The Socialist 9 August 2016

Stand firm for socialism

#KeepCorbyn: stand firm for socialism

Liverpool: Corbyn slams "politics of the elite"

Wallasey Labour meet in resistance to the Blairites

Mood for unity but not with right-wing Labour infiltrators

Thousands attend Corbyn rally in Cornwall

Bristol: Jeremy Corbyn wins support from young people

Hull: Jeremy Corbyn rally the biggest for 20 years

Jeremy Corbyn attracts 1,000 in York

Fresh bank crash looms

No to new grammars

Fight to defend HIV drug victory

UK wage drop as bad as Greece

Privatised medical record chaos

Them & Us

Grunwick strike 40 years on - lessons of an epic battle

Fawley strike defeats 'race to bottom' exploitation of migrant workers

Low paid cleaners declare victory after 58 days on strike

Samworth Brothers step up bullying and intimidation of workers

Communication Workers Union backs Jeremy Corbyn

HMY Radford shopfitters strike against penny-pinching company

South Wales NUM supports Jeremy Corbyn

Paul Reilly for RMT EC

2011 riots: An outpouring of anger at the system

Axe the Housing Act: 'We can't pay, we'll organise and we'll stay'

Great reception in Hackney for Chicago 'Black Lives Matter' socialist

South London #BlackLivesMatter protest marches on Downing Street

Leeds Pride 2016: Pride must be political!

Sanctioned - a victim of government callousness

Food waste - the logic of capitalism

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Jeremy Corbyn rally in York, 29.7.16, photo Nigel Smith (Click to enlarge)

Jeremy Corbyn attracts 1,000 in York

There was a large rally in St Helen's Square, York on Friday evening, 29th July. Jeremy Corbyn was greeted by the crowd of about 1,000 people with enthusiasm and spoke confidently and fluently for about 45 minutes.

He should be congratulated for his approach of holding public meetings in public spaces and although there were a few negative heckles made by passing shoppers, these only served to strengthen the mood of support in the crowd.

He addressed a wide range of subjects, including: the war in Iraq, the arts, appropriate use of social messaging, housing and last winter's floods. He expressed the view that austerity is not necessary and that there should be a mass programme of council house building as well as control of prices in the private rented sector - his most concrete proposal.

He linked this to the ideas behind the founding of the Labour Party and the appalling housing conditions and high rents at the time. He didn't mention Trident or how he is planning to fight the attacks from the pro-capitalist right in the Labour Party in any detail.

While the points in his speech were very welcome, it lacked specifics and this was commented on by some members of the crowd who had hoped for something more programmatic.

We held a Socialist Party stall which was well received, with lots of copies of the Socialist bought.

Nigel Smith

This version of this article was first posted on the Socialist Party website on 1 August 2016 and may vary slightly from the version subsequently printed in The Socialist.

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