Commission on the Middle Classes, 1954
Commission on the Middle Classes, 1954
Collection: Political Programmes of British Communism, 1944-1990 Volumes Commission on the Middle Classes, 1954
The emergence of a sizeable and prosperous middle class in Britain posed problems for the Marxist-Leninist CPGB, as it meant the dwindling of their working class base. The Executive Committee decided to establish the "Commission on the Middle Classes" to “examine the position of the “Middle Classes” in relation to our policy of building up a broad popular alliance”. it sought to build on the work of the “British Road.”
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Material of the “Commission on the Middle Classes”, 1954
Contains a list of Commission members, various reports on specific demographics of the middle classes in Britain, census statistics, correspondence regarding the work of the Commission, minutes of meetings of...
Date:1954-1954Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-comm-09-04
