Remembering Pat Wall, Friend, Fighter and Marxist (1933 – 1990)
Today 6th August is the 20th anniversary of the death of Marxist MP and class fighter Pat Wall. In his memory we publish a tribute to him by Rob Sewell.
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Marxism and Bolshevism
Today 6th August is the 20th anniversary of the death of Marxist MP and class fighter Pat Wall. In his memory we publish a tribute to him by Rob Sewell.
Ted Grant (1913 - 2006)
Today, July 20th, is the fourth anniversary of the death of Ted Grant, Marxist, Revolutionary, defender of the banner of Trotskyism. In the next few days we will be publishing the first volume of the collected writings of Ted Grant cover the period from 1938 to 1942.
A working class hero: In memory of Kenny McGuigan
Kenny McGuigan
It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of comrade Kenny McGuigan following a long struggle against an increasingly debilitating illness. We will post a full tribute to him shortly but in the meantime we join with many others in expressing our condolences to his family and friends at this dificult time. He was a great and much loved comrade, Marxist and class fighter who truly will be missed.
Bolshevism and Stalinism
The history of the Russian Revolution is intimately associated with the names of Lenin and Trotsky, its two great leaders. They attracted all the praise and they bore all the hatred. The reason for this is not difficult to understand. The October Russian Revolution, led by the Bolshevik Party, was the greatest event in history. For the first time, the workers and peasant took power into their hands, swept aside the landlords and capitalists, and proceeded to organise a democratic workers’ Soviet Republic.
The authority of the new Soviet government rested upon a congress of soviets (workers’ committees) elected from factories and barracks.