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Andy Bell
@andybell2000.bsky.social
Ex-investigative journalist World In Action, Panorama; ex-editor Searchlight. Retired. Music lover. Plymouth Argyle supporter. Blog: http://andybell2000.com
Today is the anniversary of the deaths of two men, more than 40 years apart.

Each was hugely important in the anti-fascist movement, and I was privileged to work closely with both of them.

They are Maurice Ludmer, co-founder of Searchlight, and Ray Hill, who infiltrated the fascist...
May 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The anti-fascist magazine, Searchlight, is celebrating its 50th anniversary and to mark the occasion has produced a final, bumper, 72-page issue before it migrates completely online.

It’s a fabulous read, and I urge everyone to buy it...
March 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Really pleased that Unite Against Fascism has recommended Ray Hill’s autobiography, which I co-wrote, for World Book Day.
March 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
On 24/11/43, a German plane attacked and sank a British motor torpedo boat, MTB 73, at La Maddelena, Sardinia. Two crew members died and my father, Sam Bell, was wounded. Last year, I decided to find out more.

I really wasn’t prepared for what I discovered:

open.substack.com/pub/andybell...
January 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM