It is estimated that thousands of people are going to converge on Manchester on the 1st October, as people are feeling a growing frustration at their day-day circumstances which includes working people having to use foodbanks. But is protesting enough and should these protests mirror a more deeper political response, in-between and at election times?
As many North West councils are controlled by the Labour Party, there is a growing number of voters who are turning to new and smaller parties to voice their dissatisfaction at the Government and at Labour too. In Manchester, The Green Party has seen a growth in elected representatives -alongside the Liberal Democrats- whilst outside of Manchester, the Liverpool Community Independents and The Green Party are also making a mark on Liverpool Council.
Moving further left, whilst groups like the traditional Communist Party of Britain has seen an increased presence of younger members on recent protests and in strike actions, other political parties like Socialist Appeal have also had a lively presence during and after demonstrations called by Trade Unions. The Communist Party has stood candidates at elections but without success.
In the past, protests such as these would have been dominated by groups like the Socialist Workers Party and the Socialist Party, whilst Jeremy Corbyn supporters would have once rallied around the Momentum banner. But it’s now unclear if organisations like the SWP, SP and Momentum are still functioning or just operate in name only via social media, having fragmented in recent years after the loss of Jeremy Corbyn.
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