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Alan Thornett
British activist and car worker
June 15, 1937 - October 9, 2026 (Age 89)
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Alan Thornett began his career as a car worker in Plant Oxford, Cowley, Oxford in 1959.
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Alan Thornett began his career as a car worker in Plant Oxford, Cowley, Oxford in 1959. Alan Thornett died on October 9, 2026. This memorial record includes life dates, public details, and ways for family, friends, and readers to add memories.
- Died
- October 9, 2026
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- Public record (Wikipedia): Alan Thornett
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- 1959Alan Thornett began his career as a car worker in Plant Oxford
Alan Thornett began his career as a car worker in Plant Oxford, Cowley, Oxford in 1959.
- 1960He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain there in 1960 before...
He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain there in 1960 before being recruited with other shop stewards to Gerry Healy's then Socialist Labour League in 1966.
- 1974However, in 1974 he and most of the Cowley group were expelled – fr...
However, in 1974 he and most of the Cowley group were expelled – from what had become the Workers Revolutionary Party the previous year – with around 200 other members.
- 1981It established an international tendency
It established an international tendency, the Trotskyist International Liaison Committee, and fused with the International-Communist League in 1981.
- 1984Political differences emerged in the new organisation with parts of...
Political differences emerged in the new organisation with parts of the ex-WSL splitting off before those remaining were expelled in 1984.
- October 9, 2026Died
Alan Thornett died at age 89.
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Around a hundred of them went on to form the Workers Socialist League (WSL) of which Thornett was a leader.
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