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Lindsey German
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Image:lindseygerman.jpg thumb|right|Lindsey German
'''Lindsey German''' is a
United Kingdom British trotskyism Trotskyist politician and member of the Central Committee of the
Socialist Workers Party (Britain) Socialist Workers' Party. Joining the
International Socialists in the 1970's German became a full timer for the group by 1977 and has been employed by the organisation continuously since then. She was editor of ''
Socialist Review'' for twenty years to 2004.
When
George Galloway was expelled by the Labour Party, German was a supporter of the move to form
RESPECT The Unity Coalition, which includes the SWP and other opponents of the war in Iraq. She has been criticised by some small
far-left groups who accuse her of abandoning advocacy of equal rights for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people to please some of the Muslim opponents of war. She is reported to have said on this issue; "I am not prepared to have it as a
shibboleth"{{fact}}.
She is Convenor of the
Stop the War Coalition and was the
RESPECT The Unity Coalition Respect candidate for
Mayor of London in
2004 and for
West Ham (UK Parliament constituency) West Ham,
London in the
United Kingdom general election, 2005 2005 general elections coming second with 19.5% of the vote.
She is the author of numerous books and articles including;
*''The Balkans: Nationalism and Imperialism '' (editor), ISBN 1898876509
*''Sex, Class & Socialism'', ISBN 0906224543
*''Why We Need A Revolutionary Party''
*''Socialists and Class '', ISBN 1898876053
*''Stop the War: The story of Britain's biggest mass movement'', (editor with Andrew Murray), ISBN 1905192002
External links
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On Campaign Trail German's blog of her election campaign
Category:British communists German, Lindsey
Category:British journalists German, Lindsey
Category:Trotskyists German, Lindsey
Category:UK RESPECT party politicians German, Lindsey
