To me it appears the fulcrum of the discussion in the most recent posts from Dick and Jim is the notion of "evangelical"; both have made it quite clear they understand both McColl and Lloyd to have been communists. From my own observations of various people and their writings, we in the 21st century, are probably viewing even our own backgrounds and activities of 50 years ago through tinted filters and I suspect we view writings through filters as well; some people were openly flaunting beliefs and activities while others, no less committed, acted with more subtlety. From my hearing of the ABC program, Manifold may well have been an example of the offspring who converts to a stance/outlook/set of beliefs opposing their parents' position and quite unconcerned about the juxtaposition of his accent (denoting a privileged background) with his political outlook.

Dick, the numbered square brackets in your post lead me to believe you're quoting something with bibliographic references or footnotes. Have I missed a post where you indicated the source(s)?

Cheers, Rowan

Cheers, Rowan