16. Are no-cuts council budgets possible?

We speak to Clive Heemskerk from the Socialist Party executive committee about a strategy for struggle against local government cuts. Useful further reading: • ‘Passing the council cuts test’: http://www.socialismtoday.org/217/editorial.html • Response to the Corbyn and McDonnell letter Clive references: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/21923/18-12-2015/labour-councils-dont-have-to-pass-on-tory-cuts • Interview about the Liverpool experience: http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/954/25739/28-06-2017/liverpools-1983-87-socialist-council • ‘Liverpool – a city that dared to fight’ by Peter Taaffe and Tony Mulhearn: available at leftbooks.co.uk • Campaigning against council cuts: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/26748/17-01-2018/we-must-fight-all-council-cuts