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NEVER FORGET Ten years on: Tom Hough on the legacy of the Admiral Duncan bombing EVERYTHING WAS going so well. In 1997 a Labour government won the general election with a huge majority and we were rid of the ‘nasty’ party. Promises were being made concerning the repeal of Clause 28 and lowering the age of consent, making the gay community equal in the eyes of the law. There were even ‘out’ gay MPs. AIDS/HIV was still with us but it was being discussed rationally, funded reasonably and the medication was improving year on year. This was our time to stand as ourselves in our own and in the wider community. Our gay scene was flourishing and we had our own ‘village’ in the heart of Soho. Proudly we would walk hand in hand with our partners and not feel threatened or ashamed. On April 30th 1999 at 6.37pm our newly found confidence was suddenly and utterly shattered. With no warning whatso-
ever a bomb ripped through the Admiral Duncan pub right in the centre of our precious village. It was a lovely spring Friday evening and the area was packed. There were folks meeting after work, folks meeting for the theatre, folks meeting to eat, just folks meeting. That’s what the human animal does. He socialises. One human did not share this philosophy of sociability. He was driven by hatred. Hatred of the Black Community. Hatred of the Bengali Community. Hatred of the Gay Community. David Copeland placed vicious nail bombs on Electric Avenue, Brixton, and Brick Lane East London and in the Admiral Duncan pub on Old Compton Street, thereby causing maximum damage and hurt on his targets. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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