News coming in that the Bristol Respect Party is in a state of advanced collapse after a Socialist Workers Party coup at a branch meeting on Wednesday.
Respect in Bristol have gained some good election results over the last couple of years. Jerry Hicks, the controversial former Amicus convenor at Rolls Royce, came second in the Lockleaze Ward in 2006 beating Labour into third place and Paulette North came third in Easton this year against a very well-funded Labour campaign and the sitting Lib Dem councillor John Kiely, a very effective campaigner.
Full report from Liam Mac Uaid of Socialist Unity.
One small correction. I’m all in favour of socialist unity but I’m a supporter of a paper called Socialist Resistance.