https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Alex_Sloan&feed=atom&action=historyAlex Sloan - Revision history2024-03-29T06:57:34ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.31.5https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Alex_Sloan&diff=257072&oldid=prevPeter Salmon: Redirected page to Alex Sloan (alias)2020-06-18T15:48:10Z<p>Redirected page to <a href="/index.php/Alex_Sloan_(alias)" title="Alex Sloan (alias)">Alex Sloan (alias)</a></p>
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</table>Evelinehttps://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Alex_Sloan&diff=256371&oldid=prevChris Brian: /* Split and the Communist Workers League of Britain */2020-03-16T13:49:22Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Split and the Communist Workers League of Britain</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At the same time, having ambitions to become an editor of a British-Maoist newspaper, Davoren entered into talks with the Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) for a possible merger of the groups, though this was turned down by Birch. When the existence of these talks became known to the rest of the INLSF, Davoren was seen as trying to sell the group. This sparked a split with half the group under Joe O'Neill walking out in June 1971.<ref name="nt.19Nov2018"/> The ''Irish Liberation Press'' carried a note saying that three leading members were expelled, with other leading members from the inner group leaving after a special conference was called to ratify the decision.<ref name="erol.uk-maoism"/><ref>Renegades expelled from I.N.L.S.F., <em>Irish Liberation Press</em>, vol.2, no.5, 1971 (via Linenhall Library archives).</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At the same time, having ambitions to become an editor of a British-Maoist newspaper, Davoren entered into talks with the Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) for a possible merger of the groups, though this was turned down by <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Reg </ins>Birch. When the existence of these talks became known to the rest of the INLSF, Davoren was seen as trying to sell the group. This sparked a split with half the group under Joe O'Neill walking out in June 1971.<ref name="nt.19Nov2018"/> The ''Irish Liberation Press'' carried a note saying that three leading members were expelled, with other leading members from the inner group leaving after a special conference was called to ratify the decision.<ref name="erol.uk-maoism"/><ref>Renegades expelled from I.N.L.S.F., <em>Irish Liberation Press</em>, vol.2, no.5, 1971 (via Linenhall Library archives).</ref></div></td></tr>
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</table>Chris Brianhttps://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Alex_Sloan&diff=256370&oldid=prevChris Brian: /* INLSF and the struggle in Ireland */2020-03-16T13:47:17Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">INLSF and the struggle in Ireland</span></span></p>
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</table>Chris Brianhttps://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Alex_Sloan&diff=255230&oldid=prevPeter Salmon: Created page with "{{Undercover_Police_Officer_sidebar|Name='HN347'|Alias=Alex Sloan|Series=undercover police officers|Image=Male_silhouette.png |Unit=Special Demonstration Squad|DatesDeployed=1..."2019-08-02T12:57:12Z<p>Created page with "{{Undercover_Police_Officer_sidebar|Name='HN347'|Alias=Alex Sloan|Series=undercover police officers|Image=Male_silhouette.png |Unit=Special Demonstration Squad|DatesDeployed=1..."</p>
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