The interests of Working Class areas in Parliament

Parliament is in the wider scheme of things, simply a talking shop serving the interests of imperialism. But in order to shore up domination over the other section, one section of the capitalists with put large amounts of money into fancy new trinkets for marginal seats in order to win them over. These seats are overwhelmingly middle class areas, that are well serviced as it is, with local concerns already looked after. In safe Labor areas, such as Preston, Footscray and Sunshine, which are overwhelmingly working class, where services are scarce, no money for vital services is coming in from federal or state levels, as Labor takes these areas for granted, and the Liberals know they stand no chance. For example, people in more affluent areas bemoan the poor public behavior of youth from Preston and Footscray. Take a trip through these areas, and you will see a distinct lack of community facilities such as swimming pools, and the clubrooms and training facilities of sporting clubs are falling into disrepair. There is simply nothing for working class youth in these areas to do to pass the time, and the schools in these areas are chronically underfunded, leading to disillusionment with school, while community health services are completely inadequate. What is needed is genuine local peoples organization, to signify that enough is enough, that we want a fairer deal for our impoverished suburbs. Through these organisations, we need to organize support at ground level, organize community programs to help sort out these issues, and through elections, challenge the hold that the Labor Party has on these seats through new community electoral fronts.