The Bishops and the Brickies
Review of 'The Communist Party of Great Britain since 1920', James Eaden and David Renton, Palgrave £40
Why should we be interested in the history of a party which dissolved itself 11 years ago, shrouded among accusations of reformism, spying for the USSR and trousering the infamous 'Moscow Gold'? The most obvious reason is that the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) certainly 'punched far above its weight'.