Reminder for a public meeting tomorrow Saturday at 6.00pm.
"Reforms of capitalism have been going on as long as the system has been in existence. Some of the most significant of these have been the extension of the voting franchise, the introduction of the so-called "welfare state", nationalisation and de-nationalisation, increased regulation by the state and de-regulation.
While the material living conditions at least, of the populations of developed countries have improved since the 19th and early 20th centuries, inequality in the U.K., for example, is now greater than it was 50 years ago, according to a recent government survey. Stress in the workplace and in many other aspects of society has certainly not decreased, rather the reverse.
Such trends can be observed on a global scale. Additionally, rampant poverty in underdeveloped countries is as widespread as it ever was. Wars and environmental degradation continue. All of this clearly confirms the correctness of the socialist assertion that the present system CANNOT be reformed in the interests of the majority of people and of the environment, in any significant way.What we need is a complete alternative. Genuine world socialism, with common ownership, its production for human need and real democratic control is very much that alternative!!
This meeting will examine some of the most important of capitalism's reforms, how and why they have usually NOT achieved what they are supposed to have achieved and even when some very limited success has been gained, these so-called "gains" have often been either very limited, temporary, or partially reversed. The "Welfare State" is an obvious example of this.
In complete contrast to this, it will be shown how and why global socialism can provide a real and lasting solution."
Speaker: Vincent Otter
All welcome.Free entry. Free discussion. Free refreshments.
Head Office 52 Clapham High St. London
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