Scottish Communists: part of the Communist Party of Britain

This school aims to provide those who are new to the Party, and those who are considering joining, with an understanding of Party policy on the key economic and political questions of the day, as well as show how these policies relate to our strategy for socialist revolution, outlined in our programme Britain’s Road to Socialism.

There's a modest charge for those comrades wishing to attend the school: Ł2 (waged) and Ł1 (unwaged)

Basic Reading List All Sessions

Preparatory reading is by no means a pre-condition for attending the school, but comrades who intend to come along might find it useful to undertake some preparation to get the most out of the sessions above.
Here is a handy reading list of short articles & pamphlets, many of which are online:

Break Big Business Control, Manifesto of the Communist Party for the May 2007 elections to the Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Election Outcome and the Way Forward, Statement from the Communist Party’s Scottish Committee May 2007

Whose Nation?, Communist Party pamphlet, October 2007, John Foster, member of the Communist Party’s Political Committee and the Party’s International Secretary

Breaking the British State, Communist Party pamphlet 2004

Financing a Scots progressive future, Morning Star (Thursday December 6, 2007) article by John Foster

The Left-Wing Programme, Communist Party broadsheet

The Communist Party and the Labour Movement: Elections and class struggle, Communist Party pamphlet, John Foster, January 2007

Britain’s Road to Socialism, Programme of the Communist Party of Britain

Halting the Decline of Britain’s Manufacturing Industry, a discussion document published by the Communist Party’s Economic Committee, September 2005

The Case for Trades Unions: Issues for workers and Trade Unionists, Communist Party pamphlet by Kevin Halpin, the Party’s National Industrial Organiser

A world to save, a discussion statement from the Communist Party’s Science, Technology and Environment Advisory Committee, April 2003

From crunch to crisis: How the greed of financial fantasy threatens the real world, Morning Star (Friday December 14, 2007) article by Communist Party General Secretary, Robert Griffiths

Who will pay for the coming crisis?, Morning Star (Monday December 17, 2007) article by Communist Party General Secretary, Robert Griffiths

Friends and New Members School- Spring 2008

Basic Reading List All Sessions