Fight the fascist BNP in North Devon

The BNP have raised their ugly heads in North Devon - they are standing a candidate called Dave Moore in the Ilfracombe East ward for North Devon District Council. Now, this bloke doesn't stand much chance of winning, but he might do well enough for the BNP to establish a foothold in Ilfracombe, a town where the attractive tourist-friendly sea front masks a great deal of poverty and deprivation.

North Devon Socialist Party is conducting a mass leafleting of the ward on Saturday 28th April. We need as many people to come along as possible to help, regardless of whether you are a member of the party. This is partly because of the scale of the task, partly as a show of strength. Please email Socialist Party Devon if you can help: socialistpartydevon@gmail.com

Exeter CNWP meeting on 19th April

Over 30 people attended a meeting on the Campaign for a New Workers' Party at the Exeter Community Centre last Thursday. Speaking at the event was Tony Mulhearn of the Liverpool 47, John Stone, Plymouth branch secretary of the TGWU (personal capacity) and Jim Lowe from the Exeter Save our NHS campaign.

After speeches, which included a wide ranging analysis from Tony on the nature and degeneration of the Labour Party and a reflection on the successes of the socialist Liverpool council and betrayals of the Labour Party leadership, there was a vigorous debate on the nature of the Labour Party, is a new workers' party needed, how can we campaign for one and what form it might take.

The meeting allowed us to launch the CNWP in Exeter and Devon, and gives us something on which to build.