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When I first joined the Young Communist League in the early 1960s I met some amazing people.
One was Joe Bent, a well-known and leading communist in community politics in Southwark.
Bent was a regular communist candidate in many elections. In one Greater London Council election he narrowly missed winning a seat by fewer than 1,000 votes.
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