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Martin James Smith (born October 1963)〔 is the former National Secretary of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) of the United Kingdom, a position he held from 2004〔(Martin Smith: a retrospective ) by Dave Renton, 8 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014. (Archived here. )〕 until January 2011.〔Peter Manson ("Another one bites the dust" ), ''Weekly Worker'', No.847, 6 January 2011〕 He left the SWP in 2013. Smith joined the SWP in the 1980s and rose to become a member of the Central Committee. He was involved in disrupting talks at Acas in May 2010 between British Airways and the Unite trade union which he defended on ''Channel 4 News''.〔("BA's Willie Walsh 'trying to divide Unite'" ), Channel 4 News, 23 May 2010〕 He has also been involved at a senior level in Unite Against Fascism. In September 2010, he was convicted of an assault on a police officer during the protest in October 2009 against British National Party leader Nick Griffin's appearance on ''Question Time''. He was sentenced to a 12-month community order.〔(Martin Smith - 'I will appeal and clear my name' ) ''Socialist Worker'', 9 September 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2014. (Archived here. )〕 Smith is a former Director of Sherborne Publications Limited,〔(MR MARTIN JAMES SMITH ) directorsintheuk.co.uk, 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.〕 the company that publishes the ''Socialist Worker''. At the National Conference in January 2011, he left the post of National Secretary in favour of Charlie Kimber,〔 who remains in this position. ==Selected publications== *''John Coltrane: Jazz, racism and resistance, the extended version.'' Redwords, 2003. ISBN 9781872208220 *''Frank Sinatra: When ole blue eyes was a red.'' London: Bookmarks Publications, 2005. ISBN 9781905192021 *''Why "British jobs for British workers" won't solve the crisis: Why we need jobs for all.'' London: Bookmarks Publications. ISBN 9781905192489 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martin Smith (activist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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