Coventry: Labour Should Feel Worried

    OVER 60 Socialist Party members and supporters have delivered 100,000
    leaflets for the 14 candidates that we’re standing in 12 wards in Coventry’s
    council elections! The supporters included people from the campaign to
    re-instate a hospital consultant, which we have supported.

    Chris Newby

    Leafletting, canvassing and campaigning is not only getting our vote out
    but attracting interest from people who want to find out more about what the
    Socialist Party stands for.

    Whilst campaigning against Post Office closures a young postal worker asked
    for more information. Two days later he came to a local meeting and agreed to
    join the party. Three days after that he was out leafletting.

    The Labour Party is running scared in St Michaels ward, where Socialist
    Party councillors Dave Nellist, Karen McKay and Rob Windsor (who are all
    standing for re-election) are playing a critical part in securing more
    resources for the area.

    At one of our city centre stalls someone complained about our excellent
    advertising boards, saying "The trouble with Socialist Councillors – is
    there’s not enough of them! Vote Socialist Party." No doubt a political
    opponent is feeling the heat.

    The Labour Party should feel worried judging by the anger people feel both
    on their local and national policies including the war, cuts in services, and
    student tuition fees. Compare the response we’re getting. Going round the
    doors you often meet someone who knows Rob, Dave or Karen and supports the
    work they’re doing to help the local community.

    Both on the doorstep and on city centre stalls, we’re selling many copies
    of the socialist and our manifesto. We’re making every effort to ensure that
    St Michaels ward still has three Socialist Party councillors on 11 June and
    that we build our support throughout the city.