Contains papers relating to the New Reasoner. Contains references to: poems by Tom McGrath, Randall Swingler and Rhoda Fraser; International Society for Socialist Studies conference; circular titled 'To members of the Commission on Inner Party Democracy' by Malcolm McEwen; paper by E.P. Thompson titled 'Where are we now?'; expulsion of CP members including Hymie; content and editorship; Socialist Register; Reasoner; ULR; Poems by Thomas McGrath; requests for issues from subscribers; Peter Fryer's 'The Newsletter'; 'Polish Satire' by John Peet; Poem by Randall Swingler; decline in Communist Party membership; Labour Movement, Labour government and foreign policy; political tone of New Reasoner; editorial board meetings; discussion forums; financial matters including New Reasoner development fund; open letter re death of Imre Nagy; Independent Labour Party; International Society for Socialist Studies; Reasoner Pamphlets; Fife Socialist League; publicity in India; readers' opinions.

Papers comprise: correspondence; progress reports; notes of editorial meetings; accounts; manuscripts submitted for publication, typescript poems, conference papers, list of names [subscribers?], paper 'The New Reasoner 1957-1969'; Reasoner Pamphlets No.1 and No.2. Correspondents include: Ralph Miliband, Eric Hobsbawm, Harry Pollitt, Edward P. Thompson, Ken Alexander, Ronald Meek, Ray Challinor, Clive Jenkins, Helen Bastable, Stan Rushton, Paul Hogarth, Peter Fryer, Clancy Siegal, Brian Pearce, Cyril Holloway, Christopher Hill, Dorothy Thompson, Lawrence Daly, Rodney Hilton, Chimen Abramsky, Margot Heinemann, Malcolm Caldwell, Richard Hoggart, Christopher [Coppard?], Chuck Taylor, Jay Robinson, Dora Scarlett, Malcolm McEwen, Hymie Fagan, Alan, Joan.

[See also U DJS/1/43, 60-70, U DJS/4/1]