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Red Lives

  • Produced by the Communist Party of Britain in 2020, ‘Red Lives’ tells the amazing and true story of communism in Britain, through the life stories of ordinary rank and file members.
  • The book is available to purchase in the YCL shop and Manifesto Press.
  • You can read or download the chapter ‘A sense of value; a sense of purpose’ in which the editors explain how the book was assembled and the picture of the Communist Party that it built up. This work has never been done on such a scale before by the party itself. A powerful picture emerges of ordinary people, committed and collectivist in their approach to the struggle for socialism.
  • You can also read some of the biographies on this page: ‘Red Lives’ – 100 Years for Socialism
  • Included in the book is the real story of comrade Annie Powell, Mayor of the Rhondda and an inspiration to those who knew her. You can hear hear he in an interview with Teleri Bevan on this link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00pn82c
  • Michael Herbert reveals the communist behind some of Dr Who’s most thought-provoking adventures in this article and short film.
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