Vote SSP Against Poverty and War

Article from the Scottish Socialist Voice.

SSP members chose local party activist and Lothians Regional Organiser Steven Nimmo to fight the Livingston by-election at a meeting held in Craigshill last week.

Steven is 27 and lives in Bridgend with his partner Mandy and her son Callum.

Steven said:

“I am honoured to be selected to represent the SSP in this election. This by election gives the people of Livingston the chance to pass judgement on the Blair government over issues such as Iraq as well as highlighting many local issues without the (false) threat of the Tories getting in (which ones you might well ask!).”

“We’ll be campaigning on local issues in Livingston, we have a public meeting in Craigshill on Wednesday (7th Sept) over the issue of cuts in fire cover at Livingston fire station and this will certainly be an issue at the forefront of our work. The stalls we have already held on the issue have shown the public outrage at these cuts. There is, of course, the ongoing threat of further cuts to hospital services at St. John’s as well as our opposition to the new private prison in Addiewell.”

“Another string to our bow will be the war in Iraq – the SSP is the only party that has consistently opposed the war in Iraq and calls for the troops to be brought home now. A vote for the SSP in this election is vote against the Iraq war and is a vote against the lies of Tony Blair.”

“Our campaign will also centre around our proposals which will affect the people of Livingston’s lives on a day to day basis. Throughout the campaign I aim to bring into focus our flagship policies of scrapping the council tax, abolishing prescription charges and for the introduction of free nutritious school meals. With these things in mind I’m asking the people of Livingston, not just to vote against Blair and his lies but to vote for the kind of society they want to live in. I believe that most people agree with us on the need for wealth redistribution and a fairer society and ask them to send that message to Tony Blair, Jack McConnell and Alex Salmond.”