Communism is potatoes? Capitalism is no potatoes!
A common myth about the Soviet Union is all they ate were potatoes, with perpetual famine. This is false. But Europe now itself faces a potato crisis of capitalism’s own making!
News and analysis
The latest news, analysis, and Marxist theory from The Communist, alongside reports of RCP activity.
Hungary in retrospect
As part of our fortnight series commemorating the Hungarian Revolution, we republish Peter Fryer’s retrospective, written in 1957. Fryer was an eyewitness, and the CPGB’s correspondent. He answers the lies and slanders thrown against Hungarian revolutionaries.
After 10 October – the next steps for the RCP
Europe is convulsed by a wave of youth strikes and uprisings which are spreading. In Britain, since the violent attack on the RCP by the Met Police, we have grown at our fastest ever pace yet. All eyes are now cast towards Revolution Festival – the school of communism.
The 1956 Hungarian Revolution: A struggle for genuine socialism
Here we republish an extract from the new introduction to Peter Fryer’s ‘Hungarian Tragedy’, by General Secretary of the RCP, Ben Gliniecki. This begins our series of articles to commemorate the Hungarian people’s noble and valiant struggle for genuine socialism.
Mighty Sparrow: The Caribbean’s bard
The passing of Mighty Sparrow, an icon of calypso music, left us with a 70-year-long body of work. With his skilled political musicianship, he captured the rise and betrayal of Trinidad’s 1950s nationalist movement in songs such as ‘William the Conqueror’ and ‘Sedition’.
‘French conditions’ in British schools – a ticking timebomb
In France, school students are fighting overcrowded classes, not enough teachers, and unfit classrooms. Here, we share two reports from on the ground in British schools, where students and staff face all the same conditions as across the channel.
Europe: A mirror to Britain’s future
As Marx and Engels once wrote, “a spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of communism”. The spectre of revolt is now striking fear into the hearts of Britain’s capitalist establishment, too. Similar events are approaching our shores. We must be ready.
‘Trampling on the memory of The Few’? A response to the Daily Mail
The reactionary gutter press have whipped up a hysterical smear campaign against the Revolutionary Communist Party, accusing our members of vandalising and disrespecting a WW2 memorial. Here, we set the record straight.
A decade of searching for answers
‘When the police attacked our bloc at the Palestine demo, my memories of the 2010 student protests came flooding back. We were met with the same police violence and media lies. But this time there was a difference: I had a party to stand side by side with.’
‘Two-tier’ police give ‘Patriot Platform’ a free pass while locking up communists
On 11 October – the day after the Met Police locked up 11 communists for supporting Palestine – masked-up ‘Patriot Platform’ thugs were peacefully escorted through a Sheffield suburb. And yet the right wing are the ones that cry about ‘two-tier policing’!
Sally Rooney banned from selling books for courageous pro-Palestine stand
Acclaimed Irish author Sally Rooney has effectively been banned from selling her books in the UK by the British government. Her ‘crime’? Supporting Palestine Action, and standing with Gaza. This once again exposes the farce of ‘free speech’ under capitalism.
Polanski defeated in Holborn & St Pancras: Are the Greens finished?
Labour’s victory in the Holborn & St Pancras by-election represents a huge blow to the Green Party, and its left-wing leader Zack Polanski. The party now stands at a crossroads, with a right-wing faction openly conspiring to oust Polanski. What comes next?