Tim Sneller, "The British left and the Tito-Stalin split".
Paper presented at the New Socialist Approaches to History seminar, Institute of Historical Research, February 9th 2004
An examination of the effect on the British political Left, concentrating on the Communist Party but also looking at the Labour Party, (particularly its Left wing) of the Tito-Stalin split as it became concrete in the context of developments in the years 1948-1951. The immediate impact and reaction on behalf of the organisations and individuals concerned will be assessed, together with the longer-term significance for relations between the Communist Party and the rest of the Left. The values and prognoses associated by different elements of the Left with events will be examined. The legacy of the split, particularly for the Communist Party, will be considered.