Militant’s rule ended in tears. But in Liverpool, Derek Hatton was genuinely popular
For Hatton, Kinnock was the failure, the betrayer of socialism, not Militant. Kinnock lost elections. Militant Labour won them.
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Jon Tonge
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Militant was ideologically narrow – but it offered hope to a city in need
Despite being later reviled, at the time thousands took to the streets in support of the Militant-controlled council’s resistance.
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