The life of Islington socialist and campaigner Joe Harris – who fought to improve Britain’s woeful state pension – will be celebrated on Sunday. Among those leading tributes will be former colleague Dot Gibson, secretary of the National Pensioners Convention, former Unison leader Rodney Bickerstaff and Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn. Joe, who lived at Milner Place, Angel, was a founder member of Islington Pensioners Forum, and later became general secretary of the National Pensioners Convention from 2001 until 2009. He held a key role in developing the organisation and its policies, particularly on the state pension.Joe was instrumental in highlighting the fact that Britain had one of the lowest state pensions in Europe.

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  PENSIONS, OBITUARIES
• Geographical keyword
  MILNER PLACE
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  Joe Harris, Islington Pensioners Forum