Revolutionary Workers' Party (Trotskyist)
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The Revolutionary Workers' Party (Trotskyist) is a socialist political party
in the United Kingdom
, based in Birmingham
.
It was founded in 1962 by members of the Revolutionary Socialist League
who supported the Fourth International of J. Posadas
when it split from the International Secretariat of the Fourth International. The group began working on the European Marxist Review and publishing Red Flag. It 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 now has a very low level of activity, but occasionally publishes Red Flag.
Political party
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in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, based in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
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It was founded in 1962 by members of the Revolutionary Socialist League
Revolutionary Socialist League (UK, 1957)
The Revolutionary Socialist League was a Trotskyist group in Britain which existed from 1956 to 1964.-Formation:After the dissolution of the Revolutionary Communist Party, Ted Grant and his supporters were expelled from the RCP's successor The Club in 1950 and formed the International Socialist...
who supported the Fourth International of J. Posadas
J. Posadas
J. Posadas , was the pseudonym of Homero Rómulo Cristalli Frasnelli, an Argentine Trotskyist whose personal vision is usually described as Posadism.-Early life:...
when it split from the International Secretariat of the Fourth International. The group began working on the European Marxist Review and publishing Red Flag. It supported Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
, the Black Panther Party
Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party wasan African-American revolutionary leftist organization. It was active in the United States from 1966 until 1982....
and also worked within Labour Party Young Socialists
Labour Party Young Socialists
The Labour Party Young Socialists was the name of the youth section of the British Labour Party from 1965 until 1993. The LPYS was the most successful of the youth sections of the Labour Party in the post war period, at one point having nearly 600 branches and attendances at its national...
.
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 now has a very low level of activity, but occasionally publishes Red Flag.