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From The Socialist newspaper, 23 February 2011
Lewisham by-election: back the socialist alternative
UNDER THE banner "Don't vote for cuts, vote for Ian Page" the Socialist Party launched its campaign in the Bellingham ward council by-election on 24 March in Lewisham, south east London.
This election is being held against the background of a growing opposition to public sector cuts. Over the next four years the Labour council plans to carry out £88 million of cuts including closing the local library in Sydenham and cutting and privatising the early years service in Bellingham.
Socialist Party member Ian Page will be the Socialist Party/Lewisham People Before Profit candidate. Between 1990 and 2010 Ian was a Socialist councillor in the Telegraph Hill ward in Lewisham. In all that time he consistently voted and campaigned against cuts to public services.
With Ian's help local tenants defeated the plans to privatise council housing in New Cross Gate, and Lewisham Hospital's A&E was saved after big public protests, again with Ian's active support.
If Ian is elected on 24 March this will be a massive boost to the anti-cuts movement in Lewisham. The campaign got off to an excellent start with Ian leading a march of a group of local residents from Bellingham to the Lewisham anti-cuts carnival. They were protesting against the cuts to the early years service.
Chris Newby
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In The Socialist 23 February 2011:
Anti-cuts campaign
Public services: Not For Sale!
International socialist news and analysis
Region-wide revolution of the Arab people
Socialist Party youth and students
Youth unemployment: No return to the 1930s!
Socialist Party news and analysis
Welfare Bill - Tories launch assault on the vulnerable
Lewisham by-election: back the socialist alternative
Manchester council's special pleading petition
Socialist Party feature
Opposing all cuts: Thousands march across England and Wales
Housing crisis
Housing - no trust in private investors
Education
Victory for Huddersfield anti-academy campaign
Scotland: defending teachers' jobs
Balham: NUT strike against academies
Socialist Party workplace news
Council workers face pay freeze
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