To celebrate the 71st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany by the Allies in May 1945, here’s how the Communist Party of Australia’s Tribune celebrated the victory, compared with the reporting of the victory by the Communist Party of Great Britain’s Daily Worker.
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The difference is explained by the fact that the British CP had been angling for a post-war National Government including Churchill. It hoped that if the Labour Parey gave it a free run in a few seats, it would even get one or two ministries, on the French model. No such luck! Both Tories and Labour were quite happy to do without the CP.