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All roads lead to Manchester 4 October

MAKE A STAND AGAINST

AUSTERITY AND RACISM

he media is dominated by the

Labour leadership election and
the possibility that left wing MP
Jeremy Corbyn will win the race.
Jeremy has made clear his
opposition to Tory austerity and
his message has received massive
support.
Hes been speaking to enthusiastic
audiences across Britain, arguing that
we need to resist the Tories, the cuts,
racism and war.
Everyone on the left should hope
that he wins, and that we reject the
toxic Blair years.
If Jeremy leads a fight against
the cuts he will continue to see his
support grow.

Wider

Some have already said he should

compromise to gain wider support
over issues like membership of
NATO and the defence of migrants.
This would be a huge mistake.
In Greece the radical Syriza party
was elected to end years of austerity.
Sadly, under pressure from the
banks and the EU, its leaders
buckled and went back on their
promises to fight.
National demonstration

No to austerity
Rage against
the Tories
Sunday 4 October, Manchester

Demonstration at Tory Party conference

called by the Trades Union Congress.
Followed by the Siege of Manchester
a week of events organised by the
Peoples Assembly Against Austerity.

more refugees into Britain.

But as people see the horror of
people dying in their thousands as
they try to escape war and poverty,
even this debate is shifting.
It isnt refugees that have cut our
pay and slashed our public services.
Its the Tories and the bosses.
Lets hope Jeremy Corbyn is
elected and sticks to his plan to
tackle austerity.

Refugees flee the war in Syria

The result is support for Syriza has

plummeted and the party has split
ahead of new elections.
Whether as Labour leader or as
a future prime minister, Corbyn
will always be under pressure to be
reasonable and back some version of
austerity.

Lesson

But the lesson from Greece is clear.

Jeremy Corbyn should stick to his
guns, on every issue.
The Tories and their friends
in the media have spent months
scapegoating migrants.
They even argue against taking

Years

But even if he wins, its almost five

years until the next general election.
We cant wait until then to fight.
On 4 October the TUC has called
for a mass protest at the Tories
conference in Manchester. Everyone
who can should join the march.
And on 2 November the TUC has
called another protest against the
new anti union laws.
We have to mobilise to make that
a massive event. We cant let the
Tories limit our right to strike even
further.
To shatter the Tories and austerity
we will need mass strike action
thats where the power lies to stop
the cuts for good.

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