The Socialist Party certainly have no illusions about the difficulties involved in getting ideas like a world of free access across to workers steeped in capitalist values, but we recognise that socialism is a simple idea which it is quite possible to express in simple language. We define the system of society we aspire to create as socialism—a wage-free, money-free, class-free society of production for use in which each member of society would contribute to the wealth of society in accordance with abilities and take from the wealth of society in accordance with needs.
Very likely, you will disagree that such a society is possible. But you will agree that if it were possible to establish such a system the basic problems that we live with today under capitalism—problems like poverty, job insecurity, lack of homes, crime and war that are inevitable under capitalism would disappear.
If, then, socialism offers us an escape from the evils that afflict our society today our proposition merits serious consideration. Surely, you can accept that it is not beyond mankind’s potential to build such a system and make it work.
In order to construct a new world, it is necessary that a majority of working people, equipped with the knowledge of what socialism involves and entails, should use the means at their disposal, the power of the vote—which they now waste in trying to make capitalism work—to consciously create the change.
Possessing the vote has provided a tool for our emancipation from wage slavery. The vote gives us the power to determine our own destiny.
When the election on Thursday comes workers will once again be faced with the dilemma between voting for politicians to lead them to more years of capitalism or not voting at all. But there is a third choice before us, which is not voting for useless leaders, but considering the idea of socialism and then voting for it.
The Socialist Party exists to provide an alternative to those who wish to lead the working class. A vote for socialism in the General Election is a vote in your own confidence to determine your future.
Our Socialist Party candidates, Brian Johnson in Cardiff Central constituency and Andy Thomas at Folkestone & Hythe will be conspicuous by not grovelling for your vote, but only asking you to vote socialist if you understand and want socialism.
If there is not a Socialist Party candidate standing where you are but you still want to cast your vote for socialism, then write “World Socialism” across your ballot paper.
In every election it is power that is at stake; are you going to give a blank cheque to the parties of the profit system or will you use your vote in your own class interest?
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