George Matthews (journalist)
George Matthews | |
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Born | 24 January 1917 |
Died | 29 March 2005 | (aged 88)
Education | Bedford Modern School |
Alma mater | University of Reading |
Known for | Newspaper Columnist, Editor and Communist |
Political party | Labour (1936-1940) CPGB (1938-1991) Democratic Left (from 1991) |
George Matthews (24 January 1917 – 29 March 2005) was a
newspaper editor.[1]
Life
Born to a wealthy family in Bedfordshire, Matthews was educated at Bedford Modern School, studied agriculture at the University of Reading and joined the Labour Party. In 1938, he secretly joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), while retaining his Labour Party membership. From 1939 to 1940, he served as vice president of the National Union of Students, and was also the Labour Party's prospective parliamentary candidate for Mid Bedfordshire.[2]
In 1940, Matthews left the Labour Party, and during the war he was active in the
Soviet invasion of Hungary. In 1947, he became the paper's assistant editor, moving to become editor in 1949. In 1966, he gained agreement to rename the paper as the Morning Star.[2]
Matthews stood down as editor in 1974, swapped jobs with
Democratic Left.[2]
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: George Matthews, The Times, 11 April 2005
- ^ "Tony Chater, editor of the Morning Star – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.