From John B About 8,000 took

From John BAbout 8,000 took part in the Tyneside march and rally. Managed to handout all the leaflets (500?) but could have done with more stuff to hand out and more help. With a little organising we could have had a decent stall there.Maybe next time an A3 folded flier (4 sides of A4), which we have produced successfully in the past. From Paddy SThree comrades gave out 200 leaflets in Lancaster, where around 1000 people were on the march, again a surprisingly good turnout (the last one we went to, we outnumbered the marchers), and we should have had more leaflets. But we also had a stock of those little video cards and they went quite well. Might be a good back-up plan for members at future demos, since they’re easy to carry and distribute, and a bit different from the usualfare. From Howard MTwo comrades attended the march and rally in Swansea today where we gave out 200 leaflets. It was a good leaflet, but I’m afraid that the ‘Socialist Party’ heading meant that some of the people who took them immediately mistook us for the ex-Militant lot. Surprised at the number of people – 1500-2000. The rally was full of Labour Party speakers – including local MPs – condemning Miliband for not supporting the strike.