 The group, some of whom had previously been members of the Labour Party aimed to build a base in industrial south east Wales by focusing on socialism and republicanism rather than on rural affairs, pacifism and the Welsh language.In 1950, the group began publishing a newspaper, "The Welsh Republican - Y Gweriniaethwr".It stood Ithel Davies in Ogmore in the 1950 general election, and took 1.3% of the vote.