This
is a government of the rich for the rich. That is the inescapable
message of the Lib-Con coalition's ultra anti-working class budget and
the whole cuts agenda. The claim that 'we are all in it together' lies in tatters.
But the working class is left without a political voice to challenge
this onslaught because Labour puts up no serious opposition. Its
leaders, Eds Miliband and Balls, have basically backed up the Tories,
claiming they would maintain their cuts and can't even commit a future
Labour government
to reviving the 50p tax rate on the super-rich. Labour cannot
effectively challenge the destruction and privatisation of the NHS
because it had similar policies in government.
That is why the Trade Unionist and Socialist
Coalition (TUSC) was set up by leading trade unionists and socialists,
including the Socialist Party, to provide a political voice to the
millions who oppose the cuts.
Where we're standing
TUSC
is standing 133 candidates in 39 councils. In addition there is the
TUSC list of 17 candidates for the Greater London Assembly, and the TUSC
candidate for the mayor of Liverpool, Tony Mulhearn.
In Coventry the 17 candidates, including TUSC national chair and
Socialist Party councillor Dave Nellist (standing for re-election), have
endorsed the TUSC local elections policy platform (below) but are appearing on the ballot paper under their established electoral name, Socialist Alternative.
The London list is headed up by Alex Gordon, president of the RMT transport workers' union.
The full list includes leaders of the fire fighters' union, the
teachers and lecturers' unions, the prison officers' union and many
other prominent activists.
The full list is on the TUSC website: http://www.tusc.org.uk/press110412.php and includes many leading trade union activists.
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