A Strategy To Defeat The Cuts
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Lessons of Liverpool, Lambeth and Poplar for today
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A Strategy To Defeat The Cuts
Lessons of Liverpool, Lambeth and Poplar for today
The campaign built by Liverpool city council in 1983-87 to win extra funding inspired thousands of workers, photo Militant (Click to enlarge)
Today councillors can no longer be surcharged unless they are found guilty of financial crime for personal gain. But it is still true that any council that refused to carry out cuts or introduce hikes in council tax would - at a certain stage - come into conflict with the legal system.
However, such a council would also be enormously popular. Trade unionists and anti-cuts campaigners would be able to mobilise tens of thousands in support of such a stand.
In these circumstances - as in Liverpool - it would be very difficult for the law to be used against such councils.
However, most councils have time to prepare before taking this road. By using their reserves and borrowing powers to avoid making cuts, councils could gain time to build a mass movement in their support.