OCF video – ‘The Mental World of the Pre-1914 SPD’ with Andrew Bonnell

Posted on 28 November 202020 May 2021 by Ollie

Australian historian Andrew Bonnell speaks at the Sunday 22 November 2020 Online Communist Forum to introduce his newly published study, ‘Red Banners, Books and Beer Mugs: The Mental World of German Social Democrats, 1863-1914’. The hardback is available to buy on Amazon and an affordable paperback version will be published by Haymarket Books in Autumn Read more about OCF video – ‘The Mental World of the Pre-1914 SPD’ with Andrew Bonnell[…]

Report on the November 15 joint meeting of CPGB and Labour Party Marxists

Posted on 21 November 20206 March 2021 by Ollie

The November 15 2020 CPGB aggregate included CPGB members as well as non voting guests and LPM comrades. This report was originally published in WW1324, which can be found here Our strategic orientation The meeting of CPGB and LPM comrades, which took place online on November 15, focused on two recent key events: the US Read more about Report on the November 15 joint meeting of CPGB and Labour Party Marxists[…]

OCF video – ‘The US Elections and the crisis in the Democratic Socialists of America’ with Parker McQueeny and Jonah Martell

Posted on 2 November 202020 May 2021 by Ollie

In the run-up to the US Presidential Elections, American comrades Parker McQueeny and Jonah Martell of Cosmonaut Magazine addressed an Online Communist Forum co-organised by the CPGB and Labour Party Marxists For more videos from the CPGB, check out our YouTube page here And don’t forget to tune in to all our upcoming events live, you Read more about OCF video – ‘The US Elections and the crisis in the Democratic Socialists of America’ with Parker McQueeny and Jonah Martell[…]

OCF video – ‘The Bolshevik Path to Power’ with Lars T Lih

Posted on 29 October 202020 May 2021 by Ollie

On the 103rd anniversary of the Russian Revolution, historian Lars T Lih outlines how the underlying strategic unity of the Bolsheviks marked them out as an organisation in 1917, allowing them to set the revolutionary agenda and take power in October For more videos from the CPGB, check out our YouTube page here And don’t Read more about OCF video – ‘The Bolshevik Path to Power’ with Lars T Lih[…]

First English translation: Zinoviev’s Halle speech

Posted on 13 October 202016 October 2020 by Ollie

‘World revolution and the Third International’ Grigory Zinoviev’s speech to the pivotal Halle Congress of the Independent Social Democratic party of Germany on October 20 1920. To commemorate the centenary of Zinoviev’s speech we publish it in English online for the first time thanks to Ben Lewis. You can also find his corresponding Weekly Worker Read more about First English translation: Zinoviev’s Halle speech[…]

Report on the September 6 joint aggregate of CPGB and Labour Party Marxists

Posted on 12 September 20206 March 2021 by Ollie

The September 6 2020 CPGB aggregate included CPGB members as well as non voting guests and LPM comrades. This report was originally published in WW1314, which can be found here In close-quarter combat The September 6 joint aggregate of CPGB and Labour Party Marxists comrades discussed two items: first, the Labour Left Alliance and secondly the Read more about Report on the September 6 joint aggregate of CPGB and Labour Party Marxists[…]

Report of Communist University 2020

Posted on 12 September 20206 March 2021 by Ollie

This report was originally published in WW1313, which can be found here Online success This year’s Communist University had a different feel to it, thanks to it being hosted entirely online instead of at our usual venue in south London. The booking there had to be cancelled because of the ongoing pandemic, but we were Read more about Report of Communist University 2020[…]