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Pete Carter

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Carter was the organiser of the Young Communists from 1963 until 1969, in which role he was responsible for its "The Trend is Communism" campaign. and was increasingly prominent in the
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In 1982, the CPGB appointed Carter as its National Industrial Organiser, but conflict between him and
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Communist Party (British Section of the Third International)
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During the 1970s, Carter was a leading activist in the
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Committee to Defeat Revisionism, for Communist Unity
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Tipton
Staffordshire
England
English
Trade unionist
Young Communist League
Communist Party of Great Britain
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
British
trade unionist
Tipton
fascist
Union Movement
Young Communist League
Communist Party of Great Britain
1970 general election
Enoch Powell
Wolverhampton South West
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
Birmingham
The Rotunda
the post office
Victoria Square, Birmingham
People's March for Jobs
Arthur Scargill
UK miners' strike
canal boat


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