Socialism back on the agenda in Wolverhampton

Jarrad Williams, Wolves Socialist Party

Wolverhampton and Black Country Socialist Party held its first public rally in many years on 17 September after 12 months of building in the area.

With growing interest around socialist ideas and fighting austerity developing during Jeremy Corbyn's leadership victory we spent the last month leafleting shopping centres, colleges and local estates. 31 people came - many of them new, young, and enthused about the fight to make the ideas Corbyn has raised a reality.

Hannah Sell, deputy general secretary of the Socialist Party, spoke highlighting the need for a mass, mobilised, working class party that can provide the change necessary.

And with Corbyn's campaign putting socialism back on the political agenda, there is no better time to capture the interest shown in socialism than right now. Up and down the country these political meetings are essential in maintaining that momentum.

This was a fantastic landmark for the branch and we are continuing to re-establish the Socialist Party as key force in the Wolverhampton and Black Country area.

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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.