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Presentation by Harpal Brar to the Stalin Society in London on 20 December 2015. Virendranath Chattopadhyaya 1880-1937 was popularly known as Chatto. Introduction Chatto was an uncompromising anti-imperialist and Indian nationalist, who attempted to use German imperial power against British imperialism on the principle that an enemy of my enemy is a friend. In his … [Read more…]

On the 5 February it emerged in the British press that Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks and celebrity virtual prisoner living inside the Ecuadorian embassy which is surrounded by British police, had won a victory of sorts against both the British and Swedish governments. The UN had set up a panel to examine the … [Read more…]

The 6th World Socialism Forum, organised by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Center for Contemporary World Studies, was held in Beijing on 16-17 October 2015. The theme for this Forum was ‘Colour revolution and cultural hegemony’. The CPGB-ML were represented at the Seminar by Harpal Brar and Ella Rule, respectively the Chairman and … [Read more…]

While hypocritically opposing countries such as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran, that stand against imperialism and which either feel compelled to develop nuclear weapons for their self-defence, or simply pursue a civil nuclear energy programme, US imperialism is again flagrantly flouting its own obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) through … [Read more…]

On 6 December, legislative assembly elections were held in Venezuela which were disastrous for the ruling progressive Chavista government since they resulted in an opposition coalition (MUD – Movimiento de la Unidad Democrática) gaining a two-thirds majority in the legislative assembly. This critical majority is just enough to enable the opposition to cause serious disruption … [Read more…]

On 8 December the Syrian Arab Army secured the Kweyris army base in the province of Aleppo, bringing to an end an Islamic State (IS) siege that had gone on for over a year. Two days later Syrian and allied forces took full control of Al-Hader, just 15 miles from the rebel-held city of Aleppo … [Read more…]

World leaders and diplomats scrambled to a deal in Paris at the COP21 conference. Extra time was required to strike a deal, avoiding egg on the face of leaders. Hailed as historic, the deal ultimately amounts to very little. If the deal is actually implemented, global temperatures are still set to rise by 3o Celsius … [Read more…]

As the torchlight parades and flaunting of nazi insignia proceed with impunity on the streets of Kiev, a group calling itself the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (USC) has emerged in Britain to warn workers against ‘taking sides’ in the conflict. Its argument is that there are oligarchs and nationalists on both sides in the conflict, with … [Read more…]

The SNP’s plans to make Scotland more ‘competitive’ and ‘attractive’ to investment are a recipe for further cuts and increasing poverty on both sides of the border. Full fiscal autonomy (FFA) for Scotland is a potentially disastrous medium-term Scottish National Party (SNP) objective. (See General election results: the Scottish context, Proletarian, June 2015) If achieved, … [Read more…]

The following statement was issued by the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) (CPGB-ML) on 15 December 2015 Today, 15 December 2015, Comrade Isabel Crook, Honorary President of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) (CPGB-ML) celebrates her 100th birthday. On this occasion, our entire party, along with Red Youth, extends its warmest best wishes … [Read more…]