The Christmas story holds up a mirror to us all. “Do unto others as you would have done to you” – that is the essence of my socialism, summed up in the word “solidarity”. The concept of solidarity is about our unity – we succeed or fail together. Yet too often there are attempts to divide us, to scapegoat, rather than help, those in need.
Jesus said: “It is more blessed to give than to receive”.
It is a similar maxim that inspired our party: “From each according to their means, to each according to their needs.”
