The area has seen a rise in crime and "gun culture". New abour promised to be tough on the causes of crime policies have widened the gap erween rich and poor, increased ich insecurity and continued to run down educa. tion and youth services. Young poopie need a decent ermiron Peckham, (Harriet nent to grow up in and a future to look forward to Harman's seat), John s to build more prisons, and his "solution" to faling prisons is to privatise them. As Minister for Prisons he must answer for the shocking conditions in Britain's jails and young Jowell.
We call for public investment to upgrade Britain's jail, for oners and for full support and rehablitiation on release Boateng must also share responsibility for the government's racist treatment and councillor. scapegoating of asylum seekers who are a significant part of the local community. We are working together with Labour Party members and breers to support asylum seekers, to challenge the racism they are facing from the government and media and to break down hostilky from within the com We are determined to make our mark in the election and in the battles to come. We're not going away!
campaign. Fundraising is also going well, with £1200 SOUTHWARK Socialist profit made on a hugely sucAlliance, which now has nearly 100 paid up mem- cessful social last week. Collaboration berween the bers, has two candidates component parts of the standing in the general elec- Alliance is working well. A In Camberwell and point southwark shaack Council and ANL sponsored march took place on Mulrenan, long term UNI. April 7 against the NF march in Bermondsey. SON activist (and once Southwark Trades Council Harriet Harman's agent) is standing, while in Dulwich vatisation, sponsored by the also called a meeting on priand West Norwood, Brian Kelly is standing against New Labour minister, Tessa Alliance. where Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat North Southwark, Kingsley Brian Kelly has a long Abrahms, prospective trade union and Labour Party record, having been a Labour Parliamentary canmember of the POEU then didate for the same conits successor the CWU. He . stituency and John was also chair of Dulwich Mulrenan all spoke about Labour Party and a Labour the effects of privatisation on services in the arca The Southwark Alliance is edly won by John, who The debate was undoubtweekly meetings, one for the choco to cou the meeting by a combined raised the level of politics in cach constituency, but with analysis of the project of the officers meeting weekly to WTO and globalisation and keep an overview of the detailed knowledge of its effects in Southwark.
The whole the Camberwell We are now looking forhas been leafleted, and we and Peckham constituency ward to building on these are starting to get results successes. from this with people writing and phoning in, wanting to join and help with the NEW!
This ISG pamphlet is a contribution to the debate within the Huge cuts in secondary education have resulted from the fake referendum on Counc tax levels carried out by Bristol's Labour council as a cover for ther reactory plans. Teachers set up an ganisation called Save Our ported by the Bristol Socialist The NUT are threatening a strike.
Meanwhile parents at Gay Elms and Whitehouse schools successfully prevented proposed closures with a campaigns of demonstrations, pickCs a pose. / and campaign involved all the political parties including Bristol Socialst Alliance: PPC Brian Drummond praised the par ents saying that people count and action makes the difference.
The war is not yet won as a recent Ofsted report called for the closure of the schools and others in the Bristol area. An advisory quango has been set up which couk let the ruling Labour Group off the hook by allowing Labour to pass on the responsibilky to the quange The campaign to defend asy. lum seekers in Bristol is strong. Bristol Socialist Alliance together with many others has demonstrated outside Tesco €2 -INTERNATIENAL SOCIALIST GROUP Policies for change John Lister
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