George Matthews (24 January 1917 – 29 March 2005) was a British communist activist and newspaper editor.

[1] 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.

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 National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers.

[2] Matthews stood down as editor in 1974, swapped jobs with Tony Chater and took charge of the CPGB's press and publicity.