Movement for Socialism (Britain)

Not to be confused with Movement for a Socialist Future.

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The Movement for Socialism is an occasional grouping of socialists in the United Kingdom. It originated as one half of the major split in the Workers Revolutionary Party of 1985. Initially, both halves continued under the WRP name and both published a newspaper named The News Line, originally named Workers Press.

## Workers' Revolutionary Party (Workers Press)

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The group was initially led by Cliff Slaughter and Michael Banda,[1] but Banda left in 1986 to form the Communist Forum.[2] A further split occurred when the group's Bolshevik Faction left to form the International Socialist League in 1988. Following the transformation of the remaining group into Movement for Socialism, another split occurred with the departure of a group of supporters of the Workers International to Rebuild the Fourth International.

## See also

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* Trotskyist Fraction – Fourth International

## References

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1. ^ "The death of Mike Banda", Permanent Revolution. Retrieved 26 October 2015
2. ^ Encyclopedia of British and Irish political organizations parties, groups By Peter Barberis, John McHugh, Mike Tyldesley, p.170

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Workers Revolutionary Party

General|

* Revolutionary Communist Party
* The Club
* Socialist Outlook
* Trotskyism
* Entryism
* International Committee of the Fourth International
* The News Line

National Leadership|

* Gerry Healy (1959–1978)
* Michael Banda (1978–1985)
* Gerry Healy (1985–1987)
* Sheila Torrance (1987–present)

Derivatives|

* Solidarity
* Workers' Socialist League
* Socialist Labour Group
* Workers Party
* Workers' Revolutionary Party (Workers Press) (later Communist Forum, International Socialist League and Workers International to Rebuild the Fourth International)
* Workers' International League
* Socialist Equality Party
* Marxist Party (later Communist League and Peace and Progress Party)

Related|

* Far-left politics in the United Kingdom

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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