Remembering Wally Nixon
From facing some of World War Two’s bloodiest battles to becoming a union organiser and opposing austerity in his retirement, Walter Nixon — who has died aged 101 — spent his whole life fighting injustice.
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Charlie Nixon is a Climate Change and Environmental Policy student at the University of Leeds, researching injustices within policy frameworks.
From facing some of World War Two’s bloodiest battles to becoming a union organiser and opposing austerity in his retirement, Walter Nixon — who has died aged 101 — spent his whole life fighting injustice.
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