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.
International Working Women’s Day 2025
The Young Communist League of Britain sends revolutionary greetings to the young workers and students of Britain and the world, our members, allies, and supporters in 2025.
General Secretary’s New Year Address 2025
The Young Communist League of Britain sends revolutionary greetings to the young workers and students of Britain and the world, our members, allies, and supporters in 2025.
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 […]
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; […]
YCL condemns authoritarian Policing Bill and calls for resistance
The Young Communist League has issued a statement attacking the Tory Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill and calling for broad resistance to this authoritarian attack on our civil liberties. The YCL condemns the initial passing of the Conservative Government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in the strongest possible terms. The scenes of outrage […]
YCL condemns Tory hypocrisy over “free-speech” legislation
The Executive Committee of the Young Communist League has issued a statement on the Tories latest plans to appoint “free speech champions” The YCL condemns the latest hypocrisy from the Tory Government as part of their ongoing fight for “so-called” free speech. Gavin Williamson, Education Secretary, has said universities will appoint “free speech champions”, while […]
YCL Statement on UNICEF working in Britain
The Young Communist League has issued a statement on the news that for the first time in history, UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, have been forced to intervene to help feed hungry children in Britain this winter. The fact that for the first time in its 74 year history UNICEF, the United Nations agency […]
Youth in Survival Against Pandemic and Capitalism: SOCIALISM OR BARBARISM
20 European Communist Youth Organizations have gathered on the 103rd anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution at the “Online Meeting of European Communist Youth Organizations to Share Experiences” and exchanged their experiences about the struggle of the youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, working people all around the world […]
