Audio Meetings For December

 Friday 4 December, 19.30 GMT

Friday night talk
Universal Credit: The poverty of chaos
Speaker: Brian Johnson.
How Universal Credit is adapting to the double whammy of an economic crisis and a pandemic.

Wednesday 9 December, 19.30 GMT
The FAQ Workshop, 7.30pm
What do you get out of being a socialist?
Obviously people join the Party because they agree with the ideas, but what do they actually get out of the experience? Are there aspects of being a Party member that we accidentally underplay and that might make membership seem more appealing to those contemplating the ideas?

Friday 11 December, 19.30 GMT
Friday night talk
Why are Socialists so few in number?
Speaker: Glenn Morris.
A look at why society seems so unable to see the bigger picture and people’s reluctance to change.

Wednesday 16 December, 19.30 GMT
Socialist Quiz Night.

Friday 18 December, 19.30 GMT
Friday night talk
Celebrations and Socialism
Speaker: Andy Thomas.
Why do humans celebrate things? Is it a natural impulse or manufactured by class societies? How are celebrations linked to social/economic systems (tribal, feudal, capitalist)? How do religious ceremonies support class-divided social relations? What might we choose to celebrate in a socialist society, for example, if we are involved in decisions about food and the natural environment will we celebrate ‘ancient’ change of seasons?

Wednesday 30 December, 19.30 GMT
Talk and discussion
This year, next year
What can we learn from 2020, the year of the virus? What does 2021, the year of Brexit, offer?