Andy Brooks
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Andy Brooks is the general secretary of the New Communist Party of Britain
. He was formerly a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain
, and joined the NCP upon its foundation in 1977. He has been a member of the NCP Central Committee since 1979. He had previously been international secretary, editor of the party's paper, the New Worker
, and deputy general secretary before succeeding Eric Trevett as NCP general secretary in 1995. Trevett subsequently took up the newly created post of NCP president.
New Communist Party of Britain
The New Communist Party of Britain is a communist political party in Britain. The origins of the NCP lie in the Communist Party of Great Britain from which it split in 1977.-Formation:...
. He was formerly a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Communist Party of Great Britain
The Communist Party of Great Britain was the largest communist party in Great Britain, although it never became a mass party like those in France and Italy. It existed from 1920 to 1991.-Formation:...
, and joined the NCP upon its foundation in 1977. He has been a member of the NCP Central Committee since 1979. He had previously been international secretary, editor of the party's paper, the New Worker
The New Worker
The New Worker is the weekly newspaper produced by the New Communist Party of Britain and the first edition came out a few weeks after the NCP was founded in July 1977...
, and deputy general secretary before succeeding Eric Trevett as NCP general secretary in 1995. Trevett subsequently took up the newly created post of NCP president.