Obituary

Nicki Sellars 1955-2020

Nicki joined the SWP in London and remained a committed revolutionary socialist.

Manu DIBango 1933-2020

Manu Dibango’s saxophone driven mix of jazz, funk and Cameroonian call and response verses helped put Africa at the centre of European pop in the early 1970s

John Tregale, 1946-2020

John Tregale, our West London Socialist Workers Party (SWP) comrade died on 16 February. He was in hospital undergoing treatment for complications following recent heart surgery.

Keith Chadwick 1947-2020

With the sudden and unexpected death of Keith Chadwick, Burnley & Pendle Socialist Workers Party lost a vital and much-loved comrade

Obituary - Dave Waller, 1953-2020

Comrades in Norwich were saddened to hear about the death of Socialist Workers Party (SWP) member Dave Waller last month.

Obituary - Nita Sanghera, 1961-2020

We are all devastated to hear that Nita passed away last Thursday, after battling illness for the last six months.

Caroline Diss 1959-2019

Caroline will be remembered by all those who knew and loved her for her courage, her audacity and solidarity with anyone resisting injustice

Obituary - Drew McEwan, 1947-2019

Comrades in Glasgow were saddened to hear of the death of Drew McEwan, who passed away after a courageous battle with asbestos-linked mesothelioma.

Obituary - Alan Hunt, 1927-2019

Members of Chesterfield Socialist Workers Party were very sad to learn of the death of Alan Hunt aged 89. He has been a member of the branch for many years.

Clamity Parker 1965-2019

Clamity Parker was an SWP member in Kent

Brian Way, 1950-2019

It’s sad to announce the death of our friend and comrade Brian Way.

Toni Morrison, 1931—2019

Toni Morrison, one of the greatest writers of the 21st century, died last week.

Mike Heaney 1954-2019

Revolutionary socialist Mike Heaney sadly died last week after four months in hospital with leukaemia

Robin Beste, 1944-2019

Robin’s sudden death on 29 May was a shock to us all

Colwyn Williamson 1938-2019

Colwyn Williamson was a central figure of the Swansea left for decades,

Obituary - Matt Gardiner, 1939 - 2019

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of our comrade Matt Gardiner.

Brian Mulvey 1951-2019

It is with great sadness that comrades and Unison union activists heard of the death of Brian Mulvey after a short illness

Frank Stone, 1937-2018

Close friends, comrades and family came together recently for a memorial to the life of Frank Stone who died just before Christmas

Jeremy Hardy 1961-2019

It is with profound sadness that we face the death of socialist and comedian Jeremy Hardy. Jeremy was a wonderful friend, an ally to anyone suffering injustice and a comrade to anyone fighting it.

Obituary - Vince Dawes 1973-2019

Comrades in South Wales, Watford and Harrow were very saddened to hear about the sudden death of Vince Dawes