MANY PEOPLE will have their first contact with the Socialist Party
during our current local election campaigns. Some will, as well as
signing petitions against council cuts, privatisation and giving
campaign donations, buy a copy of the socialist to find out more about
the Socialist Party and our campaigns.
The socialist shows voters that there is an alternative to the ‘slash
and burn’ policies of New Labour, the Tories and Lib Dems, including
this week’s pull-out election manifesto, the interviews with our
councillors last week, and the centre page on local government services
in issue 433.
Every year the socialist appeals for May Day greetings to help show
the range of campaigning work socialists are involved in both across
England and Wales and internationally.
May Day is traditionally the time to celebrate the past achievements
of workers in struggle, and look forward to future gains. It is only
through the organisation of working-class people that basic rights have
been won off capitalist employers and governments. Now, the socialist
reports on the current struggles to defend and improve such basic rights
as wages, working conditions, public services, and pensions.
Having a May Day greeting in the socialist helps fund an alternative
press to that of the profit- driven mainstream newspapers. Unlike
mainstream papers, the socialist is not funded by the advertising
campaigns of multinational companies, but by our readers and supporters.
This is why we appeal to you to help raise money for May Day this year.
Make sure your Socialist Party branch, trade union branch, student
group or community campaign gets a May Day display this year. Why not go
round your workplace or group and ask for donations to help fund a May
Day greeting?
With your help, the socialist can continue to report on the
day-to-day struggles while putting forward the need for a socialist
society, run by the millions, not the millionaires.
Send your greeting now! Rates include: 30p per word, £10 small box,
1/32 page £15, 1/16 page £25, and 1/8 page £40. Contact 020 8988 8796
or [email protected] for more details.
