The British Road to Socialism, 1978
The British Road to Socialism, 1978
Collection: Political Programmes of British Communism, 1944-1990 Volumes The British Road to Socialism, 1978
This volume contains material related to the 1968 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. The 1978 version centered around the idea of building a broad democratic alliance in Britain, beyond the scope of just the CPGB.
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Post-congress redrafts and edits, 1978
Contains the revised post-congress draft with agreed changes made, a detailed report on amendments to the “British Road” agreed by the 35th National Congress, handwritten notes on amendments for use...
Date:1978-1978Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-06-04
Debate of the “British Road” at the 35th National Congress, 1977
This document includes final reports of the “British Road” Committee, with handwritten amendments, minutes from meetings of the Committee, lists of decisions agreed upon by the Committee, transcripts of a...
Date:1977-1977Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-06-03
Miscellaneous pre-congress redrafts and amendments, 1977
Contains handwritten notes and minutes from meetings of the Committee discussing the Executive Committee’s perspective on the redraft, amendment submissions by party branches and other internal party committees, and related...
Date:1977-1977Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-06-02
George Matthews notes regarding discussions with party organisations, 1977
This document contains minutes of meetings between George Matthews and representatives of party organisations regarding views on the newest draft of the “British Road”. Also contains a CPGB pamphlet titled...
Date:1977-1977Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-06-01
Correspondence and contributions received by ‘Comment’ readers, 1977
Contains submissions by readers of Comment on the newest draft of the "British Road." Comment was the CPGB’s official magazine. Correspondence outlines a technicolour of opinions, ranging from hardline Stalinists to...
Date:1977-1977Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-05-06
Discussions on the Executive Committee draft of the “British Road”, 1976
Contains discussions on the draft of the “British Road” held by the Executive Committee after submission by the Commission. Handwritten minutes from EC meetings offering individual perspectives on the text...
Date:1976-1976Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-05-05
Further miscellaneous correspondence and edits, 1976
This document includes handwritten notes from Marxism Today editor Martin Jacques on the draft version of the new “British Road”, and correspondence to George Matthews and other Commission members about...
Date:1976-1976Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-05-04
Fourth draft with prospective edits by John Gollan (ii), 1976
Contains the fourth draft version of the updated “British Road to Socialism”, with detailed handwritten edits by John Gollan.
Date:1976-1976Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-05-03
