August 2024 events
Some Socialist Party meetings/talks/discussions are online via Jitsi, and some are in-person. Certain branch and committee meetings are held on Discord. Please contact spgb.discord@worldsocialism.org for instructions on how to join Discord.
Our general discussion meetings are held on Zoom. To connect to a Zoom meeting, click https://zoom.us/j/7421974305 (or type the address into your browser address field). Then wait to be admitted to the meeting.
Details of EC and branch business meetings can be found here
WORLD SOCIALIST MOVEMENT ONLINE MEETINGS
ACTIVITY MEETING
What branches have done last month and are planning this month.
Friday 9 August 19.30 (GMT + 1)
DID YOU SEE THE US NEWS?
Host: Darren O’Neil
POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS: WHAT LESSON CAN WE LEARN FROM MARX?
Speaker (from Summer School): Keith Graham
Friday 30 August 19.30 (GMT + 1)
DID YOU SEE THE NEWS?
Discussion on recent subjects in the news
Host: Howard Moss
SOCIALIST PARTY IN-PERSON MEETINGS
Friday 16 to Sunday 18 August
SOCIALIST PARTY SUMMER SCHOOL
Political Consciousness: From society to ideology
For programme of talks see here. Can be followed on Zoom.
St. John’s Campus, Worcester University, Henwick Gardens, Worcester WR2 6AJ.
LONDON
August Bank Holiday Monday 26 August 10.30-8pm
Carshalton EcoFair
The Socialist Party will have a stall at this event.
Carshalton Park, Ruskin Road, Carshalton, SM5 3DD.
CARDIFF
Street Stall Every Saturday 1pm-3pm (weather permitting)
Capitol Shopping Centre, Queen Street (Newport Road end).
The Socialist Party stood candidates in last month’s general election and also in the previous month’s elections to the Greater London Assembly. Here are the detailed results.
General Election
Clapham and Brixton Hill: Ribeiro-Addy (Lab) 24,166; Curtis (LD) 6,161; Yuen (Green) 5,768; Saroy (Con) 4,360; Matlock (Reform) 1,758; Key (Ind) 406; Martin (Soc) 122.
Folkestone and Hythe: Vaughan (Lab) 15,020; Collins (Con) 11,291; Wright (Reform) 10,685; Brett (Green) 3,954; Ngan (LD) 1,736; Khanom (TUSC) 249; Allen (Fairer Voting) 240; Thomas (Soc) 71.
Greater London Assembly
Barnet and Camden: Clarke (Lab) 70,749; Redmond (Con) 51,606; Tokley (Green) 18,405; Emery (LD) 12,335; Forhad (Reform) 7,703; Martin (Soc) 1,369.
Lambeth and Southwark: Ahmad (Lab) 84,768; Sheppard (Green) 35,144; French (LD) 22,030; Wallace (Con) 22,121; Sharp (Reform) 8,942; Buick (Soc) 2,082.