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.
YCL Statement on solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
The Young Communist League of Britain expresses our solidarity with the people of Afghanistan after the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban this last week. We also lament the terrible humanitarian situation in the country and call upon the British Government and other nations to render aid to the people of Afghanistan on the basis […]
YCL calls for action ahead of climate summit
The Young Communist League welcomes the sixth report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on 7th August. The report reaffirms our understanding that human activity is very likely to have caused an increase in extreme weather events since at least the 1950s. Globally we now witness a higher frequency of droughts and floods; […]
