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3 unusual facts about Red Lion Square disorders


Red Lion Square disorders

Demonstrators from the International Socialists were specifically instructed by their stewards to withdraw from the area of fighting.

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This counter-demonstration attracted support from groups not directly under the control of Liberation, including the International Marxist Group (IMG), the Communist Party of England (Marxist-Leninist) and the International Socialists (later the Socialist Workers Party).

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The police cordon was reinforced by members of the Special Patrol Group and by mounted police who eventually succeeded in forcing the demonstrators back.



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