The People's Press Printing Society (PPPS) is a readers' co-operative with the purpose of owning and publishing a left-wing, British, daily newspaper. The co-operative was established in 1945, with shares sold at £1. Originally the paper was titled the ''Daily Worker'', but the publication was re-launched as the '' Morning Star'' in 1966. On 6 January 1946, at the Albert Hall in London, Bill Jones, the leader of the London busmen's

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, handed over the formal document of transfer to William Rust (editor of the ''Daily Worker''). Ownership of the ''Daily Worker'' was transferred from the

Communist Party of Great Britain The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was the largest communist organisation in Britain and was founded in 1920 through a merger of several smaller Marxist groups. Many miners joined the CPGB in the 1926 general strike. In 1930, the CPGB ...

(CPGB) to the PPPS, with CPGB retaining editorial and political control of the paper until in 1951, the Daily Worker Co-operative Society was established to act as the nominal publishers of the paper. The Daily Worker Co-operative Society became the Morning Star Co-operative Society which later became bankrupt and the sole ownership for the publication of the ''Morning Star'' fell under the People's Press Printing Society. The People’s Press Printing Society has a difficult financial existence, making a £41,179 loss in 2013 and a £1,137 surplus in 2014. In 2025, the People's Press Printing Society continues its tradition of holding Annual General Meetings to engage with its readership and discuss the direction of the cooperative.

Publications other than the Morning Star

* ''32 Questions on the Freedom of the Press'' * ''Science in the Atomic Age'' 1947 * ''The People Rule in Yugoslavia,'' William Rust, * ''Inside Free Greece: Exclusive Reports of the Greek Situation from Eudoras Joannides,'' Eudoras Joannides, / * ''I Saw the Truth in Korea ... Facts and Photographs That Will Shock Britain!'',

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, 1950 / * ''The Struggle for a Free Press'', E. P. Thompson, 1952 * ''USA '53; The Truth Behind Eisenhower'', Derek Kartun, 1953 /

References

External links

People's Press Printing Society
records at

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