Talk:Cliff Slaughter

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Nothing[edit]

There is nothing in the article about Slaughter's date of birth, place of same and the like. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.155.7 (talk) 15:47, 14 May 2010 (UTC) He seems to have been born in the 1920's. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.155.7 (talk) 15:52, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is because we do not have any reliable references giving these. If you have access to any, please add the information to the article. Warofdreams talk 16:25, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Born 1928, it seems. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:14, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The points raised in this section have now been addressed in the article. Advancingreturns (talk) 16:29, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merge[edit]

I propose that Movement for Socialism (Britain) be merged into Cliff Slaughter. The person appears to be notable (published writer and academic), but I doubt if the group is - the only reliable independent source seems to be this, which mentions it in passing, in connection with Slaughter. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:33, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support - very little coverage of the Movement for Socialism exists. Cordless Larry (talk) 08:00, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Against - The movement is a distinct entity from the person and (I haven't looked into it yet) I'm sure there's more information out there on the movement in libraries and such, I don't think a deficit in sources found as yet should be a reason to merge it when many many pages on Communist groups are undeserved by the Wikipedia community in my observation; if there were more eyes on it, more sources would likely be found. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LibrePrincess (talk • contribs) 16:59, 23 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Their social profile is more or less non-existent. I cannot find anything on them today but I do know Slaughter was their leading influence. If they do have a profile, it appears to be rather secretive. We could leave a forwarding address 'See Cliff Slaughter'. It would only be a few sentences in a section anyway. Advancingreturns (talk) 21:49, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Final sentence of section 'Early Life'[edit]

I think it is correct to assert that Slaughter was one of the leading Marxist theorists in the WRP. That is clear from his books, articles, etc. And I think that comes across in Bob Pitt's work. In fact, it is well known amongst Marxists generally. However, I do not know definitively if he was always on the Central Committee during the time of his membership of the SLL and WRP. He may have been or may have been 'on and off'. Some were during the time Healy ran the SLL/WRP. I cannot find a reference to confirm a continuous position on the CC either in Bob Pitt's account or elsewhere. If anybody else can locate a reliable source, please add it at the end of the sentence. Advancingreturns (talk) 15:38, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New Section : Movement for Socialism (Britain)[edit]

After reading 'Merge' section above, I have added this section based on the Movement for Socialism (Britain) article. I would like some editorial feedback on this to see if that is OK and more or less agreed. I will endeavour to find reliable sources for this new section. Perhaps others can also do this in order to give the new section legitimacy? Advancingreturns (talk) 10:52, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not a 'Bevin Boy'[edit]

Slaughter was never a 'Bevin Boy'. His name has been removed from the category of 'Bevin Boys'. See reference [6] in article. Advancingreturns (talk) 20:05, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]