60. Socialists into City Hall

What could a socialist campaign for London achieve? The London mayor and assembly are up for election in May. The Labour Party’s Sadiq Khan is the incumbent and Labour’s candidate for 2020 - but is a supporter of the pro-big business wing of Labour and an opponent of Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-austerity politics. Low pay, a housing crisis, disappearing council services, knife crime and air pollution are all major issues in Britain’s capital. Khan has presided over their continuation. So how should trade unionists and socialists approach the London elections? How would a socialist Greater London Authority behave? And what could a campaign raising those ideas achieve - whether or not it was elected? This episode of Socialism looks at the London elections: socialists into City Hall. Further reading London Socialist Party's website: http://www.londonsocialistparty.org.uk/ We need socialists in London's City Hall: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/30035/19-12-2019/we-need-socialists-in-londons-city-hall Strike wave around London: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/30357/04-03-2020/strike-wave-around-london-this-is-why-we-need-so#cialists-in-city-hall