The Local Council Elections for London (England) occurs on Thursday May 7th, 2026 – we usually vote on a Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of brave people in the UK have fought and died on the battlefield for the right of the workers to “vote” – or died in their communities protesting the oppression of the State (often killed by the Police or Armed Forces). Although voting can be corrupted – a vote is a very powerful tool in a liberal, democratic society and it is sad that the working-class often either do not vote at all, or only vote in relatively small numbers. On average, about one-third to half the electorate choose to exercise their voting right – and this gives the advantage to the bourgeoisie who are better educated and understand that they can dominate the political system simply by turn-up and “voting” for their preferred candidate. Of course, the centralised democracy found within Marxist-Leninist countries is far more empowering – but we have to operate where we find ourselves in reality. This New Labour Party is now the enemy of the people. What once acted as a vehicle for many different types of Socialist Movements to gain power(although its middle-class leadership “Proscribed” the Communist Party in 1921) – it is now a soft-conservative sand thoroughly reactionary entity that is shutting down the NHS and torturing the nation’s elderly and disabled. We are not the US and we should not kow tow to the US industrial military complex. We are English and should display some bollocks in this matter! We should stand our ground. I grew-up in a Socialist Britain that was like a Soviet State with very little in common with the US. We must vote as far-left as possible to serve the best interests of the workers. I remember Joseph Stalin stating that he often thought of a poor family suffering due to unemployment – and based all his policies on relieving this injustice. Again, stand your ground. Vote as you will – but maintain your freedom of thought!
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 