Many of his friends were also Communists or were suspected of being so (Member of Parliament D. N. Pritt; film director Joseph Losey; Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid; actor Alex McCrindle).
Många av hans vänner var också kommunister eller misstänktes vara så (MP D.N. Pritt, filmregissören Joseph Losey, skotske poeten Hugh MacDiarmid, skådespelaren Alex McCrindle).