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From The Socialist newspaper, 29 March 2007
For the millions...
not the millionaires!
Vote Socialist Alternative on 3 May
THE ELECTIONS on 3 May will be the last with Tony Blair as prime minister. Unfortunately, his policies of low pay, cuts in public services, privatisation and warmongering will continue after he goes.
Hannah Sell
All three big establishment parties are competing to see who can do most to help the billionaires. Gordon Brown has made it absolutely clear he will continue with Blair's privatising policies. He has said he will 'accelerate' reform in the NHS, and has earmarked another £50 million worth of public assets for privatisation.
The Socialist Party is standing in these elections to offer a Socialist Alternative. Our candidates are listed on the right. We are standing alongside other socialists in the Socialist Green Unity Coalition.
However, we are also supporting all those candidates who are genuinely fighting privatisation and cuts. This year these will include NHS campaigners, local government workers and pensioners - many of whom have decided to stand in different local areas in order to oppose the cuts.
Socialist Party member Ian Slattery is standing on behalf of Huddersfield Save our NHS in Crosland Moor & Netherton ward, where Socialist Party member Dr Jackie Grunsell was elected with a landslide majority last year.
Nine days after the local elections the Campaign for a New Workers' Party will be holding its second conference. We aim to bring together socialists and anti-cuts campaigners who contested the elections to discuss how to build a new mass alternative that stands for the millions not the millionaires.
For more details go to www.cnwp.org.uk
Where we are standing:
East Midlands
Boultham, Lincoln: Scott Lumsden
Brunstone Park & Rowley Fields, Leicester: Steve Score
North West
Netherton and Orrell, Sefton: Pete Glover
Baguley, Manchester: Lynn Worthington
South East
Hoolingbury & Stanmer, Brighton & Hove:
Phil Clarke, Sean Figg
Southern
Bevois, Southampton: Nick Chaffey
South West
Windmill Hill, Bristol: Tom Baldwin
West Midlands
St Michaels, Coventry: Lindsay Currie
Henley, Coventry : Josie Kenny
Sherbourne, Coventry: Jason Toynbee
Abbey Green, Stoke: Steve Pugh
Yorkshire
Graves Park, Sheffield: Calvin Payne
Wakefield East, Wakefield: Mick Griffiths
Wales Assembly
South Wales Central
David Reid, Rowena Mason, Alex Gounelas, Andrew Price, Jane Jackson, Anthony Winter, Geraldine Evans, James Mapstone, Stephen Williams, Gerald Blee, Joseph Fathallah.
South Wales West
Ross Saunders, Alec Thraves, Ronald Job, Lianne Emma Francis, Bernard Roome, John Mark Evans.
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In The Socialist 29 March 2007:
Council workers fight pay cut scandal
Council unions reject 2% pay offer
Fighting cuts and privatisation
Socialist Party NHS campaign
What we think
A simple conclusion from a 'simplification' budget
Socialist Party news and analysis
Tenants defeat housing sell-off
Universities fail to accept state school pupils
London Olympics: Big business bonanza - and we pay
Socialist Party election campaign
For the millions, not the millionaires
Socialist Party feature
Edinburgh postal workers fight back
Workers' fightback to defend postal services
Northern Ireland agreement
We Won't Pay anti-water charges demo 31 March
International socialist news and analysis
Turkish state attacks Kurdish protestors
Socialist Party workplace news
Airbus walkout - joint action needed across Europe
Determined campaigners win reprieve
Manchester Unity Stewards and activists group
Hants library workers fight cuts
Sacked electricians win tribunal ruling
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