LAST WEEK’S Labour Party conference was the last that Tony Blair will
attend as party leader and prime minister. Since 1997, Blair’s New
Labour have overseen massive cuts in the NHS, further privatisation of
council housing, attacks on our public services and the brutal war and
occupation in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Greg Maughan
Blair is now one of the most hated prime ministers ever. Aside from
the carefully choreographed ovation that he received at conference, no
one will be sorry to see the back of this rabid warmonger and privateer.
It’s clear that he’ll soon be gone – but what’s the alternative?
Sessions at the Socialist Party’s weekend of debate, Socialism 2006,
will discuss where Labour is going, whether it can be reclaimed or
whether we need to fight for a new mass party for working people and how
we go about getting this.
There’ll also be sessions on how to fight back against privatisation
and the decimation of the British manufacturing industry, as well as
other sessions where we’ll discuss New Labour’s Britain and how to
organise the fightback against cuts, closure and privatisation.
For workers and activists searching for an antidote to the moribund
politics of New Labour, Socialism 2006 is an essential event to attend.
