18.07.1996

Towards a mass party

From the Workers’ Weekly, paper of the Communist Party of Great Britain, July 16 1926

The Central Committee of the Communist Party met in London on Wednesday last. The progress of the Party since the General Strike was reviewed and very good results indeed were noted ...

In all over 3,000 new members have been recorded and still every post continues to add to the list ...

The circulation of the Workers’ Weekly is still increasing week by week. We are now printing over 70,000 and each week shows an increase.

That 100,000 is at last within reach. If we can get the 100,000 then a Workers’ Daily becomes the next question ...

A number of new members in coming to the Party have cut themselves adrift entirely from their old organisations: ie, the Labour Party, co-ops, etc.

This is a mistake. They must retain their membership in these organisations. In becoming communists they have not only joined a new Party, but they have undertaken a new method of work within the working class movement ...

A notable feature of the increase in the Party membership is the large number of women included. This is very encouraging and opens up great possibilities for our Party amongst the working women.

The YCL also reports approximately 1,000 new members made since the strike ...

Attention was also given to the coming Labour Party congress. The leaders of the Labour Party are engaged in a strenuous campaign at present to prevent any discussion this year on communist affiliation.

The work of the Party both during the General Strike, and with the miners since, has revealed to the workers the measure of our working class loyalty and courage; and the demand that we be included within the Labour Party is increasing in volume.