The local elections are a chance to protest at Sir Keir Starmer’s
Labour government.

Full statement

He promised change after 14 years of Tory policies
but our public services and general living standards haven’t seen
it. Only the super-rich elite are doing well. But opposing Starmer
is easy. Almost every other candidate on May 7th will say they do
too. So the elections should also be about what kind of change we
want to see. DON’T JUST PROTEST ON MAY 7TH... IT’S OUR CHANCE TO
VOTE IT’S OUR CHANCE TO VOTE FOR SOCIALIST CHANGE! FOR SOCIALIST
CHANGE! IT’S OUR CHANCE TO VOTE FOR SOCIALIST CHANGE!

Starting with the local public services we are electing councillors
to provide. Rent controls and council house building; more youth
clubs, libraries and elderly care centres; free school meals for
all, school uniform grants and nurseries; grants for 16-18 year
olds in education; affordable leisure, arts and sports facilities.
These are just some of the policies councils could implement.
Properly funded, council services can change lives. Candidates
from the establishment parties don’t give us that choice though,
as they put the interests of the wealthy 1% elite first.

The Tories starved councils of the funding they need and Sir Keir
Starmer’s Labour government is doing the same, with the plan to
curb special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) rights just
the latest example. Meanwhile Reform, also led by millionaires, are
Tories on steroids, only concerned to divide working class people
so that it’s harder for us to fight back. But candidates from the
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) are different – a
chance not just to protest on May 7th but to vote for socialist
change.