Bristol Respect News

We had a good and open discussion at our Respect meeting on Monday 8 June, when we had the EU results as well as the local election results. The dismay over the BNP getting 2 EU seats is tempered by the fact that their vote did not increase but that supporters of the main parties, particularly of Labour, stayed at home and did not go out to vote so the turn out was down benefitting the BNP.

Hopefully members and supporters will look at the attached document and feed back any questions and comments.

It would be great if at the next Respect meeting Monday 13 July 7.30pm Malcolm X Ashley Road, BS6

we could plan our future events and a strategy for the General Election which will take place within the next 12 months.

Jerry will draft a discussion document before then.

From all our experience a registration campaign is vital, and a public meeting on the political situation and background in Somalia.

So hope everyone can come and participate with questions, ideas and comments.

Jerry and Jo will now be away for 3 weeks, Mo Ouammi is in Germany resuming the treatment he required after his surgery and which he interrupted to come back to Bristol to be a candidate in the local election campaign.

Some fantastic news. Rob Williams, the convenor of Linemar in Swansea has been unconditionally reinstated the day before the all out strike commenced on June 11.

The SITA bin men and road sweepers have settled honourably without loss of pay and in a good position for future pay claims.

Their action showed they were prepared to stand up for themselves and has brought back into public attention, the failure of privatised services to supply our needs.

In solidarity

Bristol Respect