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The British Road to Socialism, 1958

The British Road to Socialism, 1958

Collection: Political Programmes of British Communism, 1944-1990    Volumes    The British Road to Socialism, 1958

This volume contains material related to the 1958 version of “The British Road to Socialism.” The documents detail the entire process of the Commission, including the writing of draft sections, the submission of amendments by party organisations and party members, as well as the dissection of drafts by the Executive Committee.

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Revised final draft and outline with notes, 1958

Contains a revised final draft of “The British Road to Socialism”, as well as an outline with handwritten notes, delivered to the Executive Committee by Emile Burns.

Date:1956-1958
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-03-02

Material related to the final redraft, 1958

Contains a draft of the revised text sent to party organisations for comment and input, a list of final amendments submitted by the Executive Committee, handwritten notes and annotations by...

Date:1958-1958
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-03-01

Party organisations amendments, 1957

Contains a range of amendments submitted by party organisations, local branches and affiliated groups.

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-01-09

Correspondence discussing amendments, 1956-1957

Contains correspondence and reports regarding early revisions and amendments to “The British Road to Socialism.”

Date:1956-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-01-08

Executive Committee amendments, 1957

Contains amendments proposed by the Executive Committee on the 1957 draft.

Date:1957-1957
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-01-07

Draft sections of the “British Road” (ii), 1956

Contains draft sections submitted by members of the Commission on “The British Road to Socialism.”

Date:1956-1956
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-01-06

Draft sections of the “British Road” (i), 1956

Contains draft sections submitted by members of the Commission on “The British Road to Socialism.”

Date:1956-1956
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-01-05

Minutes of the Commission on the "British Road", 1956

Contains meeting minutes from the Commission on “The British Road to Socialism”, an internal CPGB group established to look at producing a revised edition of the original text.

Date:1956-1958
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-01-04
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