We speak to Clive Heemskerk from the Socialist Party executive committee about a strategy for struggle against local government cuts.

Useful further reading:

• ‘Passing the council cuts test’: http://www.socialismtoday.org/217/editorial.html

• Response to the Corbyn and McDonnell letter Clive references: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/21923/18-12-2015/labour-councils-dont-have-to-pass-on-tory-cuts

• ‘Who’s killing local government’ by Clive Heemskerk: http://www.socialismtoday.org/206/councils.html

• Interview about the Liverpool experience: http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/954/25739/28-06-2017/liverpools-1983-87-socialist-council

• ‘Preparing a no-cuts people’s budget’ briefing by the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: http://www.tusc.org.uk/txt/355.pdf

• ‘Liverpool – a city that dared to fight’ by Peter Taaffe and Tony Mulhearn: available at leftbooks.co.uk

• ‘Our record: socialist councillors are different’ on the Lewisham Socialist Party councillors Clive talks about: http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/txt/132.pdf

• Campaigning against council cuts: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/26748/17-01-2018/we-must-fight-all-council-cuts