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Hannah Sell

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Hannah Sell
General Secretary of the Socialist Party
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byPeter Taaffe
National secretary of Youth against Racism in Europe (YRE)
In office
1992–1996
Youth representative on the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party
In office
1988–1990
Preceded byLinda Douglas
Succeeded byAlun Parry
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Political partySocialist Party

Hannah Sell (born 1971) is a British Marxist political activist. She is general secretary of the Socialist Party[1] having been a member of the party and its predecessor, Militant, since the 1980s. Sell succeeded Peter Taaffe as general secretary in 2020. She was a member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party in 1988 and 1989,[2] representing the Labour Party Young Socialists. She was national secretary of Youth against Racism in Europe (YRE) between 1992 and 1996.[3]

She is the author of the book Socialism in the 21st Century[4] and numerous articles in The Socialist and Socialism Today.[5] She has also been supportive of the Youth Fight for Jobs campaign which aims to raise awareness of youth unemployment and provide a voice for young unemployed and low paid workers.

References

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  1. ^ Archivist (11 March 2020). "Socialist Party executive committee positions". Socialist Party. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ Archivist (8 July 2008). "Campaign for a New Workers' Party". Socialist Party. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ Sell, Hannah (18 March 2010). "Guardian Comment is Free, 18 March 2010". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Sell, Hannah (13 August 2023). Socialism in the 21st Century: The Way Forward for Anti-capitalism. Socialist Publ. ISBN 978-1870958233.
  5. ^ For instance, "Euro elections 2009: Challenging big business and the far-right", Hannah Sell, Socialism Today issue 128, May 2009, and "Protests at the BBC: No to the far-right, racist BNP", Hannah Sell, The Socialist, 20 October 2009