What caused World War One?
Today’s world situation is similar to that of the pre-1914 years when imperialist forces were also intent on dividing up the planet’s resources…
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The inexorable road to World War One
22 June 2022
World War One scarred the twentieth century with over 16 million dead and millions more injured, brought about by competition between great imperialst powers. It's lessons are relevant still.
Why Britain should leave NATO
Why Britain should leave NATO
Tuesday 5 July 2022 19:00
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Why Britain should leave NATO
Brexit was a necessary step, but membership of NATO nurtures delusions of imperialist grandeur and props up US imperialism. It is time to leave.
Email info@cpbml.org.uk for an invitation.
British military aid floods into Ukraine
3 May 2022
Arms continue to pour into Ukraine and bordering countries – and Britain is one of the biggest suppliers, though the government is evasive when challenged for details.
1916: Lenin on imperialism
Deep into the First World War, Lenin produced a seminal study of the economic origins of the conflict and a political analysis to guide action…
Economic war on workers being used to fund a military war
The government’s Spring Statement was a budget by a finance capitalist for finance capital. Its every action is an assault on our living standards driven by a legacy of debt.
Britain out of NATO!
NATO, the military wing of western imperialism, is a war machine which aims to bring any nation state seeking independence to heel. Britain has no business being a member.
Down with imperialist war!
Down with imperialist war!
Tuesday 8 March 2022 19:00
Russia must withdraw immediately from Ukraine, and NATO must stop its warmongering!
No to imperialist war! Come and discuss the implications for the British working class.
Email info@cpbml.org.uk for an invitation.
A way forward for workers
The CPBML has published the political statement from its 19th congress, held last November. It concentrates on the challenges for the working class…
Britain must keep out of Ukraine
Britain has no interest in interference in eastern Europe. No good will come from British intervention. Stop interfering. Stay out!
Stay out of Ukraine!
26 January 2022
The beleaguered Johnson government, supported by the Labour Party, is stoking up the danger of war in Ukraine by sending in heavy weapons and covert forces, by a disinformation campaign, and by rejecting diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict.
Real Control for Real Independence
17 January 2022
Political statement from the Communist Party of Britain Marxist-Leninist, 19th Congress, November 2021.
Afghanistan's 40 year war
Afghanistan is known as “the graveyard of empires”. In its unhappy history the country has long been the victim of imperial ambition and aggression…
Yemen: Creating a disaster [print version]
What the UN has called the greatest humanitarian disaster in the world is taking place more than 3,500 miles away in Yemen.
Shhh! Don’t mention Britain’s role in the bombing of Yemen...
2 December 2021
What the UN has called the greatest humanitarian disaster in the world is taking place more than 3,500 miles away in Yemen – aided by billions of pounds of arms sales from Britain.
Discussion meeting (via Zoom): Global Britain - a green light for aggression?
Discussion meeting (via Zoom): Global Britain - a green light for aggression?
Tuesday 5 October 2021 19:00
Global Britain is the government’s new watchword. It’s meant to present a shift in policy from commitment to the EU – but is it simply handing the direction of foreign policy over to the US, and making the world a less safe place?
AUKUS: the path to war
18 September 2021
The USA, Britain and Australia announced a new security pact on 15 September. Known as AUKUS, it is intended to set the direction and focus of Britain’s foreign and security policy for the long term.
No end to foreign attacks on Yemen
10 September 2021
Many Yemenis have been killed since 2015 by attacks from a Saudi-led coalition backed by the US and UK governments
Iraq: US ends combat ops
On 26 July, the US government declared the long-overdue end of its combat operations in Iraq. Almost 20 years overdue, in fact.
No more imperialist wars!
After twenty years of occupation the Taliban has swept back into power without a fight. Neither the British nor the US governments had the slightest clue how quickly this would happen. But then imperialists never do understand other countries (any more than they understand their own).
US combat operations in Iraq ended
27 July 2021
On 26 July, the US government declared the end of combat operations in Iraq. This is most welcome, although long overdue. Almost 20 years overdue, in fact.
The Democrats’ permanent war
Happy that Joe Biden is US president? Just remember, he was Obama’s vice-president for the full eight years. And look what happened then…
1945: Labour’s foreign policy
The end of the Second World War could have ushered in a progressive foreign policy for Britain. Labour ensured that it didn’t…
Talking defence, planning wars
The government calls it an integrated defence review, but it’s full of offensive policies that will give the green light to military aggression in all corners of the world…
Defence and independence
12 April 2021
What should Britain’s relations be with other nations? There’s a straightforward working-class response to that – and it’s not “Global Britain”.
Ukraine garners US support as it talks about invading Crimea
In the wake of Joe Biden’s renewal of US commitment to NATO, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed what is essentially a declaration of war against Russia.
No to the ‘Asian NATO’!
29 January 2021
The government needs to be reminded that we didn’t vote for independence only to join in attempts to carve up the globe in the interests of imperialsm.
Afghanistan - Civilian deaths soar
US President Donald Trump’s rundown of ground forces in Afghanistan was accompanied by an escalation in the air war – resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths...
