The Manifesto in History
The final instalment of Harold Laski’s 1948 introduction to The Communist Manifesto for the Labour Party looks at the application of the Manifesto’s principles in practice – and its relevance to the Labour government.
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Harold Laski was a political theorist and sat on Tribune's inaugural editorial board. He was also the co-founder of the Left Book Club, chair of the Labour Party from 1945-'46 and author of numerous books.
The final instalment of Harold Laski’s 1948 introduction to The Communist Manifesto for the Labour Party looks at the application of the Manifesto’s principles in practice – and its relevance to the Labour government.
On the centenary of the Communist Manifesto’s publication in 1948, the Labour Party asked Harold Laski to write an introduction for party members. We republish a section of his essay today.
The Communist Manifesto was first published on this day in 1848. A century later, the Labour Party produced an appreciation of the Manifesto by Harold Laski – which Tribune will republish this weekend.