“…Cecil John L'Estrange Malone was a left-wing socialist, ex-MP and writer. TUC Organisation…”

“…Some employers had organised routine searches of workers or forbidden the distribution of left-wing or union literature, while others had prevented involvement in the Home Guard or introduced fire-watching rotas without consultation.…”

“…At the time of the invasion crisis, there was a tightening of external censorship and on 7 May 1940, the Home Policy Committee instructed the Ministry of Information to prohibit the export of a range of left-wing, communist or fascist papers . This list, issued 28 May 1940, includes the Daily Worker, The New Propellor and Action and came under a category described in the Defence Regulation as 'matter which endangers or brings into disrepute the war effort of this country or its allies'.…”

“…1942 1939-1945 "'Lift the ban on the Daily Worker', 1942" [HFR0221], 1942 In May 1940, the Ministry of Information prohibited the export of a range of left-wing, communist or fascist papers, including the Daily Worker, under a category described in the Defence Regulation as 'matter which endangers or brings into disrepute the war effort of this country or its allies'. …”

“…He joined a union because it was ’what you did’. His parents were left- wing and he came into contact in education with members of the Communist Party. …”