The Communist Party of Britain has welcomed the upsurge in mass demonstrations around the world in solidarity with the Palestinian people. But the party’s international secretary John Foster called for the protests to continue and even escalate, to put pressure … Continued
Communist Party general secretary Robert Griffiths issued the following statement today in response to the Tory government’s Queen’s Speech: ‘When a Boris Johnson government talks about renewing and strengthening democracy, it’s time to count the spoons. ‘The legislative programme outlined … Continued
The Communist Party has urged the labour movement not to listen to ‘the false prophets of the right’ in response to the May 6 election results. ‘The likes of Lords Mandelson and Adonis only have one overriding aim – to defend … Continued
COVID hit Britain after 10 years of austerity decimated public services and increased inequality and poverty throughout the Country. Since 2010 we have seen major cuts to public services. Fire stations have closed at a time when the risk to … Continued
The Covid crisis has not only demonstrated how precious our NHS and its workers are. It has also exposed how much damage a decade of austerity and privatisation has done to our health and elderly care systems. Exercise Cygnus (2016) … Continued
A good quality, affordable home is a basic human right; one which is denied to millions of people. The Communist Party campaigns for a new approach to housing designed to meet the needs and aspirations of the peoples of England, … Continued
Communist Party general secretary Robert Griffiths has issued the following message to mark Workers Memorial Day on April 28.“It is vital to continue marking Workers’ Memorial Day, because the carnage of deaths, diseases and injuries at work continues unabated Before … Continued
Unemployment Fightback – a Fast and Furious meeting On 29 May 11-12.30pm we have 12 speakers for a ‘Fast and Furious’ webinar of experiences and ideas for the struggle ahead from trade unionists, political activists and campaigners: Bill Greenshields and … Continued
Saturday May 1 at 6pm, Join us at our biggest online meeting of the election campaign, ‘Vote Communist, join the struggle, build the party!’ Register at: https://tinyurl.com/MayDayLaunch Meet CP candidates and put questions directly to them. It is an excellent … Continued
‘How the value of our public services contrasts to the whiff of corruption surrounding Tory politicians, the state and big business’, Communist Party general secretary Robert Griffiths remarked at the weekend. He was commenting after the party’s executive and election committees … Continued