Revolutionary Workers' Party (Trotskyist)
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Revolutionary Workers' Party (Trotskyist) | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962 |
| Split from | Posadism |
The Revolutionary Workers' Party (Trotskyist) was a
socialist political party in Britain, based in Birmingham.[1]
History
It was founded in 1963 by members of the
International Secretariat of the Fourth International.[2] The group began working on the European Marxist Review and publishing Red Flag. It later supported Sinn Féin, the Black Panther Party and also worked within Labour Party Young Socialists
.
In the early 1970s, the party suffered a major split, with supporters of
Dave Douglass
leaving to form the Socialist Union (Internationalist).
The remainder of the party remained loyal to Posadas' line; it continued with a very low level of activity after his death in 1981, and continued to publish Red Flag intermittently until the year 2000.[2]
Posadism
The organisation adhered to
flying saucers
must come from a socially and scientifically advanced civilisation to master inter-planetary travel and that the working-class should welcome the alien invaders as their liberators.
References
- ^ Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations, London: Frances Pinter, 2000
- ^ a b "Homage to Brian Mcneil". 8 January 2016.
External links
- Satirical portrait of the group by John Sullivan
- British Trotskyism at Trash Fiction