Mike Squires’ Class Against Class argues the Communist Party’s early strategies were shaped by British working-class struggles, not just membership of Moscow based - Communist International. He highlights the era’s developments—rising membership, the Daily Worker, anti-fascist and anti-colonial activism—forging a militant cadre that later led resistance to fascism and post-war labour militancy, offering lessons for today’s left.
Mike Squires’ Class Against Class argues the Communist Party’s early strategies were shaped by British working-class struggles, not just membership of Moscow based - Communist International. He highlights the era’s developments—rising membership, the Daily Worker, anti-fascist and anti-colonial activism—forging a militant cadre that later led resistance to fascism and post-war labour militancy, offering lessons for today’s left.