‘Uncomradely and Un-communist’: Breakdown in the Communist Anglosphere? The Communist Party of Great Britain and Communist Party of Australia Debate, 1947–1948
Journal: Labour History Review
Year: 2023

The communist parties of Britain’s empire were notably excluded from the newly established Cominform in September 1947. In their absence, previous hierarchical relationships became less clear, as the fiery exchange between the CPA (Australia) and CPGB (Great Britain) in 1947 and 1948 illustrated the breakdown in ‘civil comradely debate’ to be expected between two fraternal CPs. The article will delve into the content of the debate itself – which until now has been dealt with only in passing – il