Title: Communist Party of Great Britain - Wikipedia
Headings: Communist Party of Great Britain
Communist Party of Great Britain
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Contents
Organisational history
Formation
1920s and 1930s
1939 to 1945: Second World War
1946 to 1956: Start of the Cold War
1957 to 1970s: Decline of the party
1977–1991: Breakup of the party
Size and electoral information
General election results
General Secretaries
Congresses
Notable members
Origins of the term "Tankie"
See also
Notes
Further reading
Secondary sources
Primary sources
References
External links

Content: Lenin argued that if such organisations gained power, they would demonstrate that they were not really on the side of the working class, thus workers would become disillusioned and come over to supporting the Communist Party. Lenin's opinion prevailed eventually. Initially, therefore, the CPGB attempted to work within the Labour Party, which at this time operated mainly as a federation of left-wing bodies, only having allowed individual membership since 1918. However, despite the support of James Maxton, the Independent Labour Party leader, the Labour Party decided against the affiliation of the Communist Party. Even while pursuing affiliation and seeking to influence Labour Party members, however, the CPGB promoted candidates of its own at parliamentary elections. Following the refusal of their affiliation, the CPGB encouraged its members to join the Labour Party individually and to seek Labour Party endorsement or help for any candidatures. Several Communists thus became Labour Party candidates, and in the 1922 general election, Shapurji Saklatvala and Walton Newbold were both elected. 1920s and 1930s
In 1923, the party renamed its newspaper as the Workers Weekly. The affair of the forged Zinoviev Letter occurred the following year in late October 1924. Intended to suggest that the Communist Party in Britain was engaged in subversive activities among the armed forces and elsewhere, the forgery's aim was to promote the electoral chances of the Conservative Party in the general election of 29 October;