YCL Xmas Appeal!
Comrades, Of the YCL, the CP, supporters of the working class and communist movement, I hope everyone has an enjoyable festive period as we come towards the end of 2013. Although we are an organisation guided by dialectical materialism – we appreciate that most people whether of faith or indeed without celebrate during the festive […]
A Rallying Call to Young Communists in the North-West!
Comrades, The YCL North-West District will be holding a meeting in order to rekindle the flame of communist activity amongst the youth in the North-West of England. The YCL seeks to build on a strong history of communist activism towards a socialist goal in Britain and urges you commit to the struggle by attending this […]
The Morning Star’s Christmas Push!
The YCL encourages comrades to dig deep this festive period and support the Morning Star’s Christmas appeal. As the only socialist daily paper in the English language it is an invaluable tool in the clash struggle and vital that we keep it alive and kicking! We need your help to raise £20,000 to set us […]
CP General Secretary Robert Griffths – “Don’t Dream the American Dream” at Oxford Union
Video of Communist Party General Secretary Robert Griffths speaking at the Oxford Union debating society against the ‘dreaming the American Dream’ in March this year. Still very relevant, interesting and informative – and well worth a watch. The CP General Secretary Exposes the harsh reality behind the American dream, that the US is one of […]
Interview with Camila Vallejo: A Chance To Transform Chile For Good
Previous to the landslide victory for Bachelet in the presidential elections in Chile, Mireya Saavedra spoke to newly elected Chilean communist CAMILA VALLEJO on what the weekend’