Obituaries

Obituaries

Remembering Jay Williams

A fearless revolutionary... and dancer

04 October 2026
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John Whitfield, 1943-2026

Well-known Essex trade unionist

01 October 2026
Megan and comrades on the picket line
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Megan Povey, 1947-2026

Professor who transformed a union

23 September 2026
Dolly Parton in 2014
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Remembering Dolly Parton

Icon who told the stories of working class people

26 August 2026
Maz Saleem on a Palestine protest
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Maz Saleem, 1974-2026

A powerhouse of social change

22 July 2026
Ann Widdecombe
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Ann Widdecombe is strictly dead! Don’t let media force us to mourn a bigot

She was no harmless eccentric

11 July 2026
Alan Greenspan
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Alan Greenspan dead at 100

His decisions were always in the bosses' interests

25 June 2026
Penny Krantz
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Penny Krantz, 1943-2026

Lifelong anti-fascist and revolutionary socialist

28 April 2026
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Terry Bell, 1942-2026

South African revolutionary

17 April 2026
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Remembering Muzan Alneel: ‘Her voice carried the message of Sudan’s revolution to the wider world’

A Sudanese revolutionary

16 April 2026
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Gary Watt, 1951-2026

Gary’s socialism was a visceral response to the world based on compassion

15 April 2026
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Sue Shatford, 1960-2026

A sunflower on a bright summer’s day

16 March 2026
Jesse Jackson in 1975 (Pic: Public Domain)
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Jesse Jackson: A towering figure of the movement

Jackson’s commitment to justice remained undimmed to the end

23 February 2026
Nick Stone
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Nick Stone, 1960-2026

A determined and steadfast comrade

09 February 2026
Judy Rafferty (1)
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Judy Rafferty, 1953-2025

Teacher who led by example

16 December 2025
Greg Douglas
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Greg Douglas, 1939-2025

Trade union militant and anti-fascist

02 December 2025
Jorn Andersen
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Jørn Lykke Andersen, 1956–2025

Leading member of the Danish International Socialists

25 November 2025
Book cover of The Making of Memory
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Steven Rose—Between Molecules and Meanings

Marxist biologist and anti-Zionist

17 July 2025
Mick with raised fist
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Mick Fitzpatrick, 1950-2025

Committed activist and friend to many

17 June 2025
Photo of smiling Bob Murdoch selling Socialist Worker in central Newcastle
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Bob Murdoch, 1940-2025

Quiet revolutionary who led a factory occupation

28 May 2025
Peter Ainsley
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Peter Ainsley, 1948-2025

Tireless revolutionary and climate campaigner

27 May 2025
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Peter Taaffe, 1942-2025

A central leader of Militant

29 April 2025
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Tributes to Colm Bryce

1965-2025

22 April 2025
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Remembering Colm Bryce

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15 April 2025