Ayresome ward in Middlesbrough. This by-election has been caused by the fact that th present representative of the working people of Ayresome, one William Purvis (Labour) has not shown up at a single council meeting for the last six months! result Cleveland National Front has forced a by-election.
This is the second lime in months that Cleseland NE bave soccessuEl: demanded a by-election in the Middlesbrough district. It is Par face often nine black Teeside.
It is to counter this racist FOR THE FIRST time the people of Middlesborough will be able to show their disgust with the present policies of their Labour Councillors by supporting the socialist alternative being put forward by Socialist Al a public meeting last week called by local supportees of Socialist Unity it was decided to stand a candidate in the coming council by-election in the campaign by the fascists of the a Tight back entrane fightback against miserable record of the Labour group who have followed every twist and turn of Callaghan and LICELY have decided to stand in this clection. the MILITANT Monday's elected Alan Theasby as the Socialist Unity candidate. Alan long-time militant in the Teeside area active in the Cleveland AntiFascist Conubitice. He was a former member of the Labour Party and an active member of the T&GWU for several years working on the buses. He has iso worked in the shipbuilding and steel industries in the area. and knows what it is like to be on the dole. Presently he doing lemporary clerical work.
CONTRAST The aim of Socialist Unity's campaigo will not only be to put forward a programme of fearlessly socialist measures to deal with reactionary the present crisis in the interests of working people, but also to Show practice. The campaign will he giving a platform and building support tor local struggles particularly against racism 1ascism. Ene campaign wul be democratically meetings open actively support the candidaanti-fascist ture.
If clected, Alan Theashy will make himself directly respon brought monthly bankers orders totalling E32. Our target is 6120, our readers to dis deep into RICIES Socialist Challenge Groups to begin organising fund raising events Our thanks this week to the following supporters for their the appeal: bas N. Doggett O. Ellice R. Gimpel Sheppard F.R.C.
M. Sellers K. Kohler Anan F. Landon black Jenny Chimore.
Shown it covering this means in Party will simply be encouraging 1 and will directly TUTE all who the Ayresome ward.
Socialist decided S. Field Total We would urge all for local same time CHITECALY our head 5.00 3.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 G. Youldon 5.00 B. Armstrong 2.00 F. Van Xilef 13.30 D. Herman S. Kennedy I. Wilson P. Colbeck ADon Total sible to the organisations of the local workers movement and community. and will reveal all the workings and deliberations of the council.
This is an marked contrast to the campaigns likely to be run by both the Labour Party and the local Communist candidate The Labour Party has already COETULIC interests and democratic righrs of the people of Ayresome by inactivity. Their responseto the Purvis growing activity of the NF has been to live the racist mire cl the fascists a stir themselves.
The goal of the Commutist votes in the box' and will not be aimed and actively building the local struggles, nor ENETESCITES accountable to mee Ings of the working people of 9 March.
Unity has also Latiour and Compunist Par- approach £83.30 Tbat makes us £83.70 nearer our t3.000 goal. In two weeks IN over £180 has come in to bolster the emergency appeal. At the our normal fund drive is srill going strong If we are to paint the Taclin must arrive in the post. Thanks Tence Socialest above water. The largest of tiese was for 275.
person canse into share premises and left a sealed envelope for the paper. That we later discovered containod E75 in cash. To that supporter and all tbe Following our thanks:
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ties to have discussions with a view to avoid splitting the left and anti-fascist vote.
Sociulist Challenge urges all Done and eide Medica actively participate in Socialist Unity's campain leading up to If you are for a fightback against labour's policies, I you are for alternative socialist WH SMITH measures 1o those of the Labour Goternment; if you want to help defear Malcolu Evata auld his fascist friends in Teeside, then you can help hy donations. Howeser sinall, 1o: Alan Teashy, 41 Thoratree, Middlesbrugh Cleveland, offers effet ring tave Care information 000642 87699.
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