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4 March 2015
Peter and Kay Harris were among six supporters of Militant (forerunner of the Socialist) who were witch-hunted out of Blackburn Labour Party at the behest of local MP Jack Straw back in the early 1980s
23 February 2015
1982: The 'Militant' debates with Austin Mitchell
A television debate in Blackpool during the 1982 Labour Party conference brought together MP Austin Mitchell and prospective parliamentary candidate John Spellar, debating with editor of the Militant, Peter Taaffe, and prospective parliamentary candidate for Liverpool Toxteth, Tony Mulhearn
Miners and their families, photo D Pearson
4 February 2015
Miners' strike: vibrant array of support groups
The great 1984-85 miners' strike ended 30 years ago next month. Dave Beale, chair of Chorley and Coppull Miners' Support Committee in Lancashire during the strike, explains the vital role of support
12 November 2014
Heulwen Davies passed away suddenly on 30 October after suffering a stroke and then a heart attack while out walking, one of her favourite pastimes
12 November 2014
Letter to Radio 4 re Militant and Liverpool
I listened very carefully to the Radio 4 programme on Militant and Liverpool. To a new listener it would appear to be fairly balanced. However, I must take you up on the time given to the Baron (Kinnock)
Benny Adams (left)
5 November 2014
Benny Adams died after a long illness on 6 October, aged 65. Benny was active in Militant, the Socialist Party's forerunner, in Northern Ireland from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s
22 October 2014
50 years of socialist ideas and workers' struggle
Anniversary of the first issue of Militant: When we started publishing Militant, the Socialist's predecessor, in October 1964, few of our political opponents expected that we would not only continue publication for 50 years, but become an important factor in subsequent battles of the labour movement
20 October 2014
Kevin Maguire's mistaken comparison
I share Kevin Maguire's revulsion at South Tyneside council's threat to lop off £5,000 of the pay of nursery nurses, particularly as the fat cats continue to pile up fabulous wealth
15 October 2014
This year, we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Socialist and its predecessor Militant. We are proud of our record of reporting on the struggles and views of workers ignored by the rest of the press
15 October 2014
How a mass campaign stopped the cuts
The lessons of Liverpool's socialist council 1983-87: Despite crying crocodile tears, Labour-run councils throughout Britain have implemented devastating government cuts in jobs and public services - in some cases with enthusiasm, alienating many working class Labour voters
14 October 2014
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
7 October 2014
Andrew Price: Fighter, teacher, party campaigner
An inspirational figure and tenacious fighter
24 September 2014
Film review: Matt Kilsby reviews 'Tony Benn: Will and Testament'
9 July 2014
Robert Service's historical prejudice on Liverpool
Tony Mulhearn, one of the 47 heroic Liverpool city councillors who fought Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher's cuts in the 1980s, sent the letter below to the Observer after Robert Service reviewed Tristam Hunt's book "Ten Cities That Made an Empire" on 8 June
2 July 2014
Obituary: Ian Whyles - miner, socialist and class fighter
Ian Whyles, a member of the Socialist Party and its predecessor Militant for 34 years, has died aged 78, writes Jon Dale.
11 June 2014
30th anniversary of the historic miners' strike: On Saturday 14 June 2014 there will be a celebration of struggle and resistance marking the 30th anniversary of the great miners' strike
14 May 2014
Liverpool City Council 1983-87: "We had a choice"
From 1983 to 1987 Liverpool City Council was led by supporters of Militant (predecessor to the Socialist Party)
23 April 2014
The Broad Left Organising Committee
Organising militant workers: Thirty years ago a national conference took place in Sheffield organised by the Broad Left Organising Committee (Bloc)
7 April 2014
30 years ago: The Broad Left Organising Committee's huge impact
30 years ago a national conference took place in Sheffield organised by BLOC. The meeting coincided with the start of the miners' strike in March 1984, writes Bill Mullins
24 March 2014
Mourn the loss, fight for the future
A spectre is haunting capitalist commentators, right-wing new Labour and their hangers-on, following the deaths of Bob Crow and Tony Benn. Militant - seemingly long buried according to these very same sources - now haunts them
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