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The legacy of Blair Peach should live on in each of us
40 years since the notorious murder of anti-racism campaigner Blair Peach, we need to become organised to meet the new far-right threat, says DANIEL KEBEDE
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ON April 23 1979, socialist, anti-racist and National Union of Teachers member Blair Peach was murdered by the Metropolitan Police’s Special Patrol Group while opposing the fascist National Front in Southall.
Blair Peach was one of thousands who had taken part in the Anti-Nazi League demonstrations that day, and was tragically beaten to death by police officers. Unsurprisingly, no member of the Metropolitan Police has ever been bought to justice.
The legacy of Peach lives on in our union. Throughout the National Union of Teachers, and now in the National Education Union, every year someone receives an award in Peach’s name.
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