| Spartacist League of Britain | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | London |
| Ideology | Trotskyism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | International Communist League |
| European affiliation | None |
| European Parliament Group | None |
| Politics of the United Kingdom Political parties Elections |
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The Spartacist League of Britain is a Trotskyist political party in Britain. It is the British section of the International Communist League (Fourth Internationalist).
The origins of the SLB go back to the London Spartacist Group, which was formed in late 1975 by Bill Logan and Adaire Hannah who had previously led the Spartacist League of Australia. On 19 February 1978 about 24 members of the "Trotskyist Faction" of Workers Socialist League withdrew from the WSL. This group merged with the LSG at a conference held over the weekend of 4–5 April 1978. The new group was styled the Spartacist League/Britain. The new group claimed to have about 50 members, in London and the Midlands[1].
The group published a monthly periodical called Spartacist Britain, which changed its title to Workers Hammer in 1984 and is now a quarterly.
The Youth Group of the ICL are also active, many of its members attending ICL's meetings, and meetings of other various communist organisations.