"That things happened in the USSR which were inexcusable and which ultimately prejudiced Socialism's whole prospect is today undeniable. Whether Communists in the capitalist world could or should have done more than they did is much more contentious."

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CommunistsLabour Party (UK) politiciansMarxistsJournalists from ScotlandNon-fiction authors from Scotland
Original Language: English

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The Communist Party of Great Britain: A Historical Analysis to 1941 (1995), p. 74, as cited in "Labour may have a communist as its general secretary" The Times (19 September 2016)