southall a no-go area. So they set up roadblocks … [People] were not allowed to go to their own homes. ibid.
I left East London on that day with Blair Peach … The fight against racism was very important to us … We ended up penned into the Broadway for a long time … ibid. teacher
Suddenly, we saw mountain police coming with their truncheons drawn hitting everybody. ibid. chap
I do not know the thought processes of these officer. ibid. Asian rozzer
They [rozzers] protected them [National Front] and unleashed violence on us. ibid. Woman
I had a fractured skull and a blood clot on my brain. ibid. Clarence Baker
Our [community] centre was destroyed. ibid.
You had police officers blatantly lying in court. ibid. Balraj
Kids had their lives ruined because of the criminal prosecutions. ibid.
14 witnesses told Commander Cass they saw Blair Peach hit by a police officer. No police officer admitted seeing Peach at the time and place his injuries took place. ibid. captions
Police Protect the Fascists! Defiance: Fighting the Far Right III: The Right to Fight, protest chant
Skinheads and they were smashing up the windows … They came in the coachloads. ibid. Balraj