Revolutionary Communist Group (UK)

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Revolutionary Communist Group
Founded	1974
Split from	International Socialists
Newspaper	Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism!
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-imperialism
Political position	Far-left
Colours	red, black, white
Website
http://www.revolutionarycommunist.org/
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The Revolutionary Communist Group (RCG) is a communist, Marxist and Leninist political organisation in the United Kingdom.

According to its own statements, the group "exists in order to defend and develop an anti-imperialist trend within Britain, based on the long term interests of the entire working class and the oppressed internationally. We stand for the creation of a society organised both to meet the needs of the entire population, and to ensure the fullest possible development of every individual."^[1] Emphasising a campaign against capitalism and the oppression of the working class, the group is also highly critical of British foreign policy, which they consider to be imperialistic in nature. In particular, they criticise British control of Northern Ireland, the involvement of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the British government's support for Israel.^[1]

Believing that the British electoral system under capitalism cannot bring about any real change in society, and as it does not consider itself a party (believing that a communist party, led by a vanguard of the proletariat, has not yet developed in Britain), the RCG has not taken part in elections since 1979. The group also publish their own newspaper, Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism!, which has been running since November–December 1979 and now appears every two months.