Workers Revolutionary Party

This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London

  • Reference
    • GB 96 MS1256
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1974 - 1978
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file

Scope and Content

Internal bulletins including A Menshevik Unmasked - a reply to Alan Thornett by Michael Banda (1974); The Anti-Party Nature of Thornett's Slander Campaign - a letter from Alan Thornett and a reply from The Political Committee (1974); internal bulletin of January 1975 dealing with the Thornett controversy. Draft resolution on election policy, 1978 June. Election leaflet on behalf of Vanessa Redgrave, Moss Side by-election, 1978 June. All Trade Unions Alliance conference agenda and resolutions, 1977 October. Greater London Council election poster for Enid Wistrich, Labour Party, 1977 May.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Socialist Labour League was formed in 1959 as an entrist Trotskyist group. It controlled the Young Socialists (the Labour Party's official youth section) in the early 1960s. The newspaper 'Keep Left' was produced by the SLL. The SLL began to abandon entryism in 1964 and developed as a separate political party, involving itself in rank and file industrial activism through the All Trade Unions Alliance. In 1973 the Socialist Labour League was renamed the Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP) and it contested parliamentary elections from 1974 onwards. Allegations regarding sexual assaults on female party members by Gerry Healy led to a schism in 1985. This resulted in two groups - supporters of Healy formed WRP (Newsline) whilst opponents formed WRP (Workers' Press).

Access Information

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Archivist's Note

Catalogue entry by AM Williamson, 2022-01-18

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