Andrew Murray (campaigner and journalist)

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Andrew Murray (b. 1958) is a British campaigner and journalist, and has been Chair of the Stop the War Coalition from its formation in 2001.

A former Morning Star journalist and official for the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, Murray is presently Director of Communications for the Transport and General Workers Union and a member of the Communist Party of Britain.

He is the author of several books and numerous pamphlets, including:

• Flashpoint World War III (1997)
• Off the Rails (2001)
• A New Labour Nightmare: Return of the Awkward Squad (2003)
• Stop the War: The Story of Britain's Biggest Mass Movement (with Lindsey German, 2005)

Andrew Murray is also a regular contributor to The Guardian and writes a blog on the newspaper's web page. He featured in a 2003 BBC Panorama special on the anti-war movement.