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CPGB-ML highlights

  • Venezuela / British delegate in Caracas: ‘Facing the same enemy, we must fight together’

    The world’s anti-imperialist forces are coming together in a way that has not been seen for 70 years.

    12 Mar 2023 ,
  • Italy / Remembering the history and achievements of Italy’s communists

    The militant and heroic legacy of our movement is much needed as an inspiration for the struggle that faces us today.

    21 Jan 2023 ,
  • Yugoslavia / Anti-imperialist conference: Nato’s war drive threatens to engulf Europe

    Rather than admitting defeat, the imperialists are doing everything possible to prolong and extend the war in eastern Europe.

    17 Dec 2022 , Proletarian
  • Nicaragua / Oppose US ‘special measures’ against sovereign Nicaragua!

    Once again, the USA wants to starve an entire people into submission, simply because they have asserted their right to economic and political independence.

    27 Nov 2022 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Tribute to Comrade Avtar Jouhl

    An indefatigable fighter against racism and imperialism, and for socialism, which he knew held the only solution to humanity’s problems.

    20 Nov 2022 , Lalkar
  • Yugoslavia / Neo-nazis smash up Yugoslav communist party headquarters

    British communists stand in solidarity with our Yugoslav comrades under attack from EU-backed fascist thugs.

    8 Nov 2022 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / The cost of living crisis is a capitalist crisis!

    The capitalists have shown themselves to be entirely unable to run their own system for the benefit of society.

    4 Nov 2022 ,
  • China / Joti Brar on the history and future of the Chinese communist party

    ‘The stronger China becomes industrially, technologically and militarily, the more it is able to help poorer countries break free of the stranglehold of debt slavery.’

    3 Oct 2022 , China Reports
  • China / Outrageous ‘assessment of human rights concerns’ in Xinjiang by UN commission

    Solidarity with the people of China, being subjected to abhorrent and baseless accusations as part of the imperialists’ relentless drive to war.

    17 Sep 2022 , Friends of Socialist China
  • China / China warns the USA on Taiwan: ‘Those who play with fire will perish by it.’

    The US imperial tiger has far less power against China than it imagines. But while it remains in existence, it will continue to bring death and destruction in its wake.

    3 Aug 2022 ,
  • Korea / Solidarity with people’s Korea on the Day of the Sun 2022

    Progressive humanity has every reason to celebrate the birth of the great Korean Marxist and revolutionary Kim Il Sung.

    15 Apr 2022 ,
  • Afghanistan / Victory of Afghan resistance forces is a heavy blow against our shared enemy

    The defeat of US imperialism and its allies after 20 years of barbaric warfare is a tremendous advance for the anti-imperialist camp.

    18 Mar 2022 ,
  • British politics / Build the Workers Party of Britain

    The primary goal facing us today is the breaking of all bonds between the Labour party and the working class.

    5 Mar 2022 ,
  • British politics / Learn the lessons of the Corbyn project: break the link with Labour!

    Breaking the thousand threads that connect workers’ organisations to the Labour party is the biggest task facing us now.

    22 Feb 2022 ,
  • Divide and rule / Fight racism with class unity, not separatism or black nationalism

    It is only by unifying the maximum forces that we will be able to confront the enemy of ALL workers – the capitalist-imperialist economic system as a whole.

    13 Feb 2022 ,
  • British politics / The real conspiracy is that of the ruling class against the workers

    Workers are being side-tracked from the class struggle with plausible lies that exploit their fears and their anger at being endlessly lied to.

    12 Feb 2022 ,
  • Health / Covid has exposed the weakness of capitalism and the strength of socialism

    In highlighting the fatal flaws of capitalism, the pandemic has also given us a chance to pursue solutions with renewed energy and hope.

    2 Jan 2022 ,
  • China / China and Covid: working towards a global community of health for all

    While China has declared its vaccines to be a global public good, imperialist corporations continue to put profit ahead of health.

    17 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • China / Comrade Ella: Our enemy is here at home, not in China

    Confusing and demoralising anticommunist propaganda is a cornerstone of the imperialist drive for domination and war.

