Talk:Communist Party of Great Britain

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I have removed the word 'reportedly' as I can confirm that Michael McCreery died in New Zealand in 1965. Ranger2006 19th August 2006

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[edit] Zinoviev letter

I don't have time right now, but I do feel there should be a reference to the Zinoviev letter, a fraud which showed in 1924 how frightened both the conservatives and their electorate were of the communist party. Johncmullen1960 17:25, 25 October 2006 (UTC)


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[edit] 1977-1991: breakup of the party

The article section states that 'the Eurocommunist-dominated leadership of the CPGB ,led by Nina Temple, decided to disband the party, and reform it as Democratic Left'[sic]. Apart from being poorly typed, this fails to address the question that such a decision was not within the legitimate power of the leadership of the Party as constituted at that time, and therefore, such a policy by the leadership could be effected with certainty only by flooding/infiltrating the membership with large numbers (by the standards of the CPGB at that time) hostile to the Party's existing terms of reference, or by some informal, socially exclusive poll prior to the official one (which, in the event, was a close-run thing - for what it's now worth).

Well, the proposal originated with the leadership, which I think is the intention behind the phrasing, though I agree that it's not well put. There should also be a reference to the "administrative" methods used by the Central Committee against it's "opponents": disbanded branches, refusal to re-card, expelled etc, and more reference to the battle around the Morning Star, which was a defining moment (more so than the NCP split, for example). If/when I track down some sources, I may look to beef this section up a bit. Any ideas, feel free...
And speaking of sources, there are some parts of this section that need some, or a bit of expansion, IMHO:
  • Some speculated at the time that they would receive the backing of Moscow - Who?
  • important Surrey District CP - In what way was this district "important"?
  • The group around Straight Left exerted considerable influence in the trade union movement, CND, the Anti-Apartheid Movement and amongst some Labour MPs - how do we know this? Which TUs? Which MPs? How do you define "considerable"?
  • Although circulation of the magazine rose it was still a drain on the finances of the small party - Now, I think both of these statements are true, but what are the sources?
Grmdy (talk) 16:02, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Not sure on how to edit references...

I'm not sure how you edit references, but this page definately needs to be updated with historiographical material, especially regarding the CPGB's reaction to the war. See for example 'The British Communist Party and Moscow, 1920-43' by Andrew Thorpe (Manchester University Press, 2000), and 'About Turn, The Communist Party and the Outbreak of the Second World War' by Francis King and George Matthews (eds.) (Lawrence and Wishart, London, 1990). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.30.217.84 (talk) 13:18, 11 January 2008 (UTC)