Leeds rally: 50 years since Militant’s launch
Packing out the room with chairs in literally every space available, 75 people from across Yorkshire came to a rally on Thursday 9th October in Leeds to celebrate 50 years since the launch of Militant in October 1964.
Standing in as an able last minute replacement for Socialist Party general secretary, and founding editor of Militant, Peter Taaffe, was Clare Doyle who joined Militant around the time it was launched and was subsequently one of the five members of the Militant editorial board expelled from the Labour Party in 1983.