With so many undecided voters that close to the elections, every door knocked, every letter delivered, every hand shook and every conversation had can make all the difference especially in three-way marginals.

Jim faces a double euro-sceptic threat in his constituency. George Galloway’s Respect Party seems to think of Europe as an irrelevance. They didn’t even field candidates in the European Elections last year. The real threat, however, is that the euro-ignorant Respect party wins enough of the Labour vote to let the Tories in by the default. Since last week the Tories have let the euro-phobic cat out of the bag. Faced with Nick making inroads in Dave’s vote, they have started accusing the LibDems of leading the UK in to a European ‘Super-state’ and to be soft on immigration. A right-wing euro-sceptic’s dream combination as it merges small government rhetoric with euro/xeno-phobic sentiments.

Come on Saturday and help to re-elect Jim and to make Britain a fairer, greener, safer and more pro-European country.

Don’t let the Tory get away with it!

If you will not have already joined us by then for to the Financial Transaction Tax Campaign session, which starts at 10am

you can join us for Jim’s campaign

at 11:30 for the morning session

at 13:15 for lunch or

at 14:00 for the afternoon session.

Please RSVP to lme.lse@hotmail.co.uk or call 07976 252 768 and let us know which session you will be attending.
Meeting point at all these times is Jim’s Campaign HQ
11 Market Way, E14 6AH next to Chrisp Street Market.
[It's close to All Saints and Langdon Park DLR stations - the Bus Number 15 also goes there.]

We’ll meet at 10am at 11 Market Way, E14 6AH next to Chrisp Street Market.
[It's close to All Saints and Langdon Park DLR stations - the Bus Number 15 also goes there.]
The financial crisis has already cost 7 million Europeans their jobs. The cost of the bail outs and intervention measures has been estimated by the PES to have cost each European €6,000 in extra public debt by the end of 2011.
Over the last 15 years, the number of financial transactions has increased by 450%. We are therefore calling for a financial transaction tax, (sometimes known as a ‘Robin Hood’ or ‘Tobin’ tax) of 0.05%, so that this massive flow of money, produces more social good.
A small tax on these transactions could help fund public services and help the world meet the UN Millennium Development Goals, to ensure that as we re-build our economy, we all benefit from this growth.

You can find further information on the European campaign is at: http://europeansforfinancialreform.org/

Please watch ‘The Vandal Banker’ and see where else in Europe FTT activities will take place. http://www.pes.org/en/financial-transaction-tax/pes-european-day-of-action

10:30 – 11:30 Event:

leaf letting passersby, taking pictures and recording short clips to upload to the PES Action Day website. Play your local part in a Pan-Eurpean event with a global goal.
We will be joined by Jim Fitzpatrick MP and Claude Moraes MEP and are expecting considerable media interest in the event.

To RSVP and to request further information on the social, environmental and macro-economic benefits of a financial transaction tax please email lme.lse@hotmail.co.uk or call David Schoibl on 07976 252 768.

Hammersmith can really do with 4-5 more years of Andy Slaughter MP and a Labour Government. Having seen the effects  of the socially divisive policies this Tory run Council has been advancing, you can only wish for all the local citizens that Labour will be able to wrestle back control locally as well on May 6.

I am just worried about this  new tribal confidence I have detected amongst Lib-Dem voters. Clegg’s perfomance in the leaders’ debate on ITV and subsequent polling results seem to have made them immune to the Tory squeeze message (As in “this is a Labour-Tory marginal, by voting Lib-Dem you let the Tories in”) So is Clegg’s success this Thursday a blessing in disguise for Cameron? Let’s hope not. Because we all know what the Tories stand for and not only in terms of their position on Europe.

Don’t Let the Tories Get Away with it!

The Labour Movement for Europe, Labour Friends of Italy and PES Sister Party UK branches invite you for a European day of campaigning in Tooting, for the re-election of the local MP Sadiq Khan, on Saturday the 10th of April.

In his invitation letter, Sadiq writes:
“I have always been a firm believer in an open, more progressive Europe.
Only through working together can we advance to a more fair and just Europe for all.

Unfortunately, the Conservative Party does not – they believe in isolating themselves from the rest of Europe, and, to add insult to injury, they have aligned themselves with the European Conservatives and Reformists in the European Parliament.

Mark Clarke, my Conservative opponent, is the Director of Outreach at the Young Britons’ Foundation – the right-wing training ground for Tory activists.

When Mark Clarke was asked the question: On balance has Britain lost out or gained from its membership of the EU?, he replied: “The relevant question here is: ‘Are we gaining from going forward in Europe?’ to which the answer is no. The bureaucracy and their mismanagement of our money – the fact that they’ve been in talks about localising the CAP for 30 years, are huge failings… We need to make sure though that there are no more rollbacks of Margaret Thatcher’s advances in Europe, her policies.”

If Mark Clarke became MP for Tooting, then we would be forced to move away from a more just and fair Europe.

I would like to thank you in advance for your help on the 10th April – the fight between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party will take place in constituencies like Tooting. But, with your help, we can stand our ground.”

If you have a couple of spare hours, please, come along and help us in campaigning for Sadiq and for making Britain a fairer, safer, greener and more European society.

Please RSVP to Susanna Bellino (email s.a.bellino.03@cantab.net) to get details about where and when we meet this Saturday.

Join us for a morning of campaigning in support of Emily Thornberry MP and the Labour local candidates for the Council election, in one of the “most Italian” areas of London.

Help us get out the Italian and European vote for the local elections and  help us prevent the euro-sceptic Tories from winning the General Election.

Give us a couple of your spare hours and stay with us afterwards for a glass of wine and some real Italian appetisers.

For further details and to confirm your attendance, please e-mail
info@labour-italy.org.uk