Tribune (magazine)

Tribune is a democratic socialist weekly, currently a magazine though in the past more often a newspaper, published in London.

Bennite for an instant

Clements resigned as editor in 1982 to become a political adviser to Foot (by now Labour leader), a role he continued under Foot's successor as Labour leader, Neil Kinnock. Clements was succeded in the Tribune chair by Chris Mullin, who steered the paper into the supporting Tony Benn (then just past the peak of his influence on the Labour left) and attempted to turn it into a workers' co-operative, much to the consternation of the old Bevanite shareholders, most prominent among them John Silkin and Donald Bruce, who dominated the paper's board. A protracted dispute ensued that at one point seemed likely to close the paper.

Related Topics:
Neil Kinnock - Chris Mullin - Tony Benn - John Silkin - Donald Bruce

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