Bruce Kent who has sadly died at 92 was one of the best known peace campaigners of the post-45 period not just in the UK but internationally. His death has seen obituaries in the Guardian,Times and Telegraph but elsewhere silence.
I suspect he would have rather relished that even in death he could cause awkwardness for an Establishment promoting a war with Russia in Ukraine.
Bruce Kent was a North Londoner living off Green Lanes in Harringay. Despite his many commitments he was always active locally. A 1988 picture shows him with Bernie Grant, Sharon Grant and others launching Haringey as a nuclear free zone. Later in 1988 he went on a 1000 mile walk from Poland to Brussels to promote peace.
Bruce Kent should be an inspiration to new generations of peace campaigners but don’t expect Boris Johnson to say so…
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