Britain: second congress of the RCP – ‘dangerous dreamers’ rise to the challenge The second congress of the RCP was an electric event, like none other – rich in political understanding, revolutionary enthusiasm, and infectious confidence. There has never been a better time to get organised and join the communists!
Local elections 2025: a new chapter in British politics Electoral success for Nigel Farage’s Reform in yesterday’s local and regional contests across Britain has provoked panic in Labour and Tory HQs alike. Britain’s political landscape is fracturing, as the centre ground collapses. Revolutionary upheavals impend.
Britain: my journey from Just Stop Oil to revolutionary communism I recently read the article ‘Just Stop Oil and Youth Demand: How can we build a mass movement?’ in The Communist, and it resonated with me as someone who has made the journey from Just Stop Oil (JSO) and direct action, to the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) [British section of the Revolutionary Communist International] and class struggle.
Britain: Gary, Jeremy, and the super-rich – how do we make the billionaires pay for this crisis? While workers and the poor face ever-greater hardships, the super-rich are making a killing. In response to this gaping wealth divide, left wingers in Britain like Jeremy Corbyn and Gary Stevenson are saying we should ‘tax the rich’. But does this offer a real solution?
Britain: nationalising the losses – Labour’s emergency rescue for British Steel Over the weekend, the Labour government passed emergency legislation to take control of steel – in particular Scunthorpe’s steelworks. While the union leaders breathe a sigh of relief, we say: No trust in Starmer! Expropriate all the parasites!
Spring statement: Starmer and Reeves sharpen their knives Karl Marx once compared capitalism to an insatiable vampire, gorging itself by sucking the life out of the working class. As a trusted servant of British capitalism, it seems that ‘Sir’ Keir Starmer has also developed a taste for blood.
Britain: Starmer’s quixotic farce – No to militarism! No to austerity! Starmer and the establishment are on a crusade of flag-waving jingoism: puffing out their chests on the world stage, and using the cover of militarism to prepare for attacks on workers at home. We say: down with these deluded warmongers!
Britain: the rise of Reform – what does it represent? Farage’s Reform UK recently overtook Labour and the Tories in the polls. Some on the left claim that Reform’s rising popularity is down to British workers becoming racist and far-right. But what is really behind the rise of right-wing populism?
Britain: Labour in power – a history of managing capitalism in crisis Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has been in power for over half a year now. This will go down in history as the most rapidly discredited government in Britain (excluding Liz Truss’ brief tenure).
The Malayan “Emergency” While the collapse of the British Empire is often portrayed as the result of benevolence, this could not be further from the truth. This article, from a new booklet published by the Revolutionary Communist Party – the British section of the Revolutionary Communist International – examines the real role of British imperialism during the 1948-60 Malayan “Emergency”.
Trump and Starmer: America First, Britain last After decades of decline, British capitalism is particularly vulnerable to the instability that Trump and his ‘America First’ programme bring. The new president will inflame the political turmoil, radicalisation, and polarisation taking place in Britain.
Assange: the truth of imperialist collusion exposed Shocking revelations have recently come to light surrounding the more than decade-long persecution of Julian Assange. A British judge, Penrose Foss, has ruled that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) must explain why it deleted a series of emails between itself and the Swedish legal authorities about the attempt to extradite Assange.
Britain: “Merry belated Christmas everyone – and welcome to a catastrophic New Year!” If you thought that 2024 was disturbed, it will be seen as nothing compared to what we are about to experience in 2025.
Britain: RCP rejects Starmer’s reckless decision to allow Stormshadow strikes against Russia Starmer has followed his American masters and allowed Ukraine to fire British-French missiles into Russian territory. This reckless move will have no bearing on the outcome of the war, other than prompting greater retaliation from Russia. We say, down with the warmongers!
Britain: Revolution Festival 2024 – a landmark for the forces of communism This year’s Revolution Festival – a school of communism organised by the RCP – saw 1,000 communists gather for a weekend of anti-imperialist and Marxist discussion. This landmark event is a launchpad for building the forces of communism in Britain.