    23 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Ninth party congress: We must connect our movement with the masses

    Important foundations have already been laid. Now we must expand and build on those in a principled and serious way.

    11 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • France / Solidarity with French workers and their fight against Nato in Toulouse

    Workers protest the militarisation of space and the subordination of their interests to those of US imperialsm.

    26 Aug 2021 ,
  • British politics / Paul Turek: passing of a working-class fighter

    Our party mourns the loss of a true class-conscious proletarian and a staunch fighter for socialism.

    24 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / A call to arms: This May Day, fight together against imperialism

    Workers’ parties sign international revolutionary anti-imperialist manifesto.

    1 May 2020 ,
  • British politics / Onwards and upwards: In memory of Deborah Lavin

    One of a kind: her influence on party life, and the guidance she gave to young cadres in particular, will be fondly remembered and sorely missed.

    3 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Health / Now 230 workers’ parties call for united effort to fight Covid-19

    Progressive parties from around the world have signed a joint letter calling for closer international cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus.

    2 Apr 2020 ,
  • British politics / Red salute to our beloved Comrade Deborah Lavin

    Her funeral is to be live-streamed since large gatherings are prevented by the present pandemic conditions.

    30 Mar 2020 ,
  • British politics / John Hepple: a life of working-class struggle

    A true son of the working class, one of so many who have given their lives to the fight for a better world.

    25 Mar 2020 , Proletarian
  • Iran / Self-identifying ‘communists’ blame Iran

    Self-defence is no offence; those who really want to stop war must stand with the resistance.

    16 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • USSR / Why do we celebrate the October Revolution?

    Workers need to take inspiration from the achievements of October; an example that our rulers would prefer us to forget.

    2 Dec 2019 ,
  • Bolivia / Stop the coup; defend President Evo Morales. Hands off Bolivia!

    As Latin America’s masses struggle to throw off the yoke of imperialist control, the US has intervened once more to overthrow a popular government.

    11 Nov 2019 ,
  • Working-class history / Avtar Jouhl: lifelong class fighter against racism

    Comrade Avtar reflects on a life of struggle in the IWA and the trade unions from the 1950s to the 1990s.

    10 Nov 2019 , International Socialist
  • China / Comrade Isabel Crook recieves friendship medal from People’s China

    Our party’s honorary president was one of six recipients of the presigious award, along with Raúl Castro.

    15 Oct 2019 , Proletarian
  • China / The Chinese revolution: ‘One of the greatest moments in human history’

    Packed London meeting celebrates 70 years of New China and pledges support for its people and government.

    2 Oct 2019 , Proletarian
  • Venezuela / British communists join march and rally in Caracas

    International conference calls on workers everywhere to refuse to cooperate with the imperialist aggression against Venezuela.

    11 Sep 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Comrade Bridget Bell, dedicated fighter for the working class

    Bridget was highly respected for her work during the 1984/5 miners’ strike, and for her principled class position at all times.

    9 Sep 2019 , Lalkar
  • Venezuela / The successes of the Bolivarian housing mission in Venezuela

    Bringing solidarity to a heroic people as they resist imperialist siege.

    29 Aug 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Interview: What does our party stand for?

    Responses to a Turkish journalist about Britain, Brexit, Boris, the workers’ movement and the wider world.

    27 Aug 2019 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Fighting the forces of fascism: persuasion, not force, is key right now

    What should meaningful antifascist work look like in present-day Britain?

    28 Jun 2019 ,
  • British politics / Tribute to Comrade John Dempster

    A staunch and determined comrade to the end.

    11 Jun 2019 ,
  • British politics / Letter: Is the British Worker a racist paper?

    Are there colours, fonts or names we need to avoid in order to preserve our socialist message as we try to connect Marxism with the working masses?

    5 Jun 2019 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Challenges facing communists in Britain today

    Objective conditions for the creation of a revolutionary movement are improving, but much work needs to be done to take advantage of those conditions.

