In this episode Johnnie Hunter and Dan Ross cover recent domestic and international news through the prism of the first 100 days in office for Keir Starmer's new Labour Government. What have we seen so far? What can we expect for the months ahead? What does it mean for the struggle for socialism in Britain? Read more »
In this episode, Johnnie Hunter is joined by young communist, trade unionist and Communist Party candidate in the Clydebank Central Ward by-election, Nathan Hennebry. Together they discuss the outlook for the election, why Nathan is standing and what communists are fighting for in Clydebank and across Scotland and Britain. Read more »
In this episode, Dan Ross is joined by Kenny Coyle, author of “Lies, Damned Lies and Anti-Communism”. Together they discuss common anti-communist myths (peddled by the right and some on the 'left') and why, despite having been repeatedly disproved, they continue to persist. Read more »
Join us for the first episode of the newly relaunched CommieCast! With this week’s co-hosts Johnnie Hunter, Dan Ross and Roger McKenzie. This week’s episode covers domestic and international news […] Read more »
In this podcast we are joined by Rob Griffiths, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain, and Ruth Styles, the Party's Chair. We discuss some of the themes and issues that will arise in Congress, and how delegates can make the most of the event. This was recorded shortly after the beginning of the current conflict between Israel and Gaza, so the conversation about the situation does not cover the most recent events. Read more »
| Please note that this podcast features the views of comrades from the Communist Party of Venezuela. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Communist Party of Britain. | In this CommieCast we talk to Comrade Paul Dobson of Partido Comunista de Venezuela (PCV) about the problems the party is currently experiencing with the Venezuelan government's policies, and how these problems reflect the continuing class struggle in the country. Read more »
In this CommieCast, we joined by Phil Katz and Dan Ross to discuss Historical Revisionism. We define this as, broadly, a serious attempt to equate Nazism with Communism, and to equate the actions of the Red Army as it liberated eastern Europe from the Nazis with those of the occupiers. This Revisionism is often combined with Holocaust Denial and fake news in pursuit of a hard-right political agenda. This is an important and growingly influential excrescence across much of Europe. Understanding its power provides a useful prism through which to view current developments on the continent, including the war in Ukraine. Read more »
In this CommieCast, we are joined by Kevan Nelson, the International Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain, and Liz Payne, the Convenor of the British Peace Assembly and a member of the Education Committee of Liberation. We discuss the war currently raging in Ukraine, the motivations driving the main players and the prospects of peace. We also talk about the conflict America is currently pursuing against China under the guise of, inter alia, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the threat this poses to peace. We end by talking about what you can do to fight for peace and steer the planet back to sanity. Read more »
Long time union organiser Nigel Flanagan – whose career has taken him as union militant, strike leader, full time organiser and activist to diverse corners of the global labour market, brings his experience to bear on the new possibilities that exist for strengthening the trade union movement, and questions the bases for the "new optimism" since the recent wave of strike action. Not simply a reflection on his experience, Flanagan brings to the question of organising a sharp and critical analysis of the problems thrown up in the new world of work. Transatlantic and once fashionable organising theory is subject to a searching analysis and an uncompromising eye is cast over the latest developments in the trade union world. Reading Nigel Flanagan’s words is a bruising experience for some but his starting point is one of fraternal criticism and solidarity. Read more »
