'Labour NEC in a politic return to reality', The Guardian, 25 March 1982

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25th March 1982

Paul Thurlow was a volunteer on the Islington's Pride LGBTQ+ archives project at the Islington Local History Centre and later became a volunteer with the Islington Local History Centre. He is a long-term resident of Islington and an active member of the LGBTQ+ community having volunteered with many organisations including Gay Switchboard. He also actively participated in many events and activities.

Makes reference to the Labour Party National Executive Committee's refusal to endorse Peter Tatchell as the Labour Party candidate for Bermondsey (the Northern-most parliamentary constituency in Southwark). Reports on a speech by Peter Tatchell in Birmingham where he again advocated a mass march of the unemployed on Parliament, with a tent city set up within sight of the House of Commons, and a rent strike to force the Conservative government to abandon its policy of increasing rents. He also made reference to the Labour Party being the natural focus for radicals campaigning on various issues including gay rights.

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Tatchell, Peter, LGBTQ+ Campaigning and Politics

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