Communist Forum

Communist University 2025. Session 1. 31 July 2025 Cat Rylance from the Prometheus Editorial Board gives her assessment of the Forging Communist Unity project.

Welcome to Communist University 2025 by comrade Tina. Hosted by Prometheus Editorial Board and the Communist Party of Great Britain.

Political report from the Communist Party of Great Britain Provisional Central Committee, with Jack Conrad. 1 (0.30) Israel's use of 'aid' for its genocide and - despite the parliamenary motion - Britain's complicity 2 (9.15) The Knesset's successful annexation motion and the forced eviction of Palestinians 3 (35.35) Three cheers to Socialist Worker for its column on the establishment's 'political...

Political report from the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain, delivered by Jack Conrad

Wars in the Middle East - the global context. With Mohsen Shahmanesh (former Editor of Iran Bulletin) and Yassamine Mather.

Political report from the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Delivered by Jack Conrad.

Political report of the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain. 29 June 2025 1 USA and Israel-Iran war: not the tail wagging the dog 2 (15.40) Illustration of US strength, not weakness 3 (22.00) Trump's good few weeks 4 (26.20) Good result for Democratic Socialists-backed candidate in NYC mayoral primary 5 (35.15) Starmer's latest 'climbdown' 6 (40.45) Kneecap and Bo...

Trump bombs Iran: Why we must defend the peoples of Iran. Political report of the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain

Israeli Marxist Moshe Machover and Iranian Marxist Yassamine Mather on the Israeli military attack on Iran

250608 Party and programme - lessons of Bolshevism - Jack Conrad 08JUN25 by CPGB-PCC

The ongoing genocide in Gaza and the complicity of the UK and US governments. Political report of the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain, delivered by Jack Conrad.

Mike Macnair from the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britatin discusses the transition period from the working class winning power to communism, and why it will take time.

Political report of the Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of Great Britain. Delivered by Jack Conrad. 18 May 2025 1 Israel's 'Operation Gideon's chariots': aiming for "total occupation" 2 (11.00) May 17 demo: organisers' lack of connection with actual socialism 3 (28.00) Donald Trump and the 'freedom zone' 4 (31.45) Counter-demo: Zionists celebrating Nakba 5 (41.05) Genocide: predicat...

Ed Griffiths reports on recent local elections in England in which Reform UK outperformed the Tories and Labour and the far left performed as usual, without making much impact.

Political report of the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain delivered by Jack Conrad. 4 May 2025

Political report from the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Delivered by Jack Conrad. 27 April 2025

Mike Macnair gives his judgement on the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of ‘woman’ 20th April 2025

Discussion of the 'Trump phenomenon' or 'Trump 2.0' and what it means for the working class and the fight for socialism. Matt and Ben from the Marxist Unity Group (USA). With two questions from the audience and replies.

1 Le Pen: SWP celebrates bourgeois liberals' use of courts to defend their interests 2 (18.20) Trump's tariffs: attempt at global subordination to US 3 (33.00) SWP's negative Darwinian selection process 4 (47.30) Climate change "on track to destroy capitalism", complains insurance chief

Political report from the Provisional Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Jack Conrad speaks on: 1 Trump's third term? - Greenland and a 'greater America' 2 (10.55) Houthi proxies and US threats 3 (16.15) 'Signalgate' farce 4 (20.05) Reeves spring statement: continuing with more cuts 5 (27.40) SWP: rejection of the role of election work

Forging Communist Unity - reportback by Mike Macnair

Political Report of the Provisional Central Committee - CPGB 1 Zionist colonisation: the reality of the Israeli onslaught 2 (25.20) Tusc: keeping out the 'naughty people' 3 (38.30) Turkey: counting on the non-intervention of US imperialism 4 (46.15) Rachel Reeves' upping of the 'warfare' budget: some on the left concur!

•⁠ ⁠Trump's tariff wars and the shape of the financial order •⁠ ⁠34mins: The Panglossian pro-Russian and pro-Ukranian left •⁠ ⁠38mins: Israel/Palestine •⁠ ⁠44mins: Abolition of NHS England

Yassamine Mather explores the legacy of the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran on the 100th anniversary of Reza Shah Pahlavi declaring himself King of Persia.

Update from the most recent meeting of Forging Communist Unity held on 8 March 2025