This year's Communist University of Britain will play host to a briefing session on Sunday 1st August 1pm, on  the Crisis in the Middle East featuring representatives from the Palestinian People's Party, Tudeh Party of Iran and the Communist Party of Iraq. Organised by the Co-ordinating Committee of Communist Parties, and chaired by SACP international secretary Chris Matlhako, the briefing will also see the launch of a new campaign to free Marwan Barghouti and all Palestinian Political Prisoners. Make sure you book your place for CUB2010.

Order your copy of the latest issue of the Communist Party's Theoretical and discussion journal today.

Editorial by Martin Levy. 

Apologies to readers for the delayed appearance of this issue of CR.  Quite apart from the logistical difficulty of putting the journal together during the recent intense period of election campaigning, we thought it sensible to wait a while until the dust had settled afterwards.  Well, the Con-Dem coalition government has set to work at breakneck speed, and the axe is really swinging. 

A CALL TO ARMS

Writing in the Morning Star, Communist Party general secretary Robert Griffiths looks forward to next weekend's Communist University of Britain.

Volunteers are needed to staff the Morning Star stall at this year's Eisteddfod in Ebbw Vale. 31^ain Gorffennaf – 7^fed Awst 2010.