Obituary: Frank Duncan
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Below is the discussion so far. Feel free to add your own comments!I remember meeting Frank in the mid 80s, it might have been during the Islington Parliamentary campaign. He was a really engaging and inspiring figure. He was the kind of socialist from his generation that engaged with the younger comrades coming through and made us feel welcome and at home, in contrast to some of the members who ended up in the Socialist Studies group. I have a memory of him with a electrical megaphone, creating all kinds of mischief on Upper Street in Islington and also telling the story of how he had recently been on a cruise where he had acted as a ping pong hustler. He had apparently spent about all week with his arm in a sling whilst the ping pong tournament had progressed, joining in at the final stages, having taken bets on his success at high odds and then demolished the opposition, he was apparently a very good table tennis player and his wining s had paid for the cruse, very sad to hear of his passing
who do you think? I'd wager it was the same SC who wrote Eddie Grant's obituary for the Socialist Standard. The clue is in the Islington Branch connection.And before anyone pipes up, it has been know for other ex-members to pen obituaries in the Socialist Standard. I remember that the obituary for Freddie James that appeared in the December 1992 Standard had been written by an ex-SPGBer who'd resigned from the Party way back in 1960!
Jeez I didn't realise Steve Coogan was still in touch with the party, what with all of the Alan Partridge stuff. I thought he's be too busy
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