Lisbon meeting calls for 'Europe of the peoples and workers', not the 'EU of big capital'
Sep 09 2019- Details
- Category: Britain
The European Union cannot be reformed in the interests of the workers and peoples of Europe, insisted an international panel of speakers at the huge 'Avante!' festival near Lisbon, Portugal, at the weekend.
Welsh Communists warn of future Labour election defeat
Sep 01 2019- Details
- Category: Britain
Welsh Labour is alienating potential support in working class communities on a scale that could contribute to the party's defeat at the next General Election, Welsh Communists warned at the weekend.
Communists call for Labour election victory and 'clean break' with EU
Aug 31 2019- Details
- Category: Britain
The Communist Party of Britain issued the following statement on Friday, 30 August 2019, at 11.30 pm
The Communist Party reiterates its call for Britain to leave the EU on terms that enable a democratic, left response to our country’s mounting economic and ecological crisis. Hence the Party does not support any movement in the House of Commons or the courts to delay or block Britain's exit from the EU or to rearrange parliamentary business in a way that maximises the opportunity for Brexit to be sabotaged.
Corbyn and Communists in Machynlleth
Aug 18 2019- Details
- Category: Britain
Jeremy Corbyn received a standing ovation from a large crowd at the 'El Sueno Existe' ('The Dream Exists') festival in Machynlleth, mid-Wales, at the weekend.
Left and Labour must resist 'Very real threats', say Communists
Aug 15 2019- Details
- Category: Britain
The labour movement and the left face three very real threats from the British ruling class, Mollie Brown declared at the Communist Party's political committee on Wednesday (August 14).
CR 92 - Summer 2019
Jul 29 2019- Details
- Category: Shop

Learning to plan: Revisiting the Soviet Experiment by CP Chandrasekhar; Pasokification: Social Democracy in Crisis by Pierre Marshall; Economics and Suicide by C Ritchie; HM Athens: Greeks bearing gifts by Michael Roberts; Reviews by Martin Levy, Tony Briscoe; Soul Food by Mike Quille
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Welsh Communists demand EU powers for Wales
Jul 21 2019- Details
- Category: Britain
Welsh Communists have slammed the Welsh government and Assembly Members for voting to keep decision-making powers in Brussels instead of bringing them to Cardiff.
Attacks show Establishment 'terrified' of Corbyn victory, Communists say
Jul 18 2019- Details
- Category: Britain
Hysterical attacks on Labour over accusations of anti-Semitism and a renewed drive to force the party to back staying in the EU show the Establishment remains terrified of the possibility of a Corbyn-led government, the Communist Party’s political committee declared on Wednesday evening (July 10).
A Faded Empire Strikes Back
Jul 18 2019- Details
- Category: Global
US statesman Dean Acheson famously remarked that “Great Britain had lost an Empire and had yet to find a role.”
Apparently though, Great Britain has managed to recover rights to Hong Kong and, according to multiple Tory politicians and even the ‘progressive’ media, the UK has rediscovered a role as a guarantor of freedom and democracy there, just in time for the final round of the Tory leadership election.
Hong Kong opposition and the Trump administration
Jul 18 2019- Details
- Category: Global
One of the traditional weaknesses of the British left has been its inconsistent responses to international crises. This becomes particularly acute when British imperialism is itself strategically involved and the pressures of public opinion shaped by the establishment media are felt most heavily.




