As Blair ignores mass Labour votes against tube sell-off - Left unites to defend public services
As Blair ignores mass Labour votes against tube sell-off
Left unites to defend public services
80,000 trade unionists and Labour Party members in London voted for Ken Livingstone's platform of opposition to tube privatisation in London.
But Tony Blair and the Millbank team took no notice. Instead they engineered a "victory" for Frank Dobson as Labour's Mayoral candidate, and are carrying on regardless.
As we go to press it is not clear whether Ken will stand on some form of independent platform: but whether he does or not, Labour's antics have strengthened the left in London.
1,000 joined a massive rally in Camden on February 22 to back the London Socialist Alliance slate for the London Assembly. Left organisations are working together as never before.
The platform for united action is a simple one: socialist policies and defence of public services, beginning with the fight against tube privatisation, but also opposing PFI in hospitals, schools and local government - and in defence of jobs and working conditions.
For Livingstone there is only one real choice: either fight the Blair offensive with the rest of the left, or cave in to an ignominious surrender.
Stop press … Livingstone stands … all out to support Livingstone!