British Communist Party

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Britain_(Marxist-Leninist)
British-Soviet_Friendship_Society
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Communist_International
gptkbp:alliance Left Unity
gptkbp:dissolved 1991
gptkbp:electionYear Local elections
General elections
gptkbp:founded 1920
gptkbp:founder Will_Thorne
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historical_significance Influence_on_British_left_politics
gptkbp:historicalEvent Participated in the anti-apartheid movement
Involved in the Black Lives Matter movement
Involved in the anti-austerity movement
Involved in the anti-racism movement
Involved in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights
Participated in the 2019 general election
Supported the 2011 UK riots
Supported the climate justice movement
Supported the miners' strike of 1984-85
Supported the rights of refugees and migrants
Supported the women's liberation movement
Opposed_the_Vietnam_War
Participated_in_the_Spanish_Civil_War
Involved_in_the_Campaign_for_Nuclear_Disarmament
Involved_in_the_Labour_Party_until_1920
Opposed_austerity_measures_in_the_UK
Opposed_the_EU_Referendum_in_2016
Opposed_the_invasion_of_Iraq_in_2003
Participated_in_the_Stop_the_War_Coalition
Split_from_the_Labour_Party
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Communist Party
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:Communism
gptkbp:membership Declined in the 1980s
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Harry_Pollitt
gptkb:Ruth_First
gptkb:G._D._H._Cole
gptkbp:opposedBy Fascism
gptkbp:politicalPosition Left-wing
gptkbp:provides Anti-imperialism
Social justice
Trade unions
gptkbp:publications The Morning Star
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Britain
gptkbp:symbol Red Flag
gptkbp:youth_development gptkb:Young_Communist_League