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Red salute for Comrade Haylett, hero of the working-class and anti-racist struggle
MARC WADSWORTH pays tribute to retiring former Morning Star editor John Haylett, who gave invaluable assistance to the Anti-Racist Alliance
John (third from left, fist raised) at a protest in solidarity with Ukrainian Communists banned by the country's far-right government

WHEN I founded the Anti-Racist Allliance (ARA) in November 1991, my friend John Haylett acted as a mentor and champion of the cause in the labour movement. 

Without his help, ARA affiliation by a clutch of unions, including the TGWU, and scores of their branches, would not have been possible. 

They provided the political support, mobilisation and money that was the backbone of the ARA. 

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