Socialist Party stall at Sharrow festival, Sheffield photo Jeremy Short (Click to enlarge: opens in new window)
For several years Sheffield South branch of the Socialist Party has held campaign stalls at two community festivals. We extended into a third this year in Sharrow which was a great success. Nearly £200 fighting fund was raised, including 33 copies of the Socialist sold and another £103 from Liz Morton’s plant sales.
More importantly, many discussions were held with local residents, including young Labour Party members angry at the right-wing plot against Corbyn in the Labour Party. One young couple stated they had recently got active for the first time because of Corbyn. It is this enthusiasm among the youth that right-wing Labour politicians are trying to suppress.
One Socialist Party member challenged Paul Bloomfield MP on the Labour Party stall as to why he hadn’t supported Corbyn. Understandably, he got no response – except a promise to support him if he wins the leadership election again! So why isn’t he supporting him now, given that he was elected less than a year ago?
In addition to the record paper sale, seven people gave their details to join the Socialist Party. Nine members helped on the stall and they can’t wait for next year’s Festival to come round!
