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Velo Orange Grand Cru Threadless will fit a Raleigh 71mm shell. If they don't have the right width axle then perhaps try Velo Orange direct (although shipping from the US might be expensive)
http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/Freshtripe/Drivetrain.html
You can get cheaper threadless ones (like YST) but mine kept coming loose, meaning I had to remove the cranks to tighten which eventually buggered up the taper holes. Replaced with a VO one and it never came loose, and if it did, you can tighten without removing the cranks because you can do it with a lockring spanner.
I'd try flipping the axle first. It might work fine and you've got nothing to lose. Or an ebay axle. Old-school bike shops often sell, or can get hold of, the right kind of axle, too.