John Rees (activist)

John Rees
Rees at a demonstration in 2008 against Condoleezza Rice in Liverpool.
Born	1957 (age 66–67) Wiltshire, England, UK
Occupation	Journalist
Known for	Politics

John Rees (born 1957) is a British political activist, academic, journalist^[1] and writer who is a national officer of the Stop the War Coalition, and founding member of Counterfire. He is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London.

He was formerly a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party and, as an SWP member, was heavily involved in Respect – The Unity Coalition. His books include Timelines, a political history of the modern world and A People's History of London, co-authored with his partner Lindsey German. He also produces documentaries and presents current affairs programmes for the Islam Channel.