World Revolution (UK)
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World Revolution is a left communist organisation in Britain. It is a section of the International Communist Current
(ICC).
The group was founded in the mid-1970s by former supporters of Solidarity
. In 1975, they merged with the ICC, adopting the "World Revolution" name. The following year, a minority faction of the Communist Workers Organisation
joined the group. In 1981, a group of members, mostly based in Scotland, split to form the Communist Bulletin Group
.
International Communist Current
The International Communist Current is an international centralised left communist organisation which was formed in 1975 and which has sections in France, Great Britain, Mexico, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Venezuela, Brazil, Sweden, India, Italy, USA, Switzerland, Philippines and...
(ICC).
The group was founded in the mid-1970s by former supporters of Solidarity
Solidarity (UK)
Solidarity was a small libertarian socialist organisation from 1960 to 1992 in the United Kingdom. It published a magazine of the same name. Solidarity was close to council communism in its prescriptions and was known for its emphasis on workers' self-organisation and for its radical...
. In 1975, they merged with the ICC, adopting the "World Revolution" name. The following year, a minority faction of the Communist Workers Organisation
Communist Workers Organisation (UK)
The Communist Workers Organisation is a British left communist group and an affiliate of the Internationalist Communist Tendency, formerly the International Bureau for the Revolutionary Party...
joined the group. In 1981, a group of members, mostly based in Scotland, split to form the Communist Bulletin Group
Communist Bulletin Group
The Communist Bulletin Group was a small left communist organisation based in Scotland. It was founded in 1981 by groups in Edinburgh and Aberdeen which split from World Revolution...
.