Martin Smith (activist)
Martin James Smith (born October 1963[1]) is a British political activist. He is a former National Secretary of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), a position he held from 2004[2] until January 2011.[3] He left the SWP in 2013.[citation needed]
Smith joined the SWP in the 1980s and rose to become a member of the Central Committee. He was involved in disrupting talks at Acas in May 2010 between British Airways and the Unite trade union which he defended on Channel 4 News.[4] He has also been involved at a senior level in Unite Against Fascism. In September 2010, he was convicted of an assault on a police officer during the protest in October 2009 against British National Party leader Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time. He was sentenced to a 12-month community order.[5]
Smith is a former Director of Sherborne Publications Limited,[1] the company that publishes the Socialist Worker. At the National Conference in January 2011, he left the post of National Secretary in favour of Charlie Kimber,[3] who remains in this position.
Selected publications
- John Coltrane: Jazz, racism and resistance, the extended version. Redwords, 2003. ISBN 9781872208220
- Frank Sinatra: When ole blue eyes was a red. London: Bookmarks Publications, 2005. ISBN 9781905192021
- Why "British jobs for British workers" won't solve the crisis: Why we need jobs for all. London: Bookmarks Publications. ISBN 9781905192489
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MR MARTIN JAMES SMITH directorsintheuk.co.uk, 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Martin Smith: a retrospective by Dave Renton, 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Archived here.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Peter Manson "Another one bites the dust", Weekly Worker, No.847, 6 January 2011
- ↑ "BA's Willie Walsh 'trying to divide Unite'", Channel 4 News, 23 May 2010
- ↑ Martin Smith - 'I will appeal and clear my name' Socialist Worker, 9 September 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Archived here.
External links
- Dream Deferred - Martin Smith and Tash Shifrin's blog
- Smith talking about "Perspectives for Trade Union Struggle Today"
- Smith at the Socialist Party and Socialist Workers Party debate.
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