The nominations are in, and we can now confirm that 12 candidates from the Trade Unionist And Socialist Coalition (all but one being Socialist Party members) will be standing in the elections to Birmingham City council on May 22nd. There will also be one standing for neighbouring Sandwell council. This will take place as part of the largest left-of-Labour challenge nationwide in the last 70 years, with over 600 candidates standing nationally. The policy platform of TUSC, which you can view here, includes a commitment to vote against all cuts to public services. This is unlike unlike the current New Labour leadership of Birmingham City Council, who plan to carry out cuts of £800m by 2018, rather than leading a campaign to win the money back from central government.
The list of TUSC candidates are as follows:
Acocks Green - Eamonn FLYNN
Bordesley Green - Theo SHARIEFF
Erdington - Joe FOSTER
Longbridge - Clive WALDER
Lozells & East Handsworth - Alistair WINGATE
Moseley & Kings Heath - Mike FRIEL
Quinton - Nick HART
Shard End - Ken MARKS
Sheldon - Mark ANDREWS
South Yardley - Siobhan FRIEL
Stockland Green - Ted WOODLEY
Tyburn - James REDFERN
Abbey (Sandwell) - Lynn WADDING
We'll be running campaign stalls and canvassing from door to door ahead of May 22nd, with a particular focus on Acocks Green, Erdington and Stockland Green wards. Can you help deliver to a leaflet, or make a donation to the election campaign? For more details, get in touch via the 'contact' tab