From the SPGB Discussion Forum
The below letter has been sent to the local freesheet in Islington:
Dear Friend,
It is impressive that within two days of Jeremy Corbyn announcing he is standing as an independent candidate his campaign volunteers have put a leaflet through my letter box.
Freed from the shackles of putting the Labour Party line, he has been free to put his true self and programme forward.
Yet, in his election address there is no mention of socialism, nor any discussion of the common ownership of the means of creating wealth.
Taxing the rich means you have to let the rich earn the money to be taxed, relying on the capitalist drive to profit. Common ownership instead means democratically directing wealth to match human needs.
At this election, then, Socialist Party members will not be supporting Mr. Corybn’s campaign. As we can’t vote for a socialist candidate in this constituency this time, we will be carrying out a write in vote, with our members writing “World Socialism” across their ballot papers. We urge anyone who supports our case to do likewise.
Pik Smeet
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