May Day 2025: Politics is not parliament: it’s on us, the working class
Thursday 1 May, 7.30pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Celebrate May Day and join the discussion about how the working class of Britain can rebuild Britain and not leave it to parliament.
All welcome. Free entry.
Food for the People
Wednesday 5 March 2025, 7.30 pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Britain’s farmers have drawn attention to the threat to our food security posed by capitalism. Our land is taken over by speculators and taken out of production. What we eat and how it is produced affects us all.
Come and discuss. All welcome. Free entry.
London Workers Readers’ Meeting
Join us and fellow Workers readers for an informal discussion in a Central London pub. There's no set topic for discussion – just bring your questions and ideas.
Email info@cpbml.org.uk for details.
The growing threat of war: what can workers do?
Wednesday 16 October 2024, 7.30 pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Our rulers have always followed the USA’s drive to war. But now it is Starmer leading calls for escalation of the war in Europe.
War isn’t in the interest of British workers, nor is membership of NATO. How can workers bring this message home to the new government?
Come and discuss. All welcome. Free entry.
Why are our public services getting worse?
Wednesday 10 July 2024, 7.30 pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Capitalism can’t sustain the health service, education, housing, utilities, policing, and more that a 21st century civilisation needs. How can we ensure our services serve the people?
Come and discuss. All welcome. Free entry.
May Day 2024: Stop the drive to war! Build a new Britain!
Wednesday 1 May 7.30 pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Celebrate May Day and join the discussion about how the working class of Britain can build a new Britain as the drive to war intensifies.
All welcome. Free entry.
Who should govern Britain? And how?
Wednesday 6 March 2024, 7.30 pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
There is a contest underway for the soul of Britain. The ruling class manage stagnation and decay; the working class are challenging for a society that meets their needs.
Come and discuss. All welcome. Free entry.
Mass immigration – war on the working class
Tuesday 30 January 2024, 7.30 pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Net migration reaches record levels, rising from 107,000 in 1997 to a record 745,000 at the end of 2022. The government blusters, but is determined to increase it yet further. How should we respond?
Come and discuss. All welcome.
Nuclear Energy – Essential for Britain’s Energy Security
Wednesday 15 November 2023, 7.30pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
For too long British government energy policy has been dominated by superstitious and dogmatic opposition to developing our nuclear energy potential. How can we overcome this?
Come and join the discussion. All welcome. Free Entry.
Our health service, our responsibility
Tuesday 26 September 2023, 7.30pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
NHS workers from all professions have shown discipline, tactical ingenuity and unity in their fight for pay and for the future of the service. The whole class, too, must play its part.
Come and join the discussion.
All welcome. Free Entry.
Who should run London?
Thursday 22 June 2023, 7.30pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
London was once the “flower of cities all” and a centre of working-class organisation. Now that control has been usurped. How shall we take it back?
All welcome. Free Entry.
May Day 2023. Workers! Take Charge of Britain!
Monday 1 May 7.30 pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Celebrate May Day and join the discussion about how the working class of Britain can move forward.
All welcome. Free entry.
How in practice can the working class assert control?
Tuesday 21 February 2023, 7.30pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
The ruling class is clearly incapable of governing Britain. Where does that leave the working class? Come and discuss.
All welcome. Free Entry.
London: A Changing City
Wednesday 12 October, 7.30pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Large parts of the capital have been transformed in recent years, with changes too in political thinking. Is London still progressive?
All welcome. Free Entry.
Tech sovereignty and the working class
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Without control over a range of essential technologies, Britain as a nation and also our industrial working class will be at the mercy of international monopoly capitalism.
All welcome. Free Entry.
Real Control for Real Independence
Sunday 1 May 7.30 pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Celebrate May Day and join the discussion about how the working class must lead in the fight for a future for Britain.
What is the working class?
This meeeting is in-person! Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL.
Tuesday 22 March. 7.30pm.
The working class is changing. But does that mean the fundamentals of class have changed?
Come and discuss. All welcome. Free entry.
