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Progressive federalism for the working peoples of Britain
Looking ahead to the Communist Party of Britain’s forthcoming congress, Scottish secretary TOM MORRISON explains the need for a mass movement from below that’s rooted in local demands
A woman heads to the polls in Bridgend, Wales

THE concept of progressive federalism will debated at the forthcoming congress of the Communist Party. So what is progressive federalism and why is it central to our daily struggles across this island?

Communists believe that the concentrated power of capital can only be countered if working people are able to use their own collective power democratically at all levels. 

Progressive federalism is about securing the institutions and continuing class mobilisation needed to do this across the nations and regions of Britain.

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