Campaign for a national monument to those murdered by the UK Police Force?

The UK Police Force are the enemies of the working class; they are racist; they are the 'army' of the ruling class on the streets - don't believe the neighbourhood watch propaganda, glossy news letters and sympathetic BBC police drama's.

How many more people must die at the hands of the cowardly police? Protected by batons, hand cuffs, shields, helmets, padded uniforms, reinforcements, the government of the day and hired lackeys in the media - it is time that those murdered by these state sanctioned killers were recognised and remembered.

There are some that think the idea of a national monument to the innocents that have been bullied, battered, beaten, broken and murdered by the police is "sick" and "bitter", that lot's of people who work for the police are "very nice people"; this kind of wallowing sanctimonious display of piety is what has contributed to a steadily rising shrill wail of vengeful sorrow from within the police, demanding the "death penalty" for anyone found guilty of killing a police officer.

It may come as a surprise to some, but there are many amongst us not in the police that are "very nice people" too; those that vandalise intellect by accusing a campaign like this of being "sick" and "bitter" are similar to the fodder that spat hate at the brave Muslim activists who recently protested against the returning imperialist soldiers of the Royal Anglians.

Remembering the fallen that have been persecuted, hounded and slain for scores of decades because they are working class or because their political opinions challenge ruling class hegemony; or because they are the wrong religion or colour or creed will not only honour the memory of those individuals, but that of their families too, all victims who have fallen under the boot of the UK police.

The police have a national monument. This is where they gather, sombre and solemn in worshipful silence to sanctify their dead. Let's have one in honour and remembrance of their murder victims too.

It then follows that a national monument to those murdered by the UK Police Force will also raise awareness in the general public of the deeply oppressive, anti-working class and thoroughly racist role that the police play at an organisational level in protecting the parasitical ruling class.

OLD LABOUR + NEW LABOUR = SAME LABOUR.

I think it is very important to point out that “Old” Labour and “New” Labour are cut of the exact same cloth. I always feel compelled to make sure people do not romanticise “Old” Labour, as I think that leads down a blind political alley of trying to reform the Labour Party from within, which I think has fruitlessly consumed a lot of political energy.

I highlight the opportunistic role of the Labour Party and far left groups in England. Of course I am not saying that every single member of these parties/groups etc is a conniving opportunist - for example, there are some perfectly decent people in the Labour Party and in the far left parties/groups I mention - what I want to highlight is the divisive role they play at an organisational level - which is why I agree that unity is important and try to make the point whenever possible; I quote myself, “As write this, the tanks and soldiers of Zionist murderers roll into Palestine; instead of using our privileged freedoms sniping and sneering from the galleries with unsophisticated Communist bashing, true progressives should be building a bottom up, grass roots movement to fight racism and fight imperialism. Banal bleating... is of no help to the heroic struggle of the Palestinian people. "

However, even if we are to believe what some people obviously believe about an “old” Labour in the 1920's or even early 1980's - the fact is we are now in 2010. Labour does not claim to be Socialist any more, it does not even bother to pretend to represent the working-class – and even if it once did, claiming to be something does not mean that you are what you claim to be. America claims to be the defender of the free world; a free and democratic country where anyone can grow up to be President – but none of those claims are true.

To quote a communist activists that I know, "[building a progressive anti-imperioalist movement is] ...about the need for democracy in the movement, the need to oppose efforts to limit or restrain the militancy of actions, and the need for a complete break with the Labour Party. We need to unite in action on these issues rather than tarring whole sections of the left with the actions of particular groups or individuals…”

I agree. However, I am not attempting to tar whole sections of the left in the sense that I was claiming that every single individual in the various parties or groups on the left all share the same analysis - how can they when for example, the SWP is a mass recruitment organisation? I was trying to highlight the roles that these parties or groups can and do ultimately play at an organisational level - if that is tarring them, then so be it.

I cannot understand how people that might consider themselves as Socialist’s/Communist’s would be members of a political organisation such as the Labour Party without having developed an analysis that would leave them in no doubt that the Labour Party plays nothing more that a regressive role and is an enemy of the working-class. The fact is, Labour is not a Socialist/Communist party. It never has been. It might be a party with people who consider themselves to be Communist - but that does not change the concrete fact that the Labour Party is opportunistic - it is at best Social Democratic rather than Socialist; reformist rather than revolutionary and has never played a progressive role in advancing the interests of the broader section of the working class; it is capitalist, imperialist, Zionist, racist, oppressive and anti working-class.

This quote is taken from 'Ireland: The key to the British Revolution', (1984), although we could easily use the same with today's 'Marxist' groups, "...so quick to rally to the defence of the hated Labour Party rather than fight against its racism and attacks against the working classes of the world. The fight against such opportunistic trends is surely interlinked with the fight against Imperialism and the Labour Party itself." And because they do not do this, what do we surmise? That they are willing, conscious imperialist agents. The rank and file is another matter, I suspect many are simply duped but the leadership of these opportunistic groups, their ideological guru's?

Therefore, I have no qualms in attacking the role of the Labour Party, the police and certain groups on the left. I think it is important to understand and recognise the role these opportunistic creatures play and if naming certain individuals on occasion, particularly when addressing their specific points in a discussion helps to drive the point home, then so be it.