Anyone watching the coverage of Barak Obama’s US Election victory could not fail to be moved by the genuine outpouring of joy and enthusiasm that accompanied the result.
Millions of Americans, angry at the state of the economy, angry at the inequality that exists in their nation and angry at American foreign policy have delivered a stinging rebuttal of the politics of George W Bush, John McCain and the Republican Party.
Solidarity's candidate Louise with her guide dog Heidi
Dark clouds gathered over Glenrothes on Saturday and it wasn’t just the wind and the rain that worried many of the people we spoke to at The Kingdom Shopping Centre. The global economic storm of the last few weeks has left many ordinary people anxious over the future and angry about the pain that will have to be endured.
People like Eddie who is now retired after moving to Glenrothes form Pollock in Glasgow. Like thousands of other people Eddie was attracted to the Fife new town by the thought of a bright future and a better tomorrow. Instead, he joins a growing list of people concerned about pensions, low pay, unemployment and rising fuel bills.
“I hear Gordon Brown’s in the town today,” he said, “I’ve been looking for him all morning to ask him how I am supposed to pay my bills on the pension they give me.”
Gordon Brown however had long since left Glenrothes. A staged managed appearance at a supporter’s café across town was the extent to his by-election campaigning. Throughout the day scores of angry shopper told us that they were waiting for Brown.
“He’ll no show face here…he might be daft but he’s no stupid,” said one woman.
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Dundee Public Meeting Success
Over 100 people attended a successful Solidarity public meeting in Dundee on Thursday October 16th.Tommy Sheridan, Co-Convenor of Solidarity joined Dundee trade unionist Jim McFarlane and other local activists in calling for a socialist solution to the crisis in world capitalism.
"It is a sad reflection on both society as a whole and the university sector specifically that so much university research now is military related. Every pound invested in researching how to kill and maim other human beings is not only a pound lost to cancer, anti-poverty and renewable energy research, it also represents a waste of publicly-trained scientists, researchers and university laboratory space."Tommy Sheridan
Events Calendar
Anyone watching the coverage of Barak Obama’s US Election victory could not fail to be moved by the genuine outpouring of joy and enthusiasm that accompanied the result.
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A series of seminars on the economic and political conditions for socialism, organised by the Dunfermline Branch of Solidarity.
