Revolutionary Communist Party (UK, 2024)

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Revolutionary Communist Party
AbbreviationRCP
FoundedMay 2024;1 year ago (2024-05).
Preceded by Socialist Appeal Revolution Scotland
NewspaperThe Communist
Membership (2024)1,200 [1]
Ideology
Political position Far-left
International affiliation Revolutionary Communist International
Colours  Red
Party flag
RCP flag.png
Website
https://communist.red/

The Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP), is a Trotskyist political organisation [a] in Britain, and the British section of the Revolutionary Communist International. The party was founded in May 2024, as an amalgamation of Socialist Appeal and Revolution Scotland. [1] [3]

Contents

The party describes its politics as descending from Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Ted Grant. It stands for a radical programme of overturning capitalism in favour of international socialism and workers' control. [4]

The party publishes its own newspaper, The Communist, as well as producing books, pamphlets, magazines and other Marxist educational material, sold through its online bookstore Wellred Books. [5]

Activity

On 14 November 2023, Socialist Appeal announced that the IMT within Great Britain was to be refounded as the Revolutionary Communist Party. [6] The founding congress of the party, attended by 600 delegates and visitors, took place in May 2024. The congress resolved to campaign towards 10,000 members in Britain. [1]

Fiona Lali, a leading member of the RCP, stood as an independent in Stratford and Bow at the 2024 general election with the support of the party, [7] winning 1,791 votes (4.1%). [8]

In 2025, the RCP fielded three candidates in university student union elections, in Lancaster, Sheffield, and Cardiff. [9]

Controversy

In April 2024, the RCP drew criticism for its part in a protest targeting Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg at Cardiff University's campus following a speaking event organised by the university's Conservative student society, which the Daily Telegraph characterised as harassment, along with attempting to stop people attending the event. [10] A representative for the RCP defended their actions, stating that Rees-Mogg's regular appearances on national broadcasters made complaints about his silencing "laughable". [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lawford, Emily. "Revolutionary communists are plotting a comeback". www.prospectmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Search - the Electoral Commission".
  3. ↑ "Goodbye Revolution, The Communist is Here". Revolution. January 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Communist, The (3 January 2003). "About us". The Communist. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "About Us". Wellred Books. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Hinckley, Jonathan (14 November 2023). "Revolution Festival 2023: The communists are coming!". Socialist Appeal. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Dazed (4 June 2024). "Fiona Lali took on Suella, now she's taking on parliament". Dazed. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Stratford and Bow - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Zou, Chenyu (21 March 2025). "Why are more and more young people turning their back on Capitalism?". InterCardiff. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Sigsworth, Tim (27 April 2024). "Jacob Rees-Mogg chased off campus by crowd of hard-Left demonstrators". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Rees-Mogg protesters hit back at Labour criticism". 28 April 2024.

Notes

  1. ↑ The RCP is not currently registered with the Electoral Commission. [2]
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