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Bill Hunter (1920 – 9 July 2015) was a Trotskyist activist in Britain and a leader of the International Socialist League. == Life == Hunter began his revolutionary career as a member of the Independent Labour Party in World War II, when he was a part of the circle around the ''Free Expression'' discussion magazine in that group. With the decline of the ILP, Hunter became a Trotskyist and joined the Revolutionary Communist Party in which he played a leading role in its final period.〔Ted Grant, ''History of British Trotskyism'', p.198〕 With the collapse of the RCP, Hunter joined the Gerry Healy-led group known as The Club, although he had not belonged to Healy's faction in the RCP. He remained a leading member of Healy's groups until the collapse of the organisation.〔Ted Grant, ''History of British Trotskyism'', pp.198, 202〕 When Healy's Workers Revolutionary Party split in 1985, Hunter joined Cliff Slaughter's anti-Healy faction, around what was soon renamed the ''Workers Press'' newspaper.〔Ted Grant, ''History of British Trotskyism'', p.202〕 In this group, he become attracted to the faction of international Trotskyism led by Nahuel Moreno. In 1988, he and Martin Ralph led a small split to form the International Socialist League as a section of Moreno's organisation.〔 *Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley, ''Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations'', Frances Pinter, 2000〕 Bill Hunter wrote several books, including ''Forgotten Hero: The Life and Times of Edward Rushton'' about the blind Liverpool-born anti-slavery campaigner, and the two part autobiography ''Lifelong Apprenticeship: The Life and Times of a Revolutionary''. He died on 9 July 2015.〔(Bill Hunter died ) International Workers' League-Fourth International, 11 July 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Hunter (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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