Brexit weakens the drive to war
CPBML Public Meeting, Thursday 17 November, 7.30pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Already, by voting Leave, we have weakened the EU bloc. Brexit brings the opportunity to kill off some of the EU’s military ambitions and enhance peace in Europe and the world. Come and discuss. All welcome.
After the Vote: What Next?
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.
Vote to Leave the EU!
CPBML Public Meeting, Thursday 2 June, 7.30pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
With the referendum only weeks away, the people of Britain are making up their minds. At stake is our future as a sovereign industrial nation.
Come and discuss how. All welcome.
Music and the Communist Idea
Conway Hall Ethical Society talk, Sunday 1 May, 6.00 pm
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
A perfect complement to the CPBML’s London May Day meeting: a talk by prominent musicologist Roderick Swanston illuminated by musical examples. See here for details and how to obtain tickets.
The EU: why trade unionists should vote to leave
CPBML Public Meeting, Thursday 11 February, 7.30pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Loss of sovereignty, privatisation, TTIP, attacks on wages, threats to peace – the EU has been a disaster for Britain, for the working class, and for trade unions. Make sure the real voice of British workers is heard. Come and discuss. All welcome.
(Please note the change of title – with talk of a referendum as early as June, the meeting will now be about why trade unions should vote to leave the EU.)
The text of the speech given at the meeting, with hyperlinked references, is available here. (You can also CTRL+ click to download the file and view it on a PDF reader.)
The Great Breakthrough - Soviet Planning versus Capitalist Chaos
CPBML Public Meeting, Wednesday 25 November, 7.30pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Capitalism is wedded to the anarchy of the market. Socialism is about planning to meet the needs of people and nations – and in the past it has been spectacularly successful. Come and discuss how a planned approach can help rebuild Britain. All welcome.
When Britain leaves the EU
CPBML Public Meeting, Tuesday 22 September, 7.30pm
Brockway Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
Over the past 50 years and more, Britain’s ruling class has battled to enmesh Britain in the European Union. With the euro in meltdown, come and discuss why Britain can only thrive outside the EU, and what Britain needs to do to retain its integrity, sovereignty and unity as an island of labour. All welcome.
After the election – the next steps for workers
CPBML Public Meeting, Thursday 11 June, 7.30pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
The Conservatives are in office, but the tasks facing British workers remain essentially the same: we are going to have to fight for our survival as a nation and as a class. Only Marxist thinking can help us here. Come and discuss the strategy and tactics of working class renewal. All welcome.
British workers: Unity not division
Friday 1 May, 7.30 pm. Celebrate May Day in London with the CPBML. Speakers, social and refreshments.
Science for the people: Away with superstitions
CPBML Public Meeting, Wednesday 4 March, 7.30pm
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4R
The forces of reason are under attack. The assault on progress is coming from all sides – religious reaction, quasi-religious environmentalist fringes, and all those in power who fear the strength of scientific thinking. Science must be reclaimed by the people for what it is: a force for progress.
Come and discuss – all welcome.
The march for homes
Saturday 31 January
Assemble 12 midday at St Mary’s Churchyard, Newington Causeway, SE1 6SQ (Elephant and Castle tube). March to City Hall.
Called by Defend Council Housing and South London People’s Assembly
Not the Crown Jewels
PCS Union Head office 160 Falcon Road, Clapham Junction, SW11 2LN
An exhibition by National Gallery staff facing privatisation, presented by No Privatisation at the National Gallery & PCS Culture sector
Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm
One world – divided by class
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL
We live in a world where workers now constitute the majority. And as workers we face the same enemy, a capitalist class which has claimed for itself the raw materials and the means of production, distribution and exchange. Migration is no solution. Neither are aid and charity. In each country ruled by capital, workers must settle accounts with their own ruling class if the world is to have a future.
Come and discuss. All welcome.
Understanding the TTIP
TUC South East Regional Council open meeting. A good question to ask: Why did the TUC tell the government it supports the EU’s right to negotiate on our behalf? Admission free but registration “essential”. Event details here.
“Britain needs a pay rise”
The TUC has chosen pay as the topic for a national demonstration in London. Assemble from 11am at the Embankment before moving on to Hyde Park for rally, speeches. Check www.britainneedsapayrise.org for updates.
Class in the 21st century
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Nearest tube Holborn.
Some people say class is dead. Or that there are too many to count. Really? The CPBML says there are only two classes in Britain – workers and capitalists – and that an understanding of class is central to any analysis of modern Britain. Come and discuss. Everybody welcome.
Britain one nation: say no to division
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Nearest tube Holborn.
With the Scottish referendum only months away, come and discuss why Britain must stay united. Everybody welcome.
See linked article here.
Britain not for sale
Bertrand Russell Room, Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, WC1R 4RL.
Foreign corporations and states are taking over our services and industry – a state-sponsored looting of our national assets. Come and discuss. Details»
