Red Action is a small London-based leftist grouping. They began following the expulsion of a number of activists from the Socialist Workers Party in 1981 for involvement in what was called squadism. Squadism being a term used by the SWP to refer to those of its members who were intent on pursuing physical confrontation with British nationalist groups. St. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... Fist Logo The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is the largest political party of the far left in Britain. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Squadists were a movement within the Anti-Nazi League in the late 1970s and early 1980s who used violent confrontation to break up meetings, marches and other gatherings of extreme right-wing groups such as the British National Front and the British Movement. ... In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is a far right-wing political party that had its heyday during the 1970s and 80s. ...

The expelled activists regrouped around the paper Red Action. They found notoriety in their tactic of violently confronting "fascism" on the streets and members were prominent supporters of Anti-Fascist Action. They always had very close links with the Irish Republican movement (this being one of the sources of their original discontent with the SWP), and had very real links with the IRA, as was shown graphically when one Red Action member was convicted of a bombing in London. Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, refers to the right-wing authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Anti-Fascist Action (or AFA) is a British far-left organisation founded in 1986. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (Pronounced fee-na fall.) (English: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... This article primarily deals with the Irish Republican Army up to 1922. ...

In recent years, Red Action have become more interested in the electoral process. They joined the Socialist Alliance in England and Wales in 1999. They left this organisation, however, along with the Socialist Party of England and Wales, citing the domination of the SWP over the organisation. They then went on to found the Independent Working Class Association, with which they continue to be closely connected. For the Finno-Ugric people, see Votes. ... The Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist political party active in England and Wales and part of the Committee for a Workers International. ... The Independent Working Class Association is a small left-wing political party in Britain with the avowed aim of promoting the political and economic interests of the working class. ...

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