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From The Socialist newspaper, 25 October 2017
Storm Brian cannot withstand working-class anger
One of the three stalls in Cardiff on 21 (Click to enlarge)
On 21 October, Cardiff Socialist Party held three stalls in the city, defying Storm Brian which brought intense winds of more than 50 mph and rain showers to south Wales.
Workers and passers-by responded enthusiastically!
In Canton, even with the majority of people running for cover and our stall blowing off three times, the courageous Cardiffian working class who braved the weather stopped at our stall demanding that nurses, teachers and other public sector workers are given a pay rise!
Scores of people signed our petition and talked to us. We sold more than a dozen copies of the Socialist and got some hefty donations.
If a storm cannot discourage the working class fightback, capitalism doesn't stand a chance.
João Félix, Cardiff West Socialist Party
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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 25 October 2017:
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Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Hear from socialists involved in struggles the world over at the Socialism 2017 Saturday rally
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Trade unionists march to defend 650 local jobs
Storm Brian cannot withstand working-class anger
Socialist readers' comments and reviews
Well-deserved ridicule of Stalinism is impressive, funny but flawed
Film - Dennis Skinner: Nature of the Beast
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