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| Founded | April 1992 |
| Split from | Militant tendency |
| Succeeded by | Revolutionary Communist Party (6 May 2024) |
| Newspaper | Socialist Appeal |
| Youth wing | Marxist Student Federation |
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Socialist Appeal was the British section of the International Marxist Tendency (IMT), founded in 1992 alongside the IMT by supporters of Ted Grant and Alan Woods after they were expelled from the Militant tendency of the Labour Party.[1] The organisation relaunched itself in 2024 as the Revolutionary Communist Party.
The organisation described itself as a "Marxist organisation which stands for the socialist transformation of society." Its stated aim was to build a revolutionary leadership capable of leading the working class in a struggle against capitalism.[2] It described its politics as descending from Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky.[3]
Socialist Appeal published a fortnightly newspaper under the same name. On 21 January 2024, the paper was renamed to The Communist and merged with the Scottish IMT newspaper, Revolution.[4] The organisation also produced books, pamphlets, magazines and other Marxist educational material, sold through the Wellred Books Britain bookstore, which it operated.[5]
In 2013, Socialist Appeal officially launched its youth wing, the Marxist Student Federation (MSF), to provide a "national platform for Marxist ideas in the student movement."[6] As of 2022, the MSF claims a presence at over 50 campuses across Britain,[7] focused on political discussions at university Marxist societies, as well as campaigning within the labour movement.[8]
- ^ Wade, Bob (27 July 2006). "Ted Grant: Trotskyite behind the Militant Tendency's infiltration of the Labour party". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ Appeal, Socialist (3 January 2003). "About us". Socialist Appeal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "About us". In Defence of Marxism. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Goodbye Revolution, The Communist is Here". Revolution. January 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Wellred Books. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Student, Marxist (4 October 2013). "Marxist Student Federation off to a flying start | Marxist Student Federation". Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Find your Marxist Society | Marxist Student Federation". 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Federation, Marxist Student (8 December 2022). "Marxist Student Federation: The voice of the labour movement on campus". Socialist Appeal. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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