Militant tendency — the Militant logo The Militant tendency was an entrist group within the British Labour Party based around the Militant newspaper that was first published in 1964. It described its politics as descended from Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir… … Wikipedia
Militant Tendency (Ireland) — was the Irish section of the Committee for a Workers International in the 1970s and 1980s when it practiced entryism in the Labour Party (Ireland). In Northern Ireland it operated as a separate organization known as the Labour and Trade Union… … Wikipedia
The Militant — is an international communist newsweekly connected to the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and the so called Pathfinder Tendency . It is published in the United States and distributed in other countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia … Wikipedia
Militant Tendency — The name of a Trotskyite organisation that achieved prominence in the early 1980s by seeking to control local Labour parties with a view to influencing their conduct and thinking. Such ‘entryism’ was practised in Liverpool where Derek Hatton… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
Irish Militant Tendency — was the Irish section of the Committee for a Workers International in the 1970s and 1980s when it practiced entryism in the Irish Labour Party. After being expelled from Labour the group formed Irish Militant Labour, which became what is now the… … Wikipedia
Militant Tendency — an extreme left wing group within the Labour Party in Britain, formed in the 1960s with policies based on Trotskyism. It began to gain influence in some constituencies and trade unions in the early 1980s, when it also controlled the city council… … Universalium
Militant Tendency — noun a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party • Hypernyms: ↑party, ↑political party … Useful english dictionary
Militant Labour — was the name of the political party openly formed by members of the Militant Tendency when they abandoned the Trotskyist tactic of entryism in 1990. The decision, in 1991, to take the Open Turn came after Neil Kinnock s attack on the Militant… … Wikipedia
Militant Labour (Ireland) — Militant Labour was the name adopted by the Militant Tendency of the Irish Labour Party after its expulsion in 1989. The name Militant Labour was used by other sections of the Committee for a Workers International at the time. Militant Labour… … Wikipedia
Militant — The Militant tendency was a Trotskyist group within the British Labour Party. Though formally part of the party, the group had a distinct agenda and sought to use the more widespread support for the Labour Party to further its own ends.… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