How to protect the environment (and why the EU makes things worse)
London, Tuesday 3 March 2020, 7.30 pm
A CPBML public meeting in the Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL.
We are often told we must stay in the EU “to protect our environmental rights”. And yet we constantly read that the environment has grown worse over the past few decades – when Britain was a member of the EU. Both refrains cannot be right. Come and hear an independent approach to the environment in a lively talk – and then join in the discussion. Free entry.
Brexit: from ideas to action - London
London, Tuesday 14 January, 7.30 pm
A special discussion event in the Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
We cannot rely on politicians to keep Brexit on track. One month after the General Election, this event will be different from the usual CPBML public meetings. It will be designed to maximise discussion and participation from the audience, and come up with ideas for action. Free entry.
The EU empire's surge towards a European army
LONDON Tuesday 19 November, 7.30 pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Every proper empire needs an army, and the EU certainly wants to become an empire – and entangle us in it as well. Come and discuss. All welcome. Free entry.
What does Britain need for independence?
Wednesday 19 June, 7.30 pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Membership of the EU has deformed the economy. Britain is over-reliant on imports. Investment in education is reduced while skilled workers are poached from other countries. Key industries are in the hands of foreign interests. What will an independent Britain need? Come and discuss. All welcome. Admission free.
May Day 2019: Out of the EU! For an Independent Britain! London
Wednesday 1 May, 7.30 pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Parliament has set its face against the people. But up and down the country ordinary people are doing it for themselves and taking a range of actions to demand that our democratic decision is honoured. On International Workers Day, the CPBML invites you to discuss the way forward. The people of Britain must take responsibility for Brexit: we can rely on no one else.
Parliament vs the People
CPBML/Workers Public Meeting, Wednesday 20 March, 7.30 pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
As 29 March, the date set for leaving the EU, approaches, parliament is on a collision course with democracy. Who rules? The people of Britain or Parliament? Parliament is not sovereign over the people: it’s the other way round. Come and discuss. All welcome. Free entry.
Brexit 2019: Seize control!
CPBML/Workers Public Meeting, Tuesday 12 February, 7.30 pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
We voted to take control, to take responsibility. Now we must make our demand loud and clear again, force them to carry out what they undertook to do – and make it clear that whatever happens we will not give up.
Brexit: The road to freedom
CPBML/Workers Public Meeting, Wednesday 17 October, 7.30 pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Britain has a skilled and literate workforce, an exceptional research base and abundant energy resources. Free from the shackles of the EU, what can we not achieve? Come and discuss. All welcome.
Brexit: Stop the Sabotage!
CPBML Public Meeting, Tuesday 17 July, 7.30 pm [NB: change of date]
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Brexit is in danger. Across the establishment, in the Commons and the Lords, those who wish to defy the democratic mandate of the EU referendum are turning from obstruction to sabotage. They will do anything to keep Britain in the EU. And they must be stopped. Come and discuss. All welcome.
May Day 2018. Take Control for an Independent Britain! London
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the CPBML, we invite you to celebrate with us the prospects for independence.
Stop the EU War Machine!
CPBML Public Meeting, Tuesday 20 February, 6.30 pm [note time]
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
During the referendum campaign anyone who mentioned the development of a European army and a common defence policy was dismissed by the establishment as a fantasist. Now everything is out in the open – and it's taking shape in front of our very eyes. Come and discuss. All welcome.
100 Years after the Bolshevik Revolution
CPBML Public Meeting, Thursday 16 November, 6.30 pm [NB: change of time]
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
In 1917 the workers and peasants of Russia changed the course of history. A century on, the ideas and thought that it inspired are still changing the world. Come and discuss. All welcome.
House the People
CPBML Public Meeting, Thursday 28 September, 7.30pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Housing in Britain is broken. Instead of filling a need, it is an investment from which huge profits can be made by taking advantage of the acute rise in demand. Meanwhile, council housing is left to rot – with deadly consequences. Come and discuss. All welcome.
