Obituaries

Penny Kemp (1949-2021)

Penny Kemp, who died on 12 June after a battle with Parkinsons Disease, was a long standing Green Party member and a pioneering ecosocialist, writes Derek Wall.. I have found [...]

26th June 2021 // 0 Comments

“One of the indispensable ones ” Mick Gosling 26 September 1952 – 7 April 2021 The driving force of Mick Gosling’s life was the defence of working people’s [...]

25th May 2021 // 1 Comment

A tribute to Ernie Tate

Ernest (‘Ernie’) Tate, one of the founders of the International Marxist Group and the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign in the 1960s, has died at the age of 86.

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8th February 2021 // 3 Comments

Jim McVicar, 1958-2020

Sad passing of a true Scottish militant Socialist Resistance and Fourth International supporters in Britain were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jim McVicar on [...]

4th December 2020 // 0 Comments

Physics teacher became a pioneer ecologist

Factory worker Alan Roberts returned from war service to gain a degree in physics. While teaching at Monash his passionate opposition to nuclear power led to him becoming one [...]

11th January 2018 // 0 Comments

Obituary: Derek Robinson 1927—2017

by Alan Thornett Derek Robinson has died at the age of 90. He became a major figure in the car industry and in BL in the mid-1970s after he succeeded fellow Communist Party [...]

17th November 2017 // 1 Comment