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Out! And now for real independence
Anti-Russia sanctions cost Europe dear
18 October 2016
European countries are extending sanctions against Russia because of the secession of Crimea from Ukraine. This belligerence is causing difficulties in Europe and Britain as well as for Russia.
French workers oppose labour laws
18 September 2016
Hundreds of thousands of French workers demonstrated in major cities again last week against the imposition of new labour laws.
London rebuilt
6 September 2016
As London commemorates 350 years since the Great Fire of 2 September 1666, we are reminded of what a real catastrophe looks like – unlike the spurious and risible warnings of the “disaster” of Brexit.
What next for Brexit
The decision to leave the EU has been made, and we must grapple urgently with the more difficult task of deciding what kind of Britain we want.
Still one nation
A YouGov poll in July indicated that Britain’s decision to leave the EU has not cut Scottish support for remaining within the UK, undermining the SNP’s push for a second referendum.
Trade unions: organise for independence
The referendum result continues to highlight the urgent need for unions to take responsibility for an independent Britain.
The EU's pensions vendetta
The EU’s latest pensions directive is a direct threat to the dwindling number of final salary schemes in Britain.
Pensions after Brexit
The referendum campaign blunted one EU attack on pensions. Now the real pensions fight must begin.
European army plans march ahead
25 August 2016
Moves to create a European Army are accelerating – despite the assertions of the Remain campaign that the idea was purely Leave hysteria.
Air pollution killing Londoners
5 August 2016
Londoners are falling ill and dying because the capital has levels of nitrogen oxides comparable to those of Shanghai and Beijing, according to a new report published in July.
Reclaim the unions (and ditch the Labour Party)
25 July 2016
The Brexit campaign and in particular its result pose big problems not only for business and government in Britain and throughout Europe but also for the Labour Party and trade unions at home.
EU and NATO ramp up tension with Russia
11 July 2016
If any British workers doubted that the EU and NATO are two sides of the same coin, the EU–NATO leaders’ declaration of 9 July 2016 to deploy more troops and weapons on Russia’s borders should remove them.
After Brexit, plan for power generation!
3 July 2016
The Brexit decision has thrown government plans for electricity generation into further turmoil, with renewed concerns over the future of the proposed nuclear power station at Hinkley Point.
After the Vote: What Next?
After the Vote: What Next?
Thursday 15 September 2016 19:30
CPBML Public Meeting, Thursday 15 September, 7.30pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
We’ve given the EU its marching orders. Now we need to take the national debate on the future of Britain that flared into life during the referendum and transform it into a strategy for the working class, a strategy for a future for Britain. All welcome.
Britain shakes the world
History has been made. Forty-one years after the disastrous decision to remain in what was then the European Economic Community, the people of Britain have reasserted this country’s independence.
Take responsibility, take charge
Britain has served the EU with notice to quit and the world has changed. It was a brave declaration, born of clarity and determination. When it counted the working class stood up and shouted The fiercely independent spirit of British workers at its best. We’ll need more of that in the coming months and years.
TTIP - it's still there
During the referendum campaign some tried to blunt the Leave attack by claiming TTIP is dead and buried…
Unemployment surges in France
30 June 2016
After two months of falls in France’s jobless totals, the number out of work rose again. Meanwhile, the government is imposing drastic changes in labour legislation to meet EU fiscal targets.
Time to take back control of our fish
After the Referendum we must now do something about what remains of our fishing industry. It’s time to reflect on the devastating impact of the EU and how to revive the industry along with fishing stocks…
Bluff and bluster from Holyrood
29 June 2016
Conveniently forgetting that over a million people in Scotland voted to quit the EU, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon now is now threatening to veto our leaving. She must know she can’t.
VW scandal deepens
The European Commission was told six years ago that VW was cheating on emissions tests, but it kept the knowledge secret
Britain and the World
International statement from the Communist Party of Britain Marxist-Leninist, 17th Congress, London, November 2015. Our world is in flames, and the threat of war is real. Who is for war? Who is for peace? What of the working class?
German courts bow to supremacy of EU
22 June 2016
Germany’s top judges have retreated on a crucial issue. Unable to assert their judicial supremacy, they are bowing to the EU.
European research funding diverted to prop up Private Finance Initiative
20 June 2016
Anyone relying on European Union funding from the Horizon 2020 programme should take note: when the Commission decides it, billions of euros can be siphoned off and used for its pet projects.
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