Standing up for socialism
SOCIALIST PARTY members are standing in local council and Greater London Assembly elections on Thursday 1 May. They aim to put forward a clear socialist alternative to the mainstream parties - Tories, New Labour, LibDems - that base their policies on the needs of big business. Socialist candidates are standing in the wards or constituencies listed below.
| Area | Ward/Constituency | Candidate |
| GLA elections | Lewisham and Greenwich | Cllr. Chris Flood |
| Manchester | Baguley ward | Lynn Worthington |
| Sefton | Netherton and Orrell ward | Peter Glover |
| City of Lincoln | Carholme ward | Nicholas Parker |
| Cardiff | Adamsdown ward | James Mapstone |
| Cardiff | Canton ward | Lianne Francis |
| Cardiff | Pentwyn ward | Stephen Williams |
| Swansea | Castle ward | Alec Thraves |
| Swansea | Castle ward | Sarah Mayo |
| Nuneaton / Bedworth | Camp Hill ward | Peter Bradley |
| Coventry | St Michael's ward | Cllr. Dave Nellist |
| Coventry | Sherbourne ward | Jason Toynbee |
| Coventry | Whoberley ward | Jim Donnolly |
| Stoke on Trent | Burslem South ward | Jane Mellalieu |
| Sheffield | Graves Park ward | Alan Munro |
| Wakefield | Wakefield East ward | Mick Griffiths |
| Huddersfield | Crosland Moor and Netherton ward | Ian Slattery (onbehalf of Huddersfield Save Our NHS) |
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In The Socialist 16 April 2008:
'We're striking against low pay'
Editorial: 24 April strikes: step forward in pay battle
Unison witch-hunt
Unison witch-hunt: Defend 'the four'
National Shop Stewards Network
Workplace news and analysis
Re-elect a fighting PCS leadership
Global food crisis
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Socialist Party election campaign
Health campaigners fight council cuts
Standing up for socialism: candidate list
Campaign for a New Workers Party - conference 2008
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International socialist news and analysis
Rising class struggles across Europe
Italian election: new Berlusconi victory will provoke mass opposition
France 1968: 10 million workers occupied factories
France 1968: month of revolution by Clare Doyle
The radical life of Martin Luther King
Socialist Students
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