Stan, who died at his Essex home at the age of 91 on 2nd March, was president of the Socialist History Society, succeeding Eric Hobsbawm in 2012. Stan was a founder member of the Socialist History Society in 1992 and had previously been an associate member of the Communist Party History Group. Read on ...

From David Morgan, Secretary of the Socialist History Society:

It is with deep sadness that I have to inform everyone of the death of our comrade and friend, Deborah Lavin, a very active member, a serious historian and excellent speaker, who organised some excellent lecture series in recent years at Conway Hall.