I’m devastated at the loss of my friend and comrade John Molyneux. John was a giant in every way.

Above everything, John had an immense commitment to the struggle for emancipation, borne of a deep love for other human beings.

Marx once said “nothing human is alien to me” and this was as true for John as it was for anyone.

John married a deep understanding of Marxist theory with a breath of vision and a passion for learning that allowed him to master the fields of philosophy, religion, art, political theory, climate science and much else besides.

More importantly, he had boundless energy and commitment to a better world that meant he gave more than 50 years in the struggle to end the horrors of capitalism.

His last day, like so many before it, was spent attending an anti-war meeting. His last decade was spent building People Before Profit and driving the Irish Marxist Review forward if not on his own then certainly as its main inspiration.

Deepest sympathy to his partner and comrade in arms, Mary Smith, his children grandchildren, great grandchildren and wider family.

Condolences to his many comrades in the Socialist Worker’s Network, People Before Profit , the British SWP and the wider international socialist movement.

John’s humanity is nicely captured in the two photos attached (the comment on the babies was yesterday)

John was a gorgeous man. A comrade and friend we will struggle to replace but must honour by continuing the struggle he believed in and enriched.

Rest in power comrade your contribution was immense. Your life lived as we all want to live – authentically in the spirit of love, social justice and indefatigable optimism for human liberation.