Communist Forum

1 Climate change: IPCC's 'runaway train syndrome' 2 (14.45) Banking crisis: which way out? 3 (23.20) Ukraine stalemate: we need revolutionary defeatism 4 (28.50) French pensions: retirement and our demands 5 (34.25) Strikes: political strategy needed 6 (39.55) Met report: institutional racism and the nature of the police 7 (47.55) Teachers and Ofsted bureaucrats

1 Saudi-Iran deal: 'great-power' as well as regional crisis 2 (14.45) Small boats and asylum-seekers: for free movement and workers' organisation 3 (31.30) Gary Lineker: not just 1930s Germany 4 (42.15) Strikes: syndicalism or principled political unity? 5 (48.55) PCC statement: free speech, not 'safe spaces'

Comrade Kevin Bean addresses the March 5th Online Communist Forum Kevin's talk follows on from his recent article in the Weekly Worker: https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1432/sunaks-brexit-deal/ Organised by CPGB (www.communistparty.co.uk) and Labour Party Marxists (www.labourpartymarxists.org.uk)

1 Proxy war in Ukraine and China's '12-point plan'. 2 (18.05) London demonstration: 'Peace' or 'Arm Ukraine'! 3 (27.15) Northern Ireland protocol: divisions within establishment 4 (30.35) Scotland: the culture war and SNP divisions

1 Sturgeon's resignation: end of an era for SNP? 2 (15.20) Starmer's move against Corbyn: aimed at remaining Labour left 3 (36.45) Anti-jury moves: in the interests of the establishment 4 (42.55) Ukraine, Russia and Iran: danger of wider war 5 (48.20) Northern Ireland protocol: making Brexit work 6 (50.30) Trans rights and trouble on the left: need for free expression

Comrade Moshé Machover addresses the January 5th Online Communist Forum Moshé Machover, born in Tel Aviv in 1936, is a mathematician and socialist activist who has been active in and written extensively on Middle-Eastern politics. You can read his articles in the weekly worker here: https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/authors/moshe-machover/ Organised by CPGB (www.communistparty.co.uk) and Labour Pa...

1 Tanks for Ukraine: significant impact on Germany 2 (27.50) Israel/Palestine: regional solution needed 3 (37.25) Transgender controversy: opportunity for the Tories to do down the SNP 4 (45.05) Strikes: principled strategy needed 5 (49.10) Tories, the rich and tax evasion 6 (53.10) Labour: remember the central question - the need for a mass Communist Party

1 Tanks and Ukraine: red line crossed 2 (13.40) Gender recognition culture war: attempt to do down SNP 3 (27.20) Abolish the police - and then what? 4 (37.10) Tory self-serving 'careless mistakes' v workers' discontent

Online Communist Forum - 9-1-2023 by CPGB-PCC

Jack Conrad addresses the December 18th Online Communist Forum on the subject of Jesus as an apocalyptic revolutionary. Comrade Conrad has written extensively on Marxism and Religion in the weekly Worker (https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/authors/jack-conrad/) and in his 2012 book 'Fantastic Reality' (https://communistparty.co.uk/resources/library/jack-conrad/) Organised by CPGB (https://communist...

THE VIEWS IN THIS VIDEO ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE OF THE CPGB Tony Greenstein addresses the December 11 Online Communist forum with a talk on his new book 'Zionism during the holocaust: the weaponisation of memory in the service of state and nation'. Comrade Tony has written many articles for the Weekly Worker on the subject of Israel, Zionism, and much more. You can find his pieces here: ht...

1 Covid: China's 'failed' policy? 2 (21.20) Ukraine: war of position 3 (40.45) Scotland: self-determination and working class unity 4 (46.20) South Africa: Ramaphosa's 'state capture' 5 (49.50) Iran: concessions and divisions

Following the latest round of elections in Israel, Moshé Machover assesses the new state of play in Israeli politics at the November 27 Online Communist Forum. Comrade Machover is a regular writer on zionism and the Middle East for the Weekly Worker. You can find his articles here: https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/authors/moshe-machover/ Organised by CPGB (https://communistparty.co.uk/) and Labou...

1 COP27: Utterly inadequate 2 (7.00) Middle East: all Iran's fault? 3 (13.45) Ukraine: Russia and NATO - success or failure? 4 (30.35) Strikes: principled politics needed 5 (40.10) World Cup: Qatar and hypocrisy

Daniel Lazare addresses the November 13th Online Communist Forum on the results of the 2022 US midterm elections and gives his assessment. For more coverage of US politics, see comrade Lazrae's articles in the Weekly Worker: https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/authors/daniel-lazare/ Organised by CPGB (www.communistparty.co.uk) and Labour Party Marxists (www.labourpartymarxists.org.uk)

"David Broder addresses the November 6th Online Communist Forum on the history of Italian 'post-fascism', the election of Giorgia Meloni and the 'anti-fascism' of the left."

1 Sunak - 'man of the markets' 2 (19.05) Northern Ireland - sectarian logjam 3 (25.20) COP27 - trigger points 4 (39.00) Ukraine - bloody stalemate?

Organised by CPGB: communistparty.co.uk and Labour Party Marxists: www.labourpartymarxists.org.uk For further information, email Stan Keable at Secretary@labourpartymarxists.org.uk

Yassamine Mather adresses the October 16th Online Communist Forum on the ongoing protest movement in Iran. Comrade Mather is a Middle East expert and regularly writes for the Weekly Worker (https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/authors/yassamine-mather/) Organised by CPGB and Labour Party Marxists. For more from the CPGB or to attend future OCFs, check out our website: https://communistparty.co.uk/

1 Ukraine: absurd claims in the struggle for US hegemony 2 (33.10) Tories: MPs rebelling to save their careers 3 (40.25) Labour: Sir Keir’s safe pair of hands 4 (44.30) Iran: mass rebellion against the regime 5 (49.55) Brazil: victory for the neoliberal ‘left’?

Kevin Bean reports on the 2022 Labour Party conference. This talk follows from his article, 'Political wing of capitalist class', in Weekly Worker 1412 (https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1412/political-wing-of-capitalist-class/) Organised by CPGB and Labour Party Marxists. For further information, email Stan Keable at Secretary@labourpartymarxists.org.uk For more from the CPGB or to attend future...

1 Mini-budget: Keynesian stimuli for the bourgeoisie 2 (17.50) Labour conference: triangulation with the Tories 3 (18.55) Labour conference: monarchism and ‘two-partyism’ 4 (26.00) Labour conference: The left and the witch-hunt 5 (32.25) Ukraine, Russia and imperialism 6 (42.20) Iran: reaction to police murder

1 Monarchy – for and against 2 (12.50) Monarchy – left’s dismal understanding of its role 3 (35.40) Monarchy – where next? 4 (45.50) China – what is it nature? 5 (58.40) Europe – left in turmoil 6 (62.30) Ukraine – total victory?

1 Monarchy: where does Elizabeth II fit in the overall picture? 2 (18.35) Monarchy: where next? 3 (30.35) Monarch: what about the left? 4 (36.15) Liz Truss: expect the worse at home and abroad 5 (49.50) Ukraine: heading for a Kremlin crisis?

Moshé Machover introduces his new book, 'How Labor Powers the Global Economy: A Labor Theory of Capitalism', co‑authored with Emmanuel D Farjoun and David Zachariah. Organised by CPGB and Labour Party Marxists. For further information, email Stan Keable at Secretary@labourpartymarxists.org.uk For more from the CPGB or to attend future OCFs, check out our website: https://communistparty.co.uk/