Further education workers on strike at Leeds City College earlier in 2023, photo Iain Dalton
Further education workers on strike at Leeds City College earlier in 2023, photo Iain Dalton

John Tival, Leeds Socialist Party

The Socialist Students campaign stall in front of Leeds City College was invigorating. Many students expressed their interest in socialism, and in joining Socialist Students and the Socialist Party.

A few students from the Caribbean stated their interest immediately peaked upon hearing the word ‘socialism’. This should be unsurprising, given the effects of capitalist imperialism throughout the Caribbean.

We encouraged students to attend our subsequent park meeting. The interest garnered from other students prove that socialism is a system that the younger generation believes in. Amongst the youth, socialism is deemed a potential future, given the failures of capitalism.