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The meaning of London May Day
Our unbroken tradition of marching from Clerkenwell Green on May 1 is a testament to the unity and resolve that is needed to fight the class struggle, writes ROGER SUTTON
The London May Day Organising Committee banner is carried aloft

ACROSS Britain, May Day will be celebrated after a year of massive trade union action and community protests.

May Day gives us the opportunity to celebrate those struggles and show support for the battles against the cost-of-living crisis.

Fighting the consequences of the cost of living increases and the economic system that creates it unites all of us — except the rich.

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