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Free-wheeling dialectic
27 Aug 2026
Readings from Bertolt Brecht, Darko Suvin, Bill McGuire, Jimmy Reid and Aeschylus. Tam Dean Burn reports on the CU culture sessions
Partyism in theory and practice
27 Aug 2026
Communist University was a model of internationalism, and openings and discussion were of a high quality throughout. But we are not complacent - there should have been a much bigger attendance, says Carla Roberts
Change and stasis
02 Jul 2026
Andy Burnham will be crowned leader and become the seventh prime minster in ten years. We should not expect a mass influx into the Labour Party. Scott Evans reports on the June 28 aggregate of CPGB comrades
Living in dangerous times
14 May 2026
Mainstream media has the government in Iran deeply divided. This seems largely unfounded. Meanwhile the Strait of Hormuz remains doubly blockaded. The risk of a sudden escalation is obvious. Scott Evans reports on the May 10 CPGB aggregate
Assessments and perspectives
02 Apr 2026
After a raft of amendments, the following perspectives were unanimously agreed at the March 22 AGM of CPGB members
Through the Slough of Despond
26 Mar 2026
Things have changed here and there, but not positively. Israel’s war on the Palestinians has become a US-Israeli war on Iran, YP proved stillborn and the climate crisis gets worse. Mike Macnair reports
At home and abroad
22 Jan 2026
Our first members’ aggregate of the year discussed both developments in Your Party and the mass movement in Iran. We are living in challenging times and the left is programmatically ill-equipped. Mike Monitor reports
Ideas, unity, action
04 Dec 2025
Yassamine Mather reports on the fringe meetings organised by the Socialist Unity Platform. The aim was not to paper over differences but to present them, explore them and debate them. Needless to say, this was not just a top table event. Each session involved plenty of contributions from the floor
Working within Your Party
18 Sep 2025
The strategy of ‘seizing the initiative’ by proposing hypothetical actions in the hope that others will agree is a common mistake on the far left. It leads to multiple competing initiatives. Farzad Kamangar reports
Political clarity vital
28 Aug 2025
Engage in Your Party to fight for the type of organisation our class really needs. Farzad Kamangar reports on our discussion, disputes and factional differences
Debating in urgent times
22 Aug 2024
Against a background of a much expected Labour landslide, war in Gaza and Ukraine, the drive to encircle China and the looming threats of generalised nuclear exchange and climate breakdown, Ian Spencer and Carla Roberts report on this year’s talks
Focusing our commitment
13 Jun 2024
As the Tories stumble and tumble, and the country prepares to go to the polls, we discussed both who to support and the prospects for after July 4. If there is going to be a ‘crisis of expectations’, it is likely to be on the left. Ian Spencer reports
Past, present and future
31 Aug 2023
Scott Evans reports on a week of debate, engagement and thinking through the crucial questions of our time
Paradoxes of speech
29 Jun 2023
Left no-platforming plays straight into the hands of the right. The right pretends to champion free speech and in turn no-platforms the left. Gaby Rubin reports on the June 25 CPGB aggregate
Voice of the revolution
16 Mar 2023
This appeal drawn up by comrades in Iran, calling for clear politics, organisation and solidarity, has attracted widespread support