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On Sunday 5th February the CPGB-ML hosted a reception in Saklatvala Hall to celebrate the Spring Holiday in Korea, which marks the birthday of Comrade Kim Jong Il, Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Comrades Ha Sin Guk and Thae Yong Ho from the London Embassy of the DPRK were special guests. … [Read more…]

Aftermath of Hariri’s murder On 14 February, Rafiq Hariri, former Lebanese prime minister, a billionaire business man and much-respected figure, was assassinated in a massive car bomb explosion. Imperialism, especially US imperialism, its stooges in Lebanon and the blood-thirsty Israeli Zionist gangsters, seized upon the tragic killing of Hariri and blamed Syria for his murder … [Read more…]

[Collected works, 4th English Edition, Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1964, Volume 23 pp 236-53] My young friends and comrades, Today is the twelfth anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” [1], which is rightly regarded as the beginning of the Russian revolution. Thousands of workers – not Social-Democrats, but loyal God-fearing subjects – led by the priest Gapon, streamed … [Read more…]

At the beginning of February, King Gyanendra of Nepal, supposedly a constitutional monarch, dismissed the country’s government and arrogated to himself absolute power for what he proclaimed would be a period of 3 years, after which he claimed democracy would be restored! All democratic rights of Nepalese citizens, such as they were – freedom of … [Read more…]

Following the death of Yasser Arafat, the legendary Palestinian leader, the Palestinian Authority (PA) held the Presidential election on 9 January to choose his successor. Mahmoud Abbas, popularly known as Abu Mazen, won the election by securing 62.3% of the vote, on a voter turnout of 65%. His nearest rival, Mustafa Barghouti, received 20% of … [Read more…]

A British general election is looming, likely to be held in May this year. Enthusiasm for voting among the electorate is at an all-time low, as 8 years of Labour government have been more than enough to convince everyone that there really is nothing to choose between the major parties, while voting for others is … [Read more…]

It is two years since the Anglo-American imperialist armies stormed into Iraq uninvited, in a manner reminiscent of the Nazi invasions of dozens of countries in the period leading up to, and during, the Second World War. Every Nazi-like pretext, including the liberation of the Iraqi people from the alleged tyranny of the Ba’ath regime … [Read more…]

David Blunkett has taken a leading role in making it almost impossible for people, especially those from the oppressed and super-exploited countries, to be allowed to settle in Britain. He has now had to resign ostensibly because he facilitated a visa allowing a Filipino domestic servant indefinite leave to remain in the country – ironic! … [Read more…]

On the 22 November 2004, the revisionist daily paper, the Morning Star, published an article by a leading member of the Communist Party of Britain (CPB), Kate Hudson, who is also the Chairwoman of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). The article starts by announcing that the re-election of President Bush in the USA was a … [Read more…]

Widespread Resistance In the middle of November, following its barbaric assault on Fallujah, the US-led occupation of Iraq boasted that it had broken the back of the resistance and captured Fallujah. Barely a month later, it is patently clear that, far from overcoming the resistance and pacifying Iraq in readiness for the election farce set … [Read more…]