[2] However, by the start of World War I, he had joined the Socialist Labour Party (SLP) and had relocated to Leicester.
[1] The SLP was heavily involved in the Clyde Workers' Committee and, although he did not succeed in starting such a movement in Leicester,[3] Ramsay supported similar initiatives across the country.
[8] Although he lost the debate, he attended the 2nd Congress of the Communist International as a shop stewards' delegate,[2] along with others such as John S. Clarke, Helen Crawfurd, Williie Gallacher, William McLaine, JT Murphy, Sylvia Pankhurst,[9] Tom Quelch, Marjory Newbold and Jack Tanner.
In order to do so, he had to obtain a passport, under the cover story that he wished to emigrate to Argentina and, before doing so, visit relatives in Norway (actually a Bolshevik based there).
[1] Once Ramsay returned to the UK, he served on the CPGB's Central Committee, and worked as an instructor for the party.