Electoral Coalition to Contest EU Elections

[alhop10]

The CP, the SP and the RMT headed by Bob Crow have formed an electoral alliance to contest the upcoming European elections under the banner No2EU - Yes to Democracy, or something. I'm only going on the information in this http://socialistworld.net/eng/2009/03/1903.html article. I think it is in part to challenge the BNP possibly getting seats especially in the northwest but if anyone has any more info or oppinions it would be appreciated, cheers.

[Pogue]

They have a website. Its very good news and interesting but I think that name is a bit shit and could have been made more appealing to the electorate.

[Wanted Man]

Other thread on this: http://www.revleft.com/vb/no-2-eu-t104345/index.html


A campaign like this can be worthwhile. At the moment, the European Parliament groups are still made up of all the different national parties. It is not possible to vote for, say, a unified European communist party. Some communist parties participate in the Left group along with reformist parties, while others don't.

Until this changes, spreading awareness about the EU is a good move. The failed EU Constitution and its substitute, the Lisbon agenda. What does this concretely mean? A different view that urgently needs to be heard when the government cynically promotes participation "in Europe" that most people consider to be a distant thing, occuring in backrooms in Brussels.

[alhop10]

oh thanks, couldnt find one sorry