A-Infos (en) Britain, Revolting London: anarchists against the Mayoral elections - UPDATE

We all know politicians are lying, corrupt, self-serving parasites - its time we 
let them know. --- This is our London, not their, their party's or their 
paymasters'. ---- On Friday May 2nd we will confront our class enemies at the 
Mayoral election results, reviving a great radical London tradition. ---- Its 
time to take to the streets and claim back our city. 6pm City Hall The Queen's 
Walk, Tower Bridge South side of the river ---- London Revolting ---- We're told 
London is one of the wealthiest cities in the world, playground to the super 
rich, a global financial centre where city workers, paid in excess of £19bn, 
keep the institutions of power going. ---- But London has some of the poorest, 
most deprived areas in the country (50% of children here are living on or below 
the poverty line), as we are left to fight amongst ourselves for the most basic 
jobs and necessities.

As ordinary Londoners we are being priced out of our own city - either exiled to 
the outer reaches or pushed together in cramped expensive living conditions. 
Local councils sell off our housing to get-rich-quick developers, breaking up 
communities and further alienating us from each other as we struggle with 
increasing debt, fear and security.

++ Power mad ++

The office of Mayor (with its annual budget of over £9 billion) is a massive 
government institution designed to keep us from making real choices and 
decisions about our own city. Despite endless public announcements about helping 
Londoners THE CROOK still puts his full financial backing behind the 2012 
Olympics, against local objections, where public money will go to staging a 2 
weeks sports show, while private companies reap the rewards; owning the Olympic 
land, property and sites in the east end that once belonged to us!

All over London THE CROOK is promoting property speculation an private 
development (selling off public facilities, and open spaces for luxury housing) 
at the expense of our needs while siphoning off taxpayers' money for his own pet 
projects and personal cronies. But would THE TOFF, THE COP or THE FASCIST act 
any differently? Aren't all politicians the same - out to line their own 
pockets, lying to protect their own interests and influential friends?

When it comes down to it, don't all political parties really represent the 
interests of the rich and not those of ordinary people?

And isn't it about time we did something about it?

++ BNP / Anti-Fascism ++

Our so-called political leaders, along with the media, continually deflect our 
anger from the main enemy onto other working class people - immigrants and 
unemployed. They use people's genuine concerns to create false divisions and 
promote their own agendas. Is it any surprise that the BNP leadership, like 
Cameron and Brown, come from the same privileged backgrounds?

Our class heritage has always been one of defiance and dissent - a refusal to 
bow down to authority and oppression, be it the fascists during WW2, Thatcher 
during the Miner's Strike or Murdoch at Wapping - this is our real history, 
solidarity and self-organisation, and despite the language they use the BNP have 
always had a vicious anti-working class tradition.

Which is why we should be out in force to stop them taking the platform at City 
Hall.

++ Get rid of 'em all ++

The history of London and Londoners is a culture of rebellion and discontent - 
organising ourselves against the domination of the privileged few - from the 
Peasant's Revolt to the Battle of Cable Street and the Poll Tax riot.

On May 2nd we will be adding to that tradition - an active resistance against 
the power the office of Mayor represents and the political parties that 
reinforce it. We want our city back from THE CROOKS, THE TOFFS, THE FASCISTS and 
THE COPS.

Its time London joined together making our anger count by getting rid of the lot 
of them.


++ MAYORAL COSTS - HOW WE PAY FOR THE PRIVILEGE: ++
- £100 million a year spent on publicity alone
- £33 million a year to staff City Hall
- £120 million a year on the 'Core GLA Budget' (ie, the Mayor's personal projects)
- £300 a year the average London household pays for the office of Mayor.

The list of groups supporting this call:

I.W.W.
Class War Federation
Anarchist Federation
No Borders
Haringey Solidarity Group
Hackney Solidariity Group
Ex - Wombles
Social Centres Movement
Class War Youth Death Brigade (!?)
Camden Anarchists
Antifa
Indymedia
FITwatch
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