The Socialist Solidarity Network was a grouping of

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in the

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most of whom were former members of the

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. They supported the Socialist Alliance in

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and support the

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. The SSN's supporters included

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, a long-time member of the

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group, and Phil Hearse, former editor of '' Socialist Outlook''. In 2002, the Network absorbed the Socialist Democracy Group. In 2003, launched the publication '' Socialist Resistance'' together with the

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. The group ceased to function in the 2000s, as SR transformed itself into the USFI section in Britain, effectively re-absorbing some people such as Phil Hearse, while others such as Lesley Mahmood and Mandy Baker were no longer involved.

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Socialist Resistance
Defunct Trotskyist organisations in the United Kingdom Scottish Socialist Party 2000s disestablishments in the United Kingdom {{UK-poli-stub