Dear Editor
Throughout history, systems under which people worked and lived have changed not automatically, but after long struggles.
The capitalist system, under which we now live, has changed from a national to an international one, where massive amounts of money are moved around the world daily, seeking the highest rate of profit, closing down industries regardless of where they are and the devastating effect on peoples’ lives.
International investors owe allegiance to no one, people or the planet: both are suffering in the name of ‘free markets’ (which is their slogan for ‘we are free to do what we like, anywhere we like’.) This global capitalism is incapable of solving problems; it is greedy and selfish, working only for the benefit of already wealthy people.
There is no law or rule that says things can never change: history has shown only people of nations can do that.
We here in the UK have made efforts over many years to show there is a better way, where the resources – both material and human – are used not to create wealthy individuals here or abroad but to create a decent life for all, and to leave a guaranteed future for coming generations.
Socialism can replace capitalism, because it is a system that works for all people, not just the few.
A. Delahoy, Silverknowes Gardens
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