London: Socialism Today milestone celebration

Socialism Today on sale at the Tory party conference demo 2 October 2016 photo Samantha Smith (Click to enlarge)

West London Socialist Party members hosted a successful '200th edition' celebration of the party's magazine Socialism Today on 14 September.

Addressing the gathering, editor Lynn Walsh stressed its importance in providing a thorough Marxist analysis of events and a guide to action for the workers movement, and the struggle for socialism.

Lynn's speech was made just a few hours after Jeremy Corbyn's re-election as leader of the Labour Party. Forthcoming issues would show what was needed now to develop Labour as an inclusive, democratic, and campaigning socialist organisation.

A woman living in Streatham, originally from Serbia, attended because it was the only event advertised on the internet that that was going to discuss Corbyn's election.

Also, Socialist Party finance organiser Naomi Byron explained the importance of fundraising, which the party relies on. She concluded with a financial appeal which raised Ł116. This was doubled by the coins collected by Sharon Dixon from her sales of the Socialist.

Several people joined the Socialist Party.

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Finance appeal

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.

Inevitably, during the crisis we have not been able to sell the Socialist and raise funds in the ways we normally would.

We therefore urgently appeal to all our viewers to click here to donate to our Fighting Fund.