Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.168.56
Object Name
Poster
Title
'The Communists Say: Keep out of the Common Market'
People
Communist Party of Great Britain
Date
1975
Description
Large blue, white and orange poster. The main background is white. The top of the poster has blue text saying "the communists say ___" in a 'fill in the blank style.' Below this is a orange box/drawing of a frame, and inside this there is a blue square, with white text inside saying "KEEP OUT OF THE COMMON MARKET." This poster is most likely referring to the United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum. This referendum took place on June 5 1975. This was a U.K vote to decide whether the country should remain a member of the European Communities (common market). This was the first national referendum ever to be held throughout the United Kingdom. It was the only referendum to be held on the UK's relationship with Europe until the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union. The referendum resulted in 67% for continued European Communities membership. Historically, the labour party feared the consequences of EC membership, due to issues of trade, prices, loss of
economic sovereignty and the freedom of governments to engage in socialist industrial policies. The bottom of the poster lists some publishing information in small blue text - "published by the Communist Party, 16 King Street, London, W.C.2 and printed by Farleigh Press Ltd. (T.U.), Watford, Herts, - CP/B/30/5/67." The paper is slightly frayed at the top.
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