ELECTION COMMUNICATION published by B. Lebrun on Why I’m voting SSP... behalf of S. Nimmo 21 Auldhill Cres, Bridgend, EH49 6NX Lee Molloy - Theatre Staff Nurse at St John’s Hospital Scottish printed by Events Armoury, 17-23 Calton Rd, I’m voting for the SSP because they fight for public services. www.eventsarmoury.com In particular they want the return of all those services which have been lost from St John’s. Socialist

Maureen McGillivray - “ Nursery Nurse Party Livingston I’ll be voting SSP because they backed us during our strike against low pay and they fight for ordinary “ people. Steven Nimmo Phil Tuxworth - Firefighter at Livingston fire station Steven lives in Bridgend with his I’ll be voting for the SSP because Steve Nimmo has given 100 per partner and her son. He worked cent support to the campaign to defend our local fire services. in St John’s Hospital where he was a Unison shop steward. “ How much you would pay under He has a proud record of SCRAP THE the SSP’s Scottish Service Tax: campaigning for the people of YEARLY INCOME SERVICE TAX West Lothian - against the COUNCIL TAX under £10,000 nothing! closure of Motorola, in support The £12,500 £112 a year of striking nursery nurses and has long campaigned to scrap £16,000 £270 a year firefighters, against cuts at St John’s and in opposition to the Council Tax. We now have £19,000 £405 a year £24,000 £630 a year the Council’s £5 rent rise. a bill before parliament £31,000 £1,050 a year Steven has also campaigned calling for it be replaced by a First Minister Jack McConnell and strongly against the disastrous new Scottish Service Tax. partner Bridget, a Council war on Iraq. Under our proposal, 77 per chief, have incomes of £118,000 and £90,000. They would pay £27,800

cent of people in Scotland Service Tax instead of their current Steven says:

would be better off. £1,545 Council Tax. As this is a by-election, no-one is under any For more information on the Scottish Socialist Party, phone “pressure to vote against the Tories or anyone else. “ 0131 668 4912, see our website: www.scottishsocialistparty.org Instead you can vote for the party, the policies and or our special election blogspot: www.ssplivingston.blogspot.com the principles that you believe in. 10 GOOD REASONS WHYWhere do they stand? Who deserves your support? Scotland’s six YOU SHOULD VOTE SSPparties put to the test on five key issues: The big parties will claim that a vote for the SSP is a wasted vote.Which parties...? Labour SNP Tories Lib Dem Greens SSP Nonsense! Here are just ten good reasons to make sure thereBack Tommy Sheridan’s bill to is a big vote for the SSP on September 29 replace the Council Tax with a fair ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ It would be another hammer It would be a resounding new income-based service tax blow against Tony Blair’s ‘NO’ to privatisation - and Support nutritious free school 1 murderous war on Iraq. 6 could thwart plans for a new ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ private prison at Addiewell. meals for all Scotland’s pupils It would pile pressure on Want to tax the rich, raise Holyrood MSPs to back It would strengthen the pensions and introduce a minimum ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ 2 Tommy Sheridan’s bill to campaign to restore acute wage of £8-an-hour scrap the Council Tax. 7 services at St John’s Hospital. Would rid Scotland of nuclear It would boost Frances weapons of mass destruction ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ Curran’s bill to introduce It would turn the heat on Spurn the gravy train by living on 3 nutritious free school meals the politicians to make ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ across Scotland. 8 poverty history. the average skilled worker’s wage It could pressurise other It would turn the spotlight parties to back ’s full glare on the twin 4 bill to abolish prescription 9 obscenities of low pay and charges. pensioner poverty. It would send a message to It would show the the Scottish Executive that breadth of support for 5 cuts in local fire services will 10 an independent, green, not be tolerated. socialist Scotland. The SSP is AGAINST war, poverty, inequality, racism, nuclear weapons, global warming The SSP is FOR , independence, civil The six Scottish Socialist MSPs with (left), national leader of the railworkers rights, trade unionism, a clean green planet trade union - which broke with New Labour to affiliate to the SSP