12 May 2021

Obituary - Jon Elvin

It is with sadness that I have to inform you of the death of our dear friend and comrade Jon Elvin.

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20 January 2021

Obituary - Jeff Edwards

Jeff Edwards sadly passed away at Whipps Cross hospital on 3 January, having contracted Covid-19.

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9 December 2020

Obituary: Roger Priest

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our friend and comrade Roger Priest.

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18 November 2020

Obituary: Paul Chettle

Eastern Region Socialist Party members are mourning the loss of longstanding Cambridgeshire Socialist Party member Paul Chettle, after a long and recurrent illness

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14 October 2020

Obituary: Raph Parkinson 1958-2020

Socialist Party members in Liverpool and elsewhere, and Unison activists, members and staff, are shocked and saddened by the death, as a result of coronavirus, of our comrade Raph Parkinson.

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18 June 2020

Ken Douglas

The Socialist Party collectively is grieving deeply the loss to cancer of our much-loved national treasurer, Ken Douglas

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3 June 2020

Mick Cotter

It is with great sadness and regret that the Socialist Party has lost a dedicated comrade and friend of many members

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20 May 2020

Obituary: Rob Crabb

A nurse who fought with strength and dignity: Wakefield Socialist Party is saddened to hear of the untimely death of Rob Crabb at the age of 60

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6 May 2020

Peter Hadden remembered

Many Socialist Party members will remember Peter Hadden, who died ten years ago, on 5 May 2010 ('Obituary: Peter Hadden - an inspiring life for socialism' - socialistparty.org.uk)

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30 October 2019

Obituary - Bob Lee: 1954 - 2019

It was with great sadness and shock that I learnt of the death of Bob Lee, a former black member of the Militant Tendency (forerunner of the Socialist Party).

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29 May 2019

Obituary: John Boots (1942-2019)

John first became politically active during the great anti-poll tax movement of the 1990s

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29 May 2019

Obituary: Pauline Dunlop (1947-2019)

Pauline was a stalwart Militant-supporting Labour councillor in the 1980s struggle to defend Liverpool from Thatcherism

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13 March 2019

Obituary Joan Beale - Labour women's activist and Militant supporter

An active supporter of Militant (forerunner of the Socialist Party) in Lancashire in the 1970s and 80s, Joan Beale sadly passed away last month. Although her health had not been good in recent years, her death was sudden and unexpected.

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12 December 2018

Obituary - Beth Roper (1990-2018) - comrade, friend and fighter

Comrades in South Wales are mourning the loss of Beth Roper, who was suddenly taken from us in an accident on a train on 1 December at the age of just 28

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4 September 2018

Obituary: Stan Herschel

Prior to his early retirement due to ill health Stan was the RMT union's regional organiser. He was a towering figure in the labour movement.

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25 July 2018

Obituary: Ged Travers 1957-2018

Socialist Party members in Coventry were saddened to learn that Ged Travers passed away on Saturday 14 July, after two years of a brave and dignified struggle against cancer.

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9 May 2018

Obituary: Tony Byrne 1939 - 2018

The labour movement has suffered a blow by the death of our good comrade, ex-Liverpool city Labour councillor Tony Byrne.

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7 May 2018

Keith Pattenden

Keith, a former Socialist Party worker and secretary of east London party branch, finally succumbed to lung cancer

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7 May 2018

Roger Shrives, 5 April 1947 - 1 May 2018

Roger, a very long standing member of the Socialist Party has sadly passed away

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2 May 2018

Obituary: Roy Corke 1945-2018

Wirral Socialist Party members were shocked to hear of the unexpected death of Roy Corke

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