Action can beat Cadbury closure threat

AROUND 1,000 people braved atrocious weather on 8 December to attend a protest march organised by Unite, the union, against Cadbury Schweppes management's decision to close the Keynsham site near Bristol and relocate production to Poland.

Speakers from all main political parties were invited to speak, in line with the organisers' view that the campaign should be as 'broad' as possible.

By far the most radical speech was given by film director Ken Loach, who rubbished the notion that the bosses could be persuaded to change their minds for moral reasons, and called for a campaign of industrial action to defeat the threatened closure.

In a written message, the Bishop of Bath and Wells condemned 'greedy capitalists who only care about profits.'

Labour councillor John Bees pledged his full support to the campaign, but omitted to say that he voted in the council in favour of closing up to eight of thirteen old peoples' homes.

Domenico Hill, Socialist Party and Unite Rep

In this issue:

Socialist Party NHS campaign

Warning: NHS cuts seriously damage your health

Manchester: Karen Reissmann sacked - and cuts still loom

Post Office dispute

Fight to save post offices

What we think

Interest rate cut will bring no reprieve

Charity begins at the bank

Every fiddle helps

Government's lying statistics

Global Warming

Thousands march against climate change

Socialist Party news and analysis

Sefton's first citizen "cheating the system"

Unite Cardiff schools campaigns

Your new police terror chief

Scotland

End Murdoch's vendetta: No more public money for billionaire's campaign

Socialist Students

National Union of Students: Right wing force through undemocratic changes

Leicester students debate tuition fees

International socialist news and analysis

Beijing Olympics under a cloud

China: Mass protests erupt in Shenyang

Extraordinary tape destruction at CIA torture camp

Workplace news and analysis

DWP strike: Fighting the pay cuts

Birmingham city council: Workers boo 'lead balloon' councillors

Action can beat Cadbury closure threat

Newham council sack Unison chair

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