Sheffield George Galloway spoke at a packed public meeting in central Sheffield on April 25 including sizeable contingents from South Asia and the Middle East. This followed on from a successful ward based meeting organised by a leader of the Yemeni community attended by nearly 50 people.
Galloway spoke forcefully about the crimes of New Labour, and gave a detailed response to a question from the audience about why RESPECT won't just collapse like the SLP.
He argued that the SLP was formed in conditions of downturn, while Respect is riding the wave of opposition to the war. While Scargill was a friend of his, he did not agree with how he had led that organisation.
He also pointed out that unlike the SLP, RESPECT is not a one-person party. Finally, the SLP was completely undemocratic. It started by expelling people and never stopped, whereas in Respect everyone has their say and the right of political currents to organise is understood. Brighton Andy Richards The campaign in Brighton and Hove has really moved up a gear. Former Labour councillor Steve Collier has joined Respect. We have leafleted local estates on the issue of housing stock transfer. We are now doing three stalls every weekend, collecting lots of money and recruiting new members.
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