Who we are and what we do
Welcome to the Communist Party of Great Britain! We are a revolutionary political organisation that fights to create in Britain a genuine mass Communist Party cohered around a genuine communist programme, and for communist leadership of the workers movement in Britain, Europe and internationally. Our goal is to overthrow capitalism and build a communist society free from the exploitation and oppression that characterise all class societies.
Below is an overview of our main activities and organisations we support.
The Weekly Worker
As a polemical platform, the Weekly Worker features debate on and between the far left. The Weekly Worker is a champion of open polemic, regularly and willingly opening up its pages to those with whom some would strongly disagree – not just in extensive letters columns, but in the main body of the paper. Only through rigorous, no-holds-barred debate can ideas be tested and if necessary amended, qualified or corrected.
Communist University
The school for the thinking left, with lots of time for genuine debate and discussion. This is our annual event in August where the “Weekly Worker goes live” for a week, with speakers from all kinds of backgrounds and lively contributions and disagreements from the audience. Organised by the CPGB and Labour Party Marxists.
Labour Party Marxists
Independent marxists fighting to transform the Labour Party into an instrument for working class advance and international socialism. LPM fights for Labour to become an umbrella organisation for all trade unions, socialist groups and pro-working class partisans – a United Front of a special kind and a party of the whole working class movement led by principled and disciplined Marxists.
Hands off the People of Iran
Hands Off the People of Iran campaigns for the lifting of sanctions and against threats of war. At the same time it practises solidarity with socialist, democratic movements fighting Iran’s theocratic regime. The initiative for HOPI came from a number of Iranian exile organisations in 2005 and is now supported by groups and individuals from all over the world.
Communist Forum
The Online Communist Forum meets every Sunday and discusses politics and current events from a communist point of view in the form of a report from the Provisional Central Committee of the CPGB or a special speaker on a given subject. To listen to them you can visit our SoundCloud page or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and in any podcast app. Videos of our guest speaker ‘Special OCFs’ can be found on our YouTube channel.
Latest News
Communist University 2022 Summer
‘War and peace’ SATURDAY AUGUST 13 – SATURDAY AUGUST 20 Held in-person at a Central London venue and online. A provisional timetable and speakers list will be available shortly. Find out more about Communist University and previous schools on the CU website. Pricing Full week, including accommodation in en suite rooms: £250 (£150 unwaged). Solidarity price: £300. Read more about Communist University 2022 Summer[…]
Report of the May 7 CPGB aggregate
Report on the May 7 CPGB aggregate which discussed Ukraine and our plans for Communist University and fundraising. This report was originally published in WW1395, which can be found here Time to rebel! The central message from the May 7 aggregate meeting of CPGB members and invited guests was: now is the time to begin a real fightback Read more about Report of the May 7 CPGB aggregate[…]
New OCF video – ‘Imperialism and the state’
Mike Macnair introduces his recent ‘Imperialism and the state’ series of Weekly Worker articles to the CPGB’s May 8th Online Communist Forum. Mike’s four-part series is essential background reading for this talk, they can be found as supplements to Weekly Worker 1387-1391
OCF video – ‘Debates in the Second International’
Mike Taber addresses the March 27th Online Communist Forum. Taber has edited and prepared a number of books related to the history of revolutionary and working-class movements. His latest book (Under the Socialist Banner: Resolutions of the Second International, 1889-1912) is the first English-language collection ever assembled of all the resolutions adopted by congresses of Read more about OCF video – ‘Debates in the Second International’[…]
PCC agreed resolution on online work
This document was drafted and agreed by the PCC in response to the March 12 CPGB members’ aggregate and was originally published in WW1387 as part of the aggregate report
Report of the March 12 CPGB aggregate
Report on the March 12 CPGB aggregate which debated the war in Ukraine and proposed amendments to the Perspectives 2022 document. This report was originally published in WW1387, which can be found here Drawing clear lines on Ukraine The aggregate discussed two matters: firstly, and, of course, most importantly, the war in Ukraine; and. secondly, amendments to Read more about Report of the March 12 CPGB aggregate[…]
OCF video – ’50 years since Nixon in China’
Mike Macnair addresses the March 6th Online Communist Forum
OCF video – ‘Artificial intelligence and the revolution in warfare’
Yassamine Mather addresses the February 20th Online Communist Forum
CPGB Perspectives 2022
Agreed by CPGB members at the 2022 AGM on February 12 2022. This document was published in Weekly Worker 1383
Report of the 2022 CPGB AGM
Report on 2022 CPGB AGM which debated and voted on a perspectives document and elected a new Provisional Central Committee. This report was originally published in WW1383, which can be found here Charting the way forward CPGB members, associate members and invited guests met to discuss our political perspectives and chart the way forward for the organisation Read more about Report of the 2022 CPGB AGM[…]