Writers

Signed pieces by Alan Thornett, and by writers who later wrote for Socialist Outlook, found in what this archive holds. Each was found by matching names against the OCR and then reading the scan, except where marked.

Alan Thornett

Five signed articles, 1984–86, on the miners’ strike and Wapping, each now transcribed in full on thornett.redmole.org. He is also listed among the contributors to the unsigned “15 Tory lies” in the 1987 election special.

Writer	Piece	Where
Alan Thornett	“The miners' strike and the trade union left” Read the transcription	National Supplement no. 7, p. 6 May 1984
Alan Thornett	“Recall the T.U.C.!” Read the transcription	National Supplement no. 15, p. 5 March 1985
Alan Thornett	“Bring out Fleet Street! No sell-out!” front page Read the transcription	National Supplement no. 27, pp. 1–2 May 1986
Alan Thornett	“Wapping: build on the ballot victory: Bring out Fleet Street!” front page Read the transcription	National Supplement no. 29, pp. 1–2 July 1986
Alan Thornett	“Victimised miners fight on” Read the transcription	Pilot issue, p. 4 July/August 1986

Later Socialist Outlook writers

Writer	Piece	Where
Terry Conway	“Women support lesbian rights” signed "Islington North CLP"	National Supplement no. 29, p. 13 July 1986
Valerie Coultas	“Miners' dispute: Solidarity is spreading”	National Supplement no. 7, p. 3 May 1984
Gus Fagan	“Bujak arrest: A body-blow to Solidarnosc”	Pilot issue, p. 18 July/August 1986
Jenny Fisher	“Problems with ELWAR” with Sue Carlyle	London Labour Briefing no. 34, p. 11 November 1983
Kevin Flack	“on hospital cleaning contracts”	London Labour Briefing no. 49, p. 16 May 1985
Kevin Flack	“Is there a socialist alternative?” (found by OCR, not yet read on the scan)	Why Socialists Should Stay in the Labour Party (pamphlet), p. 19 1992
Charlie van Gelderen	“… miners support NUM” (found by OCR, not yet read on the scan) on South Africa's black unions; the headline begins on p. 16	National Supplement no. 15, pp. 16–17 March 1985
Charlie van Gelderen	“South Africa: beyond the national democratic programme”	National Supplement no. 27, p. 13 May 1986
Charlie van Gelderen	“Apartheid — the ruptured society”	National Supplement no. 29, p. 19 July 1986
Richard Hatcher	“Anti-racist education – is the council serious?”	Birmingham Labour Briefing no. 27, p. 5 December 1986
Phil Hearse	“Despite Kinnock and Hattersley: Why we fight for a Labour government”	Pilot issue, p. 13 July/August 1986
Phil Hearse	“Why we fight for a Labour government” the issue's editorial reprints the pilot-issue article	Devon Labour Briefing no. 20, pp. 2–3 November 1986
Phil Hearse	“Catch 22”	Devon Labour Briefing no. 28, p. 8 January 1988
Fred Leplat	“Close ranks with council unions to beat privatisation”	Budget What's At Stake, p. 3 undated
Fred Leplat	“No secret deals with developers” (found by OCR, not yet read on the scan)	Camden Labour Briefing, 5 May 1988, p. 2 5 May 1988
Fred Leplat	“Anti-Poll Tax councillors vindicated” signed "Somers Town LP and Camden Stop The Poll Tax"	Anti-Poll Tax councillors vindicated, p. 1 undated
John Lister	“Time to step up fight for the N.H.S.”	National Supplement no. 29, p. 10 July 1986
John Lister	“What about Left Aid?” signed "John Lister, Oxford NUJ"	National Supplement no. 29, p. 23 July 1986
John Lister	“Tip of a racist iceberg”	Pilot issue, p. 8 July/August 1986
John Lister	“Trades unionists: Why we should vote Labour!”	Election special, p. 2 1987
Leonora Lloyd	“Only through struggle” (found by OCR, not yet read on the scan)	Why Socialists Should Stay in the Labour Party (pamphlet), p. 4 1992
Oliver MacDonald	“Mitterand threatens Polish socialists” Oliver MacDonald was a pen name of Peter Gowan	National Supplement no. 7, p. 13 May 1984
Oliver MacDonald	“Popieluszko affair: Jaruzelski under threat”	National Supplement no. 15, p. 18 March 1985
Oliver MacDonald	“27th CPSU Congress: political reform off the agenda”	National Supplement no. 27, pp. 14–15 May 1986
Mike Marqusee	“Introduction” (found by OCR, not yet read on the scan) as "Editor, Labour Briefing"	Why Socialists Should Stay in the Labour Party (pamphlet), p. 1 1992
Piers Mostyn	“Building opposition to the Anglo-Irish Accord”	National Supplement no. 27, p. 15 May 1986
Piers Mostyn	“Fight don't fiddle” (found by OCR, not yet read on the scan) signed "Piers Mostyn (Somers Town)"	1987/88 budget: Fight don't fiddle, p. 1 1987
Harry Sloan	“Union conferences sum up the problem: Unholy alliances against the left” Harry Sloan was a pen name of John Lister	Pilot issue, p. 4 July/August 1986
Dave Spencer	“Kick out Cunningham!”	Pilot issue, p. 6 July/August 1986
Greg Tucker	“Railworkers support the miners”	National Supplement no. 15, p. 4 March 1985

By writer: writers index.

Other appearances

• The editorial board printed in the 1986 pilot issue: Graham Bash, Jenny Fisher, Phil Hearse, Jane Kelly, Chris Knight, John Lister, Jane Prust, Fran Rayner and Jane Stockton.
• “L.L.C. wound up”, the statement of delegates to the Labour Left Co-ordination in National Supplement 29, signed among others by Theresa Conway, Jane Kelly and Jenny Fisher.
• Fred Leplat’s name closes pieces in eleven more Camden items (found by OCR); in several short leaflets he signs as the contact.

Of the ten most frequent Socialist Outlook writers, Roland Rance, David Coen, David Osler, Pete Firmin, Geoff Ryan and Veronica Fagan do not appear in what is held here. Most of the national paper is missing (see About), so that is not evidence that they did not write for it.