The Preston council seat must be the first time the SWP have got someone elected (ex-Militant used to & can still do it in places). The highlights of the SA seem to be Preston & the Hackney Mayoral race. I think the SA managed to capitalise on the anti-war vote there.
On a Red-Green alliance. "Would it be a we don't stand here, you don't stand there, we vote for you here, you vote for us there" kind of thing. Which would be very hard to get to work as in local areas, some Greens might not trust the SA (and who can honestly blame them considering the Hard Lefts record). It would be very hard reaching agreement. Joint local issue campaigns might work - but then again most of the SA constituent parts will only do it if there is something in it for them (ie. recruitment).
In the South East we already have a sitting Green MEP (Caroline Lucas) who took part in anti-war protest action & has also taken part in Aldermaston protests & anti-capitalist protests. Don't know if there is any functioning SAs in the South East let alone on a regional level. But some SWP branch might decide to field a candidate under the auspices of the SA.
As far as Im concerned my sitting Green MEP will get my vote & it would be wrong for the SA to field a candidate in my books. I don't know much about her but from what I know she is probabily worth supporting as any on the remains of the labour left. So the SA should back her re-election.
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