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Whilst the war criminal Tony Blair walks free, having suffered not so much as a slapped wrist from the joke Chilcott Commission, the truly heroic Joe Glenton remains banged up for nine months at a prison camp in Colchester, a judgement that was confirmed on 21 April when his appeal was rejected.  His crime?  Refusing … [Read more…]

On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Ho Chi Minh we publish a summary of the heroic struggle he led against Japanese, French and US imperialism. The culmination of Ho Chi Minh’s life work is wonderfully encapsulated in the words of General Vo Nguyen: “Time will pass by, but the … [Read more…]

The 2010 annual meeting of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) was held at the BT convention centre in Liverpool, from 14 – 16 April. It was principally an event for the exchange of technical information and innovation and as such, one might assume, of limited interest to the readership of … [Read more…]

On 8 April the USA signed a new ‘arms control’ treaty with Russia with the published aim of controlling and limiting the spread of nuclear weapons. Communists and anti-imperialists the world over know only too well that this treaty won’t prevent the spread of nuclear weapons to terrorist states such as Israel; it is of … [Read more…]

It can never be said that the struggle against apartheid in South Africa was a waste of time or a pointless exercise that changed nothing.  It certainly did not change everything but it was a necessary step in the struggle to emancipate a people who have been impoverished and brutalised by a system that not … [Read more…]

A century has passed since March 8 was set as International Women’s Day in support of progressive women in their struggle for independent rights and equal development of women.The women’s issue is, in essence, an issue of social emancipation of women, half the world population, to enable them to enjoy the dignity and rights as … [Read more…]

There has been no “peace process” since at least 2000.  The “road map” to a supposed “Two State Solution” exists only as a fig-leaf to cover the continued expansion and consolidation of settler land grabs on the West Bank, the genocidal siege on Gaza and the ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem.  Yet these actions, however, whilst … [Read more…]

When the British conquered Lahore in 1849, Lord Dalhousie, the Governor General, declared that he would educate the “wild illiterate Punjabis” in a new system of Anglo-Vernacular education. When they started the East India Company Board was shocked by what already existed.The board was amazed to find that the literacy rate in Lahore and its … [Read more…]

It is with the deepest grief that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist)  announces that our beloved Comrade Jack Shapiro, Honorary President of our Party and of Hands off China!, passed away from illness in the early morning of Friday 29 January 2010 at the age of 93. Comrade Jack … [Read more…]

On 1 February 2010 the funeral of Comrade Jack Shapiro was ably and sensitively conducted by his dear granddaughter Genia. There were moving addresses by his three beloved daughters, Rosalind, Susan and Doreen. His colleagues from the RNID and Tinnitus Association paid tribute to his indefatigable work, his response to his own deafness.Tribute to his … [Read more…]