The Socialist 27 July 2016

No compromise with Labour right

No compromise with Labour right wing

Mood to defeat the Blairites

Anger against Blairite 'traitors' sweeps Portsmouth Momentum

'Defend Corbyn' rally

Corbyn's 'rock-star welcome' in North West

End Victorian working conditions

Tories plan further fee hikes for uni students

Them & Us

What we saw: UB40 backs Corbyn

Europe and the workers' movement after Brexit

Why the Socialist Party opposed the EU

Turkey: no to military rule, no to Erdoğan's rule

Barcelona 1936: the people's Olympics

Fawley refinery strike against 'race to bottom'

Unite policy conference backs reselection of Labour MPs

Brookes workers continue the fight against 2Sisters

Workplace news in brief

Black Lives Matter demo shakes Leeds

Sheffield solidarity with Black Lives Matter

Huntingdon anti-racist rally

Pent Valley school closure judicial review blocked

Reverse Derby council cuts

An explosion in sales of the Socialist

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Sharrow success

Socialist Party stall at Sharrow festival, Sheffield photo Jeremy Short (Click to enlarge)

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!