SCOTTISH SOCIALIST PARTY
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FRENCH SOCIALIST LEADER JOINS SSP EURO ELECTION CAMPAIGN:

The Scottish Socialist Party’s European election campaign steps up a gear this week when they will joined by a leading French socialist at a series of rallies in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee.

Joaquim Reymond is a member of the recently formed New Anticapitalist Party which is expected to make gains in the forthcoming European elections.

The party leader, postman Olivier Besancenot, was listed among the 50 people who will “frame the debate” on the future of capitalism by the Financial Times earlier this year.

The SSP is fighting the European elections a part of an alliance with the NAP and other parties across the EU.

SSP European candidate Colin Fox said
“We welcome Joaquim  joining  our campaign to Make Greed History which is part of an EU wide campaign to make the rich gamblers who created this crisis pay the bill.”

“It is unity of working people across Europe defending their jobs and services which is the way ahead not Union Jack  waving  Little Britain politics which will only divide us.”

“People disgusted with the expense account antics of MPs and the greed of the bankers need to vote to make the rich ,who caused the crisis, pay the bill.”

“When they vote SSP they know they have the guarantee that if elected we will live on the average wage of a skilled worker not the premier league lifestyle which has so disgusted voters.”

“Our proposed 10% tax on Europe’s rich could create 80,000 jobs in Scotland and allow a major programme of council house building and environmental measures without cutting services as promised by all the so called major parties.”

The Rallies take place:

Glasgow: Tuesday 26th May, 7.30pm
Piper In The Square, George Square

Dundee: Wednesday 27th May, 7.30pm
Queens Hotel, 160 Nethergate

Edinburgh: Thursday 28th May, 7.30pm
The Melting Pot, 5  Rose Street.