I want to be involved in politics, actually do something rather than just complain about the world online all day.
That is why I joined the CPB but I have been feeling disappointed in my experience so far aside from a few good moments here and there. In retrospect I also should have done more research on them before applying, they have a lot of past controversies and bizarre, arguably reactionary views.
But my other options, aren't great neither. You've got: The Greens which are Eco-Socialists I guess, not exactly M-L's but they're doing well at least. Labour are right-wing neoliberals now so they're completely out of the question. 'Your Party' was supposed to be the up and coming democratic socialistic left, pro-Palestine party but mostly fell apart and might remain irrelevant. RedFightback no longer exists since 2023 which from what I can tell were created as the alternative to the other shite out there. The CPGB-ML are from what I can tell are even worse than the CPB.
Am I missing something (like some mystical British M-L communist group which is everything I could dream of but have yet to hear of) or is there really nowhere that makes much sense to join? Is the state of the current communist movement in the UK genuinely this dire? Do I have to 'do a Hasan Piker' by joining the Greens and hope to turn their members further left?
Help, I want to actively be involved in building socialism in my country, get organised in my community but have nowhere I can see where I would feel that I truly belong!
Relevant texts on the TERF (Trans exclusionary radical feminists) stuff I have been reading through, the CPB are mentioned in both:
https://transreads.org/marxism-and-transgender-liberation-confronting-transphobia-in-the-british-left/
https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Essay:Welcome_to_TERF_Island
The RCP sound interesting but I'm not 100% sure tbh. Alot of their journalism in The Communist is good. https://communist.red/
Trotskyist cut out from the old IMT, or Socialist Appeal as their newspaper was called.
Yes and BTW they rebranded because the old name became unusable after so much abuse and cult tactics made it toxic.
Trotskyist Parties and Cult Leadership
Name a more iconic duo!
Ah yeah not good. Are there any big revolutionary parties/orgs that arent swappies or trotskyists in the UK?
NCP and RCPBML appear to be our best bets.
it's hard to get a good judge on them though due to a lack of information. I'm going to join Plaid Gomiwnyddol Cymru even though I'm not Welsh as from what I can see they look great and it should be a good learning experience. And perhaps if they get enough non-Welsh members they'll create a Plaid Gomiwnyddol England/Scotland/Britain of sorts.
what information are you lacking on them? I can see if I can find it :)
Some policy stuff, such as how they view China, whether they are transphobic like many other uk parties and do they offer a good induction scheme.
I'll try n put something together :)
If you do, might be worth sharing as a post because I've already commited to another party so I feel like it would be a bit of a waste of your time to just share it with me. Even so, I appreciate it.
ty for the heads up hahaha i wish you the best with your chosen org (i presume the welsh one?) comrade!