Latest editorial
Droylsden commemorates life of communist leader Harry Pollitt
Standing on the shoulders of giants: Bury South Communist Party candidate Dan Ross in front of an honour guard of Pollitt admirers
THE life of former Communist Party general secretary Harry Pollitt was commemorated in Droylsden in Tameside, Greater Manchester, today.
And a Communist Party candidate in Thursday’s general election quoted from Pollitt’s own general election address to the people of Seaham in County Durham when he stood for election as an MP in 1929.
Pollitt grew up and became politically active in Droylsden.
Similar stories
As a delegate to the party’s 24th congress, HARSEV BAINS connects historical threads from Harry Pollitt’s 1954 visit to today’s challenges of building left unity against corporate-backed Hindu nationalism
From Israel’s creation in 1948 to today, views on the nature of the Jewish state have passed through several stages – but what remains constant is the projection of imperial power in the region, which is the barrier to peace and Palestinian self-determination, writes NICK WRIGHT
As the People's Republic turns 75, ROBERT GRIFFITHS details how British communists championed Chinese sovereignty against imperialism, weathering the political storms of the Sino-Soviet split and collapse of the USSR to rebuild relations for the modern era