Communists welcome the votes and the voice of young people in this election. These Senedd elections will be the first in which 16- and 17-year-olds (and legally resident foreign nationals) are allowed to vote in Wales, and some 65,000 citizens … 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
Jobs that do not make a profit – such as caring for family members — are not valued as they should be in our society. As the pandemic has shown, this is also true of essential workers in the public … 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
True democracy extends beyond the ballot box and concerns the power that working people desire over their everyday lives. The positive measures in the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017 show how the Senedd can legislate to improve the rights of … Continued
The Welsh Parliament needs the powers to raise funds and invest in local and regional economies. Too many of our communities have suffered decades of neglect. This cannot continue. The Senedd and local authorities must have greater freedom from central … Continued
The Communist Party of Britain extends its solidarity to comrade Ofer Cassif MK, of the Communist Party of Israel (CPI) and Hadash, who was assaulted by the police during a peaceful demonstration against the Israeli occupation, in East Jerusalem on … Continued
Unemployment fightback! In Wales, we know as much as anyone how mass unemployment devastates lives and local communities. It produces anxiety and fear, economic distress, family disruption, debt, poverty, malnutrition and homelessness. People are demoralisation as they lose their confidence … Continued
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