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From The Socialist newspaper, 18 February 2015
Campaign news in brief
Reading
Four new, young recruits joined Reading Socialist Party's ranks after a recent meeting on Syriza's election in Greece. A total of half a dozen enthusiastic new young people attended the lively discussion alongside current members. We paid particular attention to the mass strike movements that paved the way for this anti-austerity breakthrough. Our new members aim to form Socialist Students group at Reading University.
John Gillman, Reading Socialist Party
Derby
Public pressure has saved Derby's Moorways swimming pools for another year (see previous issues or www.socialistparty.org.uk). After 6,000 residents signed an online petition, Derby council has found the £340,000 needed to keep the centre open. Apparently the funds come from senior management restructuring.
The Save Moorways Campaign and Derby TUSC have been central to pressuring the Labour council. We need to keep the pressure up to make sure it doesn't close in a year's time. Derby TUSC will be standing for election in May to fight for Moorways, and against all cuts in the city.
Chris Fernandez, Derby TUSC
Worcester
Socialist Party members from Hereford and Worcester sold out of the Socialist on 7 February. Enthusiasm for the Greek election victory meant our campaign stall in Kidderminster had people queueing four deep at times! We shifted 50 copies of the Socialist and raised £20 fighting fund. We also met a number of new volunteers who want to help with our TUSC campaign. We're hoping to hold weekly stalls there in future.
Worcester members also raised £35 towards fighting fund at the recent West Midlands Socialist Party regional conference by selling vegan food.
Ruthie McNally, Worcester Socialist Party
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Finance appeal
The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.
The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.
The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.
- The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
- When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.
Inevitably, during the crisis we have not been able to sell the Socialist and raise funds in the ways we normally would.
We therefore urgently appeal to all our viewers to donate to our Fighting Fund.
In The Socialist 18 February 2015:
Socialist Party news and analysis
Workers' pay down £2,500... Bosses' pay up £700,000
How the super-rich get away with it
Socialist Party congress
Preparing the forces to fight capitalist austerity
International socialist news and analysis
Greece: If the Troika does not back down?
"Dogs of war" unleashed against water tax movement
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
"Vote for hope and an alternative"
"I want to tell the truth about the crime of austerity"
Socialist Party election appeal
Socialist Party workplace news
Lewisham: striking against 'academisation'
London bus strike suspended - prepare for more action
Protest wins reinstatement of Crossrail worker
Fighting for a £10 minimum wage
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Fighting racism with Solidarity Street
Labour council to deal 'savage blow' to Coventry
May Day greetings with the Socialist
Socialist Party comments and reviews
Decades of disastrous and bloody interventions
Shallow look at racist far right
Individual registration excludes voters...
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