John Vasey, Wakefield and District Socialist Party
At our Socialist Party campaign stall in Wakefield on Saturday 19 October, we leafleted and petitioned, to publicise the upcoming NSSN rally that Socialist Party members are helping to organise.
The rally is set to protest against the Labour government cuts on Budget Day 30 October, in Wakefield precinct. We are lucky to have Sarah Woolley, Bakers’ union (BFAWU) leader as a main speaker, with the key issue being the battle to keep the winter fuel allowance, by galvanising mass pressure to force Keir Starmer into a retreat.
Out campaigning, it was noticeable how the ears of a number of passers-by pricked up as we shouted slogans to defend this lifeline for pensioners. Even a few who were not too sympathetic to all of our socialist demands were outraged enough to sign our petition.
People’s comments revealed how support for Starmer’s government is nosediving dramatically, highlighting the crying need for a new genuine mass workers’ party, something the labour movement urgently needs to address.
