Search Results: The People's Convention from John Atkins

14, [2] pages.
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Sets out the general programme of the People's Convention.
The People's Convention was a conference that was proposed and promoted by the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1940–1941. Its advocates attempted to persuade Labour Party and trade union members that the then British government was solely for the rich, and was dominated by those who had adopted a policy of appeasement towards the Nazi regime
The Convention was the initiative of the Hammersmith Trades Council and Labour Party and Denis Nowell Pritt, Member of Parliament for North Hammersmith, who had both been expelled from the Labour Party in 1940. It was backed by leading members of the CPGB and many of the founder members were members of… Read More

11, [1] pages.
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Contents include: Comments on the war in the Far East; the Japanese attack and the second front; Production Committee; Anglo-Soviet committees.
The People's Convention was a conference that was proposed and promoted by the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1940–1941. Its advocates attempted to persuade Labour Party and trade union members that the then British government was solely for the rich, and was dominated by those who had adopted a policy of appeasement towards the Nazi regime.
The Convention was the initiative of the Hammersmith Trades Council and Labour Party and Denis Nowell Pritt, Member of Parliament for North Hammersmith, who had both been expelled from the Labour Party in 1940. It was backed by leading members of the CPGB and many of the founder members were members of the People's Vigilance Committee, which had been formed by… Read More

11, [1] pages.
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Contents include: Questions and answers concerning the military campaign in Libya; Text of a speech by Sir Roger Keyes M. P., to the House of Commons, concerning the reticence of elements in Whitehall to take offensive action against the Nazis; Anglo-Soviet Unity etc.
The People's Convention was a conference that was proposed and promoted by the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1940–1941. Its advocates attempted to persuade Labour Party and trade union members that the then British government was solely for the rich, and was dominated by those who had adopted a policy of appeasement towards the Nazi regime.
The Convention was the initiative of the Hammersmith Trades Council and Labour Party and Denis Nowell Pritt, Member of Parliament for North Hammersmith, who had both been expelled from the Labour Party in 1940. It was backed by leading members of the CPGB and many… Read More

15, [1] pages.
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Written by the Honorary Secretary of the People's Convention, sets out the programme of the People's Convention adopted in January 1941 for a "people's government and a people's peace".
The People's Convention was a conference that was proposed and promoted by the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1940–1941. Its advocates attempted to persuade Labour Party and trade union members that the then British government was solely for the rich, and was dominated by those who had adopted a policy of appeasement towards the Nazi regime.
The Convention was the initiative of the Hammersmith Trades Council and Labour Party and Denis Nowell Pritt, Member of Parliament for North Hammersmith, who had both been expelled from the Labour Party in 1940. It was backed by leading members of the CPGB and many of the founder members were members of the People's Vigilance Committee, which had been formed by communists… Read More

15, [1] pages.
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Sets out the reasons / arguments for calling a People's Convention.
The People's Convention was a conference that was proposed and promoted by the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1940–1941. Its advocates attempted to persuade Labour Party and trade union members that the then British government was solely for the rich, and was dominated by those who had adopted a policy of appeasement towards the Nazi regime.
The Convention was the initiative of the Hammersmith Trades Council and Labour Party and Denis Nowell Pritt, Member of Parliament for North Hammersmith, who had both been expelled from the Labour Party in 1940. It was backed by leading members of the CPGB and many of the founder members were members of the People's Vigilance Committee, which had been formed by communists expelled from the Labour Party. It was inaugurated at a meeting in London in January 1941 with over… Read More