    14 Dec 2018 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Identity politics are anti-Marxian and a harmful diversion from the class struggle

    Refuse to allow our movement to be hijacked by hostile class forces!

    7 Dec 2018 ,
  • British politics / Building an active party

    Capitalism creates its own gravediggers. We must organise them into a mighty liberating army.

    5 Dec 2018 ,
  • Europe / Prague communists host European conference

    CPGB-ML delegates join revolutionaries from across Europe in affirming that only socialism can save humanity from endless crisis and war.

    27 Nov 2018 ,
  • Venezuela / Full support to revolutionary Venezuela and its leadership

    The only way to secure the people’s gains is the defeat of imperialism and the complete overthrow of the capitalist system in Venezuela.

    17 Nov 2018 ,
  • British politics / Real antifascist work means engaging with workers, not dismissing them

    Every possible effort must be made to win duped workers away from backward ideas that act against their own class interests and help to keep them enslaved.

    13 Nov 2018 ,
  • Culture / Promotion of proletarian culture

    The battle for culture is a vital front in the class war. Promoting proletarian art is part of building a revolutionary consciousness among workers in Britain.

    12 Nov 2018 ,
  • USSR / October Revolution 101: the future belongs to communism

    October changed the world forever, and the genie can never be put back in the bottle. Only socialism offers a decent future free from crisis, poverty and war.

    7 Nov 2018 ,
  • British politics / Anti-war work in Britain

    If we want to build an effective anti-war movement, we must work to smash the hold of the imperialist lie machine on workers' minds.

    6 Nov 2018 ,
  • Housing / The housing crisis shows that capitalism is due for demolition

    Housing should be a right not a privilege, yet capitalism has proven itself incapable of providing a decent home to every worker.

    1 Nov 2018 ,
  • Society / Meaningful employment is a right for all

    Useful work well done for collective benefit brings personal fulfilment. A society that can't provide such work to its members is not fit for purpose.

    28 Oct 2018 ,
  • Education / Decent education for all

    If we want a society worth living in, education should be high-quality, free, universal, lifelong and publicly provided. Profit-taking has no place in classrooms.

    27 Oct 2018 ,
  • British politics / Build an information network capable of bringing the truth to British workers!

    For workers to win the battle against capital, they must be armed with a correct understanding to guide their revolutionary struggle.

    26 Oct 2018 ,
  • British politics / Comrade Harpal Brar steps down as party chairman after 14 years

    Party congress elects new officers and vows to rebuild the communist movement in Britain.

    24 Oct 2018 ,
  • British politics / Comrade Dave Coates: a life in the struggle

    Red salute to a dear comrade and tireless fighter for the working class.

    2 Sep 2018 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Our party’s internationalist tasks: building a revolutionary party

    What does it take to make a revolution here at home?

    24 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Editorial: Our demands

    1 Jun 2017 , Proletarian
  • Sri Lanka / May Day in Sri Lanka

    CPGB-ML comrade addresses JVP rallies on International Workers Day.

    1 Jun 2017 , Proletarian
  • British politics / ‘Socialist’ McDonnell shocked by communists on May Day

    Reactionaries shun the hammer and sickle as the devil shuns holy water!

    1 Jun 2017 , Proletarian
  • Working-class history / Remembering Comrade Clement Murphy-Shaw

    An exemplary life given to the promotion of progressive and humanitarian causes.

    1 Jun 2017 , Proletarian
  • Health / Cloak and dagger: the operation to kill the NHS

    The campaign to destroy the NHS is reaching its final stages: how did we get here and what can we do?

    1 Apr 2017 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Reclaiming May Day for the working class

    A day of proletarian pride.

    1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
  • USSR / Letter: Follow the road of Great October!

    The October Revolution remains, almost a century later, as humanity’s beacon of hope and inspiration.

    1 Dec 2015 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Rage against capitalism: working-class youth fight back

    The working class needs a general staff that can enable it to direct its anger in a constructive way.

    9 Aug 2011 ,

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CPGB-ML video

  • Venezuela / Caracas anti-imperialist rally declares: One enemy, one fight!

