The Forging Communist Unity (FCU) fusion process, inclusive of specific meetings between one or two individuals leading/representing different organisations and, more collectively, those get-togethers that have filtered out into online discussions (principally through whymarx.com ), has for me revealed differences that defy attempts to fuse. These differences, no doubt, arise Continue Reading
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Why Communist Unity?
By now, many people across the Marxist left know about the Forging Communist Unity (FCU) process, which involves the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), the Unity Faction of the Editorial Board of the Prometheus online journal (PUF) and Talking About Socialism…from a Marxist point of view (TAS). However, as Continue Reading
FCU – dealing with differences
The parties to the Forging Communist Unity (FCU) project met for an hour and a half via video link on Sunday 30 March 2025*. The FCU project is to discuss the possibility of fusing three small groups – the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), Talking About Socialism…from a Marxist point Continue Reading
What’s in a name? Our red banner of Communist Unity
Talking About Socialism…from a Marxist point of view is currently engaged in a series of discussion with the CPGB and a section of the Prometheus Editorial Board, with a view to seeking fusion into one organisation. The process has been called Forging Communist Unity (FCU). While the discussions are going Continue Reading
Response to Mike Macnair’s article in Weekly Worker Issue 1460 “It’s good to talk”.
We in ‘Talking About Socialism…from a Marxist point of view’ have a clear idea of what we want and we’re prepared to talk about it with anyone who is interested. We want to work together with others who share our aim of creating the basis of a mass socialist/communist party1. Continue Reading
Criticism about TAS from Weekly Worker and our response
Talking About Socialism…from a Marxist point of view has recently come in for criticism in the pages of the Weekly Worker, the paper of the Communist Party of Great Britain. First came an article from Mike Macnair on 29 September 2023. Will McMahon and Nick Wrack replied on 9 October Continue Reading
On the need for a new mass socialist/communist party: A reply to the CPGB-PCC from Talking About Socialism…from a Marxist point of view
Below is a reply to a number of articles in the Weekly Worker paper which criticise Talking About Socialism…from a Marxist point of view. The chronology is set out here. In recent weeks there have been not a few references in the pages of the Weekly Worker to Talking About Socialism…from Continue Reading