After a slow start, the SA campaign in Lefton and support, particularly from voters furious at the local council's education policies. SA candidate Sally Labern, an activist in the local parents' education campaign. will be standing against who, although he entered parliament as a left-wing Group, has moved steadily closer to New Labour. The main local issue is the scandal over the proposed privatisation of education services. Already controversial, this made national headlines when it was revealed that one of the two preferred bidders, the Tribal group, had bought the company currently running Waltham Forest's education services and advising the council on the sell-off. They had offered large council elections. cash bonuses to the advis ers if its bid was accepted. Although the one remainbeen found guilty of racism in its management of edu. ing Hackney. Waltham Forest council refused to cancel the bidding process. The anger of parents, on workers has led to mounting support for the challenge to New Labour.
The campaign is also Socialist Party. strengthening the local Alliance on the developing close links with Socialist Alliance, which is policies needed local unions and the Trades to challenge Activists hope that this wil lead to a strong challenge to and unite a broad movement of One complication, however, is the fact that the the left. Socialist Party is standing a Now available Simon Donovan, against for just £2.00 Neil Gerrard, the left Labour including post While many Labour Party & packaging members in Leyton and from ISG, Manstead are excected to vote for the SA candidate, c/o PO Box 1109, London Walthamstow will vote Labour rather than for the N4 2UU.
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