13.04.1995

New support

During the election campaign in Dundee we won a great deal of support for communism. Danny Williams, a new 15-year old supporter, was our youngest and perhaps hardest working activist. He joined during the campaign and worked with us throughout the following week. Here he tells us what he thought of the experience

I saw the debate between the CPGB and Militant advertised in the shop in the Hilltown, near where my mum lives. I went along and was really attracted to the ideas that Mary and other comrades put forward.

After that I canvassed around the electoral wards and delivered papers and leaflets.

We petitioned against the closure of Dundee Royal Infirmary and we had a tremendous response to that. Our ‘die-in’ outside the hospital got a lot of publicity.

I enjoyed most speaking on the doorstep because we got the chance to communicate with people.

Our election material was good and I think people understood that we were genuine.

I became a supporter because once you understand the basic ideas of Marxism then you begin to see that it’s true.