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The obituary the Guardian wouldn’t print
Hannah Sell, Socialist Party general secretary The Guardian newspaper on Saturday 24 May 2025 printed an obituary for Peter Taaffe. It began by stating, accurately, that in the 1980s Peter Taaffe “was...
View ArticlePeter Taaffe’s last meeting
‘Peter’s last meeting’ was the most special.Linda, Katie, Nancy and the rest of his family, our comrades and friends, put together a day that will never be forgotten by those of us who had the...
View ArticleObituary: Karen Seymour (1965-2025)
‘She stepped up to fight injustice’Mansfield Socialist Party membersMansfield Socialist Party is shocked and saddened at the death of our comrade and friend, Karen Seymour, following a short illness....
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Obituary: Peter Taaffe – International Trotskyist theoretician and fighter...
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Taaffe, who after a long illness died on 23 April 2025. The loss of Peter is a big blow to the working-class movement and Trotskyism...
View ArticleObituary: Sharan Hendry
Gloucestershire Socialist PartyMany will not have known Sharan Hendry, who died in January, but in Gloucestershire she is a legend. As a working-class disabled woman, suffering from a debilitating...
View ArticleObituary: Lynn Walsh – A major contributor to Trotskyism
Clare DoyleLynn Walsh died on 15 November aged 79. Born and brought up in the south of England, he began studying at Sussex University in 1964. Lynn soon joined our small but growing group of...
View ArticleObituary: Terry Harrison 1939-2024
Roy Farrar, Liverpool and Merseyside Socialist PartyTerry Harrison’s funeral was held on 29 October and well attended by friends and comrades alongside his wife Marie, children Davy and Rachel and...
View ArticleObituary: John Ewers – An unstinting activist who was endlessly optimistic
Robin Clapp, Socialist Party national committeeAn era has come to a close for Socialist Party members in south west England. It is sad news that our longest-standing member, John Ewers, has died,...
View ArticleObituary: Joe Simpson POA deputy general secretary
The Socialist Party is shocked and saddened by Joe Simpson’s passing. We send our deepest condolences to Joe’s partner Emma and all his family. We also stand in solidarity with his union, the Prison...
View ArticleObituary: Val Pearce – 1943-2024 – ‘an activist to her core’
Val had two main passions in life: her family and campaigning for causes she cared about.Never an armchair revolutionary, one of the biggest achievements of her life was to be a leader of the...
View ArticleObituary: Marika Smith 1965-2024
Socialist Party members in the Northern region were saddened to hear that our comrade and friend Marika Smith has passed away after a long illness. Despite having many hard knocks thrown at her,...
View ArticleFamily, friends and comrades celebrate Alan Hardman’s life
Iain Dalton, Yorkshire Socialist Party Family, friends, neighbours and comrades gathered in the village hall of Laycock, near Keighley in Yorkshire, on Saturday 17 February for a ‘Celebration of the...
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Obituary: Alan Hardman 1936-2024 Militant cartoonist and printer
Socialist Party and Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI) members are saddened at the loss of Alan Hardman, who passed away in hospital on Thursday 18 January in hospital. Alan became...
View ArticleMemories of Alan Hardman, Militant cartoonist and printer
We first met Alan Hardman in the late 1960s through some comrades living in Maidenhead. He was already a confirmed socialist, and always ready for lively discussions on politics and art. But it was...
View ArticleObituary: Robert Owen 13 June 1962 – 24 December 2023
Jaime Davies, Socialist Party Wales I was deeply saddened, as were so many comrades in the Socialist Party and the wider labour movement, to hear about the untimely passing of Robert Owen on Christmas...
View ArticleObituary: John Morrow 1957-2023
Tenacious class fighter and NHS campaigner Socialist Party members from Tyneside were saddened to hear that our comrade, John Morrow, has passed away. Only days before, John had been posting on social...
View ArticleUS imperialism’s bloody bagman Kissinger dies
Scott Jones Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state, diplomat and advisor to numerous US presidents and governments, has died at the age of 100. He leaves behind a bloody legacy of 60 years...
View ArticleJane Loftus RIP
Jane, the national president of the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU), has passed away suddenly after a short illness. The Socialist Party sends our deepest condolences to Jane’s family, and we also...
View ArticleObituary: Graham Lewis (1954-2023)
“One of the steadfast poll tax warriors” Graham Lewis, who has passed away aged 68, will be remembered by Socialist Party members in the East Midlands and London for his drive and unwavering...
View ArticleObituary: Brian Blake – 14.02.1954-24.08.2023
It is with great sadness we report the death of Brian Blake. Brian joined the Militant in the early 1980s. As a young working-class shop steward he had worked in numerous jobs around West London, for...
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