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Piers Hobson

Piers Hobson is a The Socialist Party of Great Britain candidate in Stroud Central in the Gloucestershire local election.

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Piers Hobson's policies

Statement to voters

This might be the last Gloucestershire County Council Election.

Full statement

The government seems intent on reorganising the County and District Councils. This will result in fewer representatives and a concentration of strategic power in the hands of a regional Mayor.

This is democracy in the capitalist system: a choice between candidates for office with only marginally different sets of policies. Once elected those in office can tinker with the system but not the rules of capitalism: those without wealth are beholden to those who do, profit comes first not human needs, and can't pay - can't have.

But what can we do? Unlike the architects of local government devolution, Socialists believe not that there is too much democracy, but that there isn't enough. The rules of capitalism have not been in place for all of human history and we don't need them in future. Getting rid of the rules of capitalism and creating a real democratic future can't be brought about from above. It has to come from a majority of people.

You can show support for real democracy, socialism, by voting for the Socialist Party of Great Britain on May 1st.

Socialism is a classless, stateless, wageless, moneyless society or, a democracy in which free and socially equal men and women co-operate to produce the things they need to live and enjoy life, to which they have free access: ‘from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs’.

The Socialist Party is like no other political party in Britain. It is made up of people who have joined together because we want to get rid of the profit system and establish real socialism.

Our aim is to encourage others to become socialist and act for themselves, organising democratically and without leaders, to bring about the kind of society that we advocate.

We are solely concerned with building a movement of socialists for socialism. We are not a reformist party with a programme of policies to patch up capitalism.

If elected, Piers Hobson will work for socialism at every opportunity, vote on issues according to the democratic decisions of his branch of the Socialist Party and always be for socialism and nothing else.

This statement was last updated on April 17, 2025.

This statement was added by Piers Hobson, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.

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Piers Hobson's elections

Date Election Party Results Position
2025 Stroud Central: Gloucestershire local election The Socialist Party of Great Britain (Results due after 01 May 2025) Position not available
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