Contrary to the image projected by the western media, Venezuela is not a socialist country. Over 70% of the economy is in private hands and that proportion will increase with the current wave of privatisations initiated by the Maduro government.

In this podcast we talk to the International Secretary of the Venezuelan Communist Party, Carolus Wimmer, about developments in the country including the increasing persecution of the Communist Party. We also talk about an important appeal.

Both the Communist Party of Britain and the Young Communist League have responded to solidarity requests from the working-class Front for national struggle (FNLCT) and Central Unitary of Venezuelan Workers’ (CUTV), two revolutionary trade union confederations. The appeal looks to generate £5,000 in order to supply a range of technological equipment to support workers’ capacity to break the media blockade and take their revolutionary message to the people. This is vitally important in combatting the interminable barrage of misinformation about what is happening in Venezuela. For more information about how to donate, see here: Do your part! Defend the Venezuelan working class!

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