D espite the fact recent JOLES show a drop in Livingstone's lead, there that he will be clected as Mayor of London on May e Such an outcome should be waile worked for and welcomed by all despite the manv valid criticisms that can justly be of The massive press witch none s comment that draw it.
may nave nãd some effect on his showing, but it was alwass exnected that the carlier lead would level out as polling day approached. Even though Downing Street has issued a statement saying the government will TOTA WISCYCT elected, toere can be tory will be a key defeat for Ketst ene cee Labour has so far suffered. ous for the London paign has been a breath of much the better.
Desnite Livinestone's suggestions that supporters candidates or the arcens for tne assembls tac LSA offers the only consistent Labour's reactionary policies.
The precied outcome ISA to get at least one supporter ciccica to the urcater London Assembly - not an England. But LSA ( supporters should be pleased so long as it establishes itself election. ising to support Livingstone failure to give a lead, or even material beyond the glossy begin to think beyond the election itself.
On the one hand there needs to be a response from supporters to Livingstone's disgracelul statement that be intends to appoint a representative from each of the four (sic) main parties as bis Deputy for a year in turn.
Livingstone long made populist noises a clear statement that he will port amonks volch willingly choose Tories and Liberal Democrats as part- tarby ners goes far beyond anything he has previously said. suggest He must be forced to with- mount a On top of that Livingstone this has staked out his Mayoral challenge primarily on the question of tube privatisaWhile we have consistently defear.
On the conmany issues on which trary, the only way to defend ing rotten policies, we do not keeping the rube in public cance of tube privatisation build a huge Certainly we also recognise luass movethat this is a key basis tor HECHE Livingstone's massive sup- defend it in the wake of That is why we are particu- Livingstone's COTTed that lection He Livingstone has made noises should launch full frontal chal- massive lenge to ihe goveramcat on UC ORS aUR matter if they do not autumn which back down quietly following ikely to be when the key his election. Such a strategy decisions around tendering are actually made. ing victory from the jaws on However while a demona campaign for What color will Red Ken be after May 4? stringstone himself would stration called in the is now be guaranteed mass support, the best way of making this happen is to begin to organnow unions for such a demonstration to be called. Such a campaign should be supported Dy ail tnose wao oppose tu0c privatisation whatever position they are taking in trade the London Elections.