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SWP

I understand he has left...--82.23.50.146 (talk) 22:54, 17 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a source? The article says he left in 2008: this anon contribution is dated Nov 2007. Only source I can find is report by Derek Wall of a Green Left (UK) fringe meeting in Feb 08[1] and confirmed by another person at the meeting on the Harry's Place comments thread.[2] BobFromBrockley (talk) 10:03, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I was there as well, and he did say he'd left, and from what I can gather off the internet, he may have left earlier (after his 'disillusionment with SWP' article, but it's unclear. Gordon (talk) 11:57, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can also confirm that I heard him say he had left. --Charliewbrown (talk) 13:43, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He also left in late 2007 not 2008. --Charliewbrown (talk) 13:44, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have just finished reading his new book "What's Going On?" and in it he discusses leaving the SWP and even refers to making the phone call to his bank to cancel his subs- I am at work and don't have the full reference details with me, but if I get time later will add this. Rednotdead (talk) 12:42, 5 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cricket course

Match, surely? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.39.139.101 (talk) 05:59, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely course in this instance. The kind of course where you go to practice playing. Nev1 (talk) 00:21, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wife and kids

As there are conflicting edits, could we get it straight whether Steel is a husband and parent or not? For a more knowledgeable and relaxed Wikipedia- Nemesis646 (talk) 17:37, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I dunno what the truth is and I have no idea why the two anonymous editors believed opposing things.--EchetusXe (talk) 21:31, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He has at least one child a boy, he said so on the news quiz last year.I forgot how old he is. --sprungl (talk) 12:34, 11 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]