101 Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution

On the 101st Anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution in Russia, Chair of the Young Communist League, Johnnie Hunter, discusses the reasons behind the revolution, its legacy and most importantly its significance today in 2018

YCL General Secretary Debates EU With French Young Communists

YCL General Secretary spoke in Toulouse recently to the Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de France (MJCF) in June at a debate entitled ‘Europe: What Solidarity? Speech to the Youth‘. Representatives from the Unión de Juventudes Comunistas de España (UJCE) were also present to represent their views on the European Union. Here is a transcript of the speech delivered on […]

WW1 – Opposing Imperialist Wars: Then & Now

A Young Communist League Scotland film, featuring Johnnie Hunter (YCL Scottish Organiser) & Dr Alan MacKinnon (Chair of Scottish CND). With the British Establishments attempts to turn 2014 into a celebration of the start of WW1 & portray the Great War as a noble & unavoidable conflict fought to preserve “freedom”, obvious parallels begin to […]

Remember the Fallen

 Bernadette Wang reminds us what Remembrance Sunday should actually be about, this article was first featured in the most recent edition of Challenge. Come this Remembrance Sunday on 9th November, David Cameron, his government and indeed the entire British Establishment will seek to whip up sentiments of jingoism and false patriotism

Communist Party History Film

90 Years of Struggle: For the Working Class and Humanity “90 Years of Struggle” is a documentary about the history of the Communist Party in Britain. Produced back in 2010 the film is now being serialised on Youtube. Watch all 7 parts here. Part One – Foundation Following the world war (1914-1918) and the Russian […]

Kinder Scout Trespass Commemoration – Sponsored Fundraiser

On 27 April, the North West Morning Star Readers and Supporters Group is organising a  fundraising commemorative walk to the Kinder Pass, scene of the famous and path-breaking mass trespass in 1932.  The trespass was an act of willful defiance by the ramblers and was a watershed moment in the struggle for the rights to roam. It was […]