International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2025
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Young Communist League expresses its solidarity with and extends its fullest fraternal greetings to the Palestinian Democratic Youth Union, its parent party the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, all of its organisations from the exterior, to the occupations jails, the West Bank and to the Gaza Strip where party cadres continue to resist by all appropriate and legal means, including the Martyr Omar Al-Qasim Forces of the National Resistance Brigades.
YCL International Department Condemns Not Guilty Verdict of ‘Soldier F’
The Young Communist League of Britain’s International Department condemns the not guilty verdict on two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder handed down by a British court in Belfast last week of the so called ‘Soldier F’, unable to be named publicly but named by Colum Eastwood MP for Foyle in Parliament on 13/07/2021.
<strong>YCL Women’s Commission statement concerning the government’s upcoming VAWG strategy</strong>
The Women’s Commission of the Young Communist League of Britain notes Labour’s pledge to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade, the strategy for which will be released this coming September. The government cannot allow the plague of VAWG on society to persist and stark action must be taken to deliver this stepping stone towards a safe society for women.
Women’s Commission of the YCL regarding the Women’s Justice Board
The Women’s Commission of the YCL welcomes the announcement of a Women’s Justice Board which aims to decrease the number of women sent to prison. While this may be the Governments attempt to dress up a necessary response to a prison overpopulation crisis, this is an opportunity for class analysis to shape the narrative.
New Chair Elected
Following the General Election the Central Committee recognises we are in a new situation and have decided to adjust our work accordingly. To this end Comrades on the committee have considered their roles and responsibilities, and some changes have been made. Dónal Thomas has stepped down from the role of Chair and former Vice Chair […]
CC Statement on the General Election Result
To nobody’s surprise, the Conservative Party has lost its position as the governing party in Britain following a massive electoral defeat. Back in 2010, the liberal media confronted every voter with the pernicious characterisation of the Conservative Party as the force of sensible statesmanship: the people who would cut your taxes and let you keep […]
CC Statement on the Rafah Attack
Over the bank holiday weekend, Israel intensified its genocide in Gaza. Instead of adhering to the explicit order by the International Court of Justice to cease its military assault on Gaza, Israel bombed a designated ‘safe area’ in Rafah. Over 50 were killed and hundreds more injured, with many being burned alive. These are the […]
CC Statement on the upcoming General Election
The Central Committee of the Young Communist League has issued a statement on the upcoming UK General Election:
The youth of Britain and the world oppose UK-USA-Australia nuclear aggression
The Central Committee of the Young Communist League has issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the new AUKUS nuclear aggression pact. The YCL completely opposes the reckless and aggressive actions of Boris Johnson’s Tory Government, at the command of their US puppet masters in the White House and the Pentagon, to […]
SNP Programme for Government – Not fairer, not greener
Scottish Committee of the Young Communist League has released the following statement in response to the announcement of the SNP-Green Coalition’s Programme for Government.
