Public Meeting: Scotland Needs Socialism
The next date in the ongoing YCL Scotland speaking tour “Scottish Independence: A Communist Perspective” will be Thursday the 14th of November 2013 at 7pm in Pollokshields Burgh Hall, Glasgow. The meeting is entitled “Scotland Needs Socialism” and will focus on the need for a revolutionary transformation of society in the context of the world today […]
Support the Living Wage Campaign
The Young Communist League welcomes Living Wage Week (3rd – 9th Nov) and urges young workers and students to support the demonstrations and lobbies in support of the campaign. The living wage campaign has highlighted the inadequacies of the minimum wage in meeting the rising cost of living and has thrust the lowest-paid workers’ daily […]
Young Communist League condemns EU’s anti-communist legislation
During this past week steps have been taken towards banning the communist movement in Europe. The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation has submitted to the European Parliament, its document ‘A Model National Statute for the Promotion of Tolerance’ with the view to this being enshrined in law. Despite the seemingly banal and benign title, […]
Support the UK universities Halloween Strike
The YCL calls on all students across the UK to support the strike action called by UCU, UNISON and Unite for tomorrow 31st of October. On Thursday students should not attend lectures, tutorials or seminars etc. or use university library, or any other facilities, while the strike action is taking place. Where possible attend the […]
Ryan Boyle reports on standing for the YCL and CP in the recent Govan By-election
Looking back on the campaign, one of the first things that surprised me was the level of collective effort required to make any kind of impact. The introductory leaflets, election addresses, the campaigning strategies, the public meetings, etc. all of these things had to be grounded out and acted upon at an early stage to […]
The anti-worker nature of the EU
The argument surrounding British involvement in the EU is fast becoming a main political topic in British politics, only behind the Coalition government’s austerity plan and the debate surrounding Scottish Independence on the political agenda. However, the extent to which the EU plays in the government’s austerity plans and what involvement it may have in […]
Tory Party Conference 2013 and the proposed benefit cuts to under 25s
The Conservative Party Conference passed in typical right-wing fashion with talk of tougher welfare cuts and privatisation, and tax cuts for big business. However, one particularly nasty proposition made by David Cameron in his closing speech has caught the attention of many. This is the pledge that if the Conservatives are elected to government in […]
