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Class War issue 81: Editorial
There are currently a lot of right wing wankers mouthing off about 'what a hard time they're having'. Whether it's Richard Littlejohn in the Sun and his pathetic version of English identity, the farmers, the foxhunters, the hauliers, William Hague or the numerous other Anti Europe Save the Pound brigade. Of course this sounds very much like the main groups of people who benefited from the Thatcher years, selfish one and all.
With the election you can either vote for True Blue Tories who screw the powerless, or Labour who do it a bit more subtly. No wonder there is no enthusiasm for an election, given the range of no choice on offer. The Vote Nobody campaign is a good way to deal with the forthcoming charade. Check uk.geocities.com/votenobody.
One new development this time round are the various Socialist Alliance candidates. Last time these activists campaigned for people to vote for Tony Blair. They were wrong then - why should we trust them this time round?
on the legal front, Straw, Blair and co continue moving the country to the right. Blair has got away with far more in his first term as Prime Minister than Thatcher did in hers. Ironically the Prevention of Terrorism Act came into force alongside a media panic about animal rights terrorists whilst farmers in Cumbria were waving guns about in broad daylight against government officials - why are we not hearing about "terrorist farmers"? Is this because it doesn't fit in with the right wing agenda Blair and the media are currently following?
Where next?
What happens after the general election though? With friends we're gonna be at the cutting edge of class struggle, as usual, wherever it can be found. Whether it's at the anti G8/International Monetary Fund gatherings or confronting the Countryside Alliance. The first because they control the world capitalist economy that oppresses us all, the second because they are led by a bunch of rich reactionaries who want the countryside for themselves when really it belongs to us all.
There are a lot of local campaigns that need to be done as well, maybe you will be fighting the bosses in your workplace, attacking penny pinching councils like Hackney, or helping other struggles wherever they can be found - like that of prisoner Mark Barnsley. The only answer to ruling class attacks is to encourage, and take part in fight back. Just do it!
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