Socialist Labour Party 09/05/2014

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0:00:02 > 0:00:04On 22nd May, people have a chance to vote in an election

0:00:04 > 0:00:07which will decide the future of Wales.

0:00:07 > 0:00:10The Socialist Labour Party is committed to

0:00:10 > 0:00:13Britain's complete withdrawal from the European Union.

0:00:13 > 0:00:17The European Union has undermined and sought to replace our democracy

0:00:17 > 0:00:22and has dictated policies that have led to mass unemployment.

0:00:22 > 0:00:24The European Union's free-market policy

0:00:24 > 0:00:27means the unrestricted movement of capital and labour,

0:00:27 > 0:00:30a policy that has had dire consequences

0:00:30 > 0:00:35for people and jobs across Europe and for workers across Wales.

0:00:35 > 0:00:38Wales is now being dictated to by bureaucrats in Brussels

0:00:38 > 0:00:41whose policies have led to the privatisation of everything

0:00:41 > 0:00:44from our railways to our electricity, gas and water

0:00:44 > 0:00:46and who are a driving force behind

0:00:46 > 0:00:50the recent privatisation of our postal service.

0:00:50 > 0:00:53On Thursday, 22nd May, every voter in Wales

0:00:53 > 0:00:56has the opportunity to vote for the Socialist Labour Party.

0:00:56 > 0:00:59We have a simple message in this election -

0:00:59 > 0:01:01vote for the Socialist Labour Party

0:01:01 > 0:01:03to help us get Wales and Britain as a whole

0:01:03 > 0:01:07out of the European Union so that we can determine our own future.

0:01:10 > 0:01:12The European Union, with its commitment

0:01:12 > 0:01:16to free-market capitalism, has caused economic chaos in Britain

0:01:16 > 0:01:19and this has resulted in nearly two and a half million people

0:01:19 > 0:01:22being officially unemployed,

0:01:22 > 0:01:25although the real figure is considerably higher.

0:01:25 > 0:01:29On top of this, millions more have little or no job security

0:01:29 > 0:01:32as a result of fixed-term or zero-hour contracts

0:01:32 > 0:01:35and they are becoming society's working poor.

0:01:36 > 0:01:40Maybe this is partly why we now have 400 food banks in the UK,

0:01:40 > 0:01:43serving more than 350,000 starving people.

0:01:43 > 0:01:45Yes, here, in the UK today.

0:01:45 > 0:01:49So instead of investing in jobs and services to generate prosperity

0:01:49 > 0:01:53in our society, recent governments have imposed austerity upon us.

0:01:53 > 0:01:57This is at the same time as giving billions of pounds hand over fist

0:01:57 > 0:02:00to failing bankers and allowing big business

0:02:00 > 0:02:02and the obscenely wealthy 1% of the country

0:02:02 > 0:02:07to exploit tax loopholes to the tune of £120 billion a year.

0:02:07 > 0:02:11Austerity is a European Union driven agenda.

0:02:11 > 0:02:13Vote for the Socialist Labour Party.

0:02:16 > 0:02:20In Wales, we've seen savage attacks on local government, education

0:02:20 > 0:02:22and our National Health Service,

0:02:22 > 0:02:26attacks which New Labour in power in Wales has enabled.

0:02:26 > 0:02:29In local government, we've seen wages being driven down,

0:02:29 > 0:02:32redundancies being imposed

0:02:32 > 0:02:35and services being cut to the point of failure.

0:02:35 > 0:02:39In education, a funding gap now exists

0:02:39 > 0:02:43which sees a funding shortfall of over £600 per pupil per year

0:02:43 > 0:02:46in Wales compared to England.

0:02:46 > 0:02:48In our National Health Service,

0:02:48 > 0:02:51we've seen a disastrous reorganisation programme

0:02:51 > 0:02:53causing loss of services across Wales

0:02:53 > 0:02:58and which is causing particular hardship in our rural communities.

0:02:58 > 0:03:00The Socialist Labour Party believes

0:03:00 > 0:03:03that our local government services, education system

0:03:03 > 0:03:07and National Health Service need the funding and deserve the support

0:03:07 > 0:03:10required to meet the needs of the people of Wales.

0:03:12 > 0:03:15The European Union is having a detrimental impact

0:03:15 > 0:03:17on farming in Wales.

0:03:17 > 0:03:20Farmers and rural areas are abandoned,

0:03:20 > 0:03:23left with losses from harsh winters

0:03:23 > 0:03:27with no adequate compensation from the EU.

0:03:27 > 0:03:31The European Union will not raise its voice

0:03:31 > 0:03:34against proposed new nuclear power stations,

0:03:34 > 0:03:37like Wylfa B on Anglesey.

0:03:37 > 0:03:43This is despite Europe still being contaminated with radioactivity

0:03:43 > 0:03:46from the Chernobyl disaster of 1986,

0:03:46 > 0:03:51the consequences of which Welsh farmers are still facing.

0:03:52 > 0:03:56The Socialist Labour Party believes that the needs of farmers

0:03:56 > 0:04:00and rural communities should not be ignored

0:04:00 > 0:04:05and is opposed to nuclear power stations being imposed on Wales.

0:04:07 > 0:04:11In this election, the people of Wales have got to make a choice.

0:04:11 > 0:04:15A vote for any other party isn't a vote for independence or progress,

0:04:15 > 0:04:20it's a vote for the cuts of the European Union and the free market.

0:04:20 > 0:04:23A vote for the Socialist Labour Party is a vote for Wales

0:04:23 > 0:04:26and, above all, a vote for socialism.

0:04:26 > 0:04:31I urge you to vote for the Socialist Labour Party on 22nd May.