    International demonstration remembers Hugo Chávez ten years on and reaffirms Venezuela’s commitment to independence and freedom.

    15 Mar 2023,
  • Theory TV / The global drive to war and the launch of the World Anti-imperialist Platform

    Western propaganda about Russia and China, the two main targets of Nato’s war drive, aims to drum up support for war and destroy anti-imperialist resistance.

    10 Mar 2023, Proletarian TV
  • Yugoslavia / British delegates in Belgrade: Nato is trying to expand the war in Europe

    The imperialists desperately hope they can win out in the end by wearing Russia down and causing her economy and society to collapse.

    18 Dec 2022,
  • Theory / Comrade Joti: Why our rulers hide the truth about socialist science

    ‘The whole history of our movement tells us we must not leave this vital work to others. Every one of us needs to get educated!’

    3 Dec 2022, Proletarian TV
  • Divide and rule / Harpal Brar on Avtar Jouhl: Above all he was a fighter for socialism

  • Theory TV / Harpal Brar: Lenin on party building (One Step Forward)

  • Theory TV / Ella Rule: Lenin on revolutionary theory (What Is To Be Done?)

  • British politics / Book: Britain’s Road to Socialism?

  • Capitalism or communism TV / Comrade Ella tells Chinese conference: ‘A decent future is ours for the taking’

  • USA / To US workers: ‘Only class politics can save us from the rampaging monopolists’

  • Capitalism or communism TV / Comrade Ranjeet: Our struggle is an international one

  • China / What has the Chinese revolution done for us? World leaders voice support

  • Venezuela / Venezuelan ambassador: ‘They will see the kind of democracy we have’

  • Korea / 70th anniversary of the Korean war

  • USSR / The NHS is ‘communist’ – we owe it to the October Revolution, not to Labour

  • British politics / Comrade Joti interviewed by Caleb Maupin

  • China / Comrade Joti talks to George Galloway about China and Hong Kong

  • Venezuela / Comrade Joti speaks to Telesur in Bolivar Square, Caracas

  • Venezuela / Comrade Joti reports live from Venezuela on George Galloway’s MoATs

  • Venezuela / Joti Brar, vice chair of the CPGB-ML, speaks on Venezuelan national television

  • Capitalism or communism TV / The end of history – or the end of capitalism?

  • British politics / Workers for Brexit: why our party supported leave in the EU referendum

  • Theory TV / Trotskyism Q&A

  • Britain TV / Our vision: Harpal Brar on the tasks of the party

CPGB-ML theory

  • Capitalist crisis / The cost of living crisis is a capitalist crisis

    Economic crises are an inescapable feature of life under the market system. Socialist planning is our only way out.

    4 Nov 2022, Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Book: Identity Politics and the Transgender Trend

    Where is LGBT ideology taking us and why does it matter?

    5 Dec 2019,
  • China / Chinese forum discusses humanity’s shared future

    Why is China so far ahead of the imperialist countries in its development of green technologies?

    5 Mar 2019, Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / The only thing that unites us is class

    Socialists must avoid the trap of bourgeois identity politics if they are to make headway in uniting the working class against capitalism.

    7 Dec 2018,
  • Theory / Book: The Drive to War Against Russia and China

    Why do the US and British ruling classes seem so set on war with Russia and China, and what can the working class do to prevent such a cataclysm?

  • Theory / What is the significance of dialectical materialism for science?

    Marxist philosophy is not a science above other sciences; it is an instrument of scientific investigation.

  • USSR / October 1917: the defining event of our epoch

    What is the significance of the events in Russia one hundred years ago for workers in Britain today?

  • Theory / Letter to a comrade overcome by pessimism

    Living in an imperialist country, where the movement is weak and at a low ebb, it is easy to get discouraged or disillusioned with communist work.

  • Theory / Lenin on party building

    What kind of organisation does the working class need if it wants to overthrow imperialism and build socialism?

  • Theory / Lenin’s What Is To Be Done?

    What is the role of theory in the communist movement? How should it affect the work we do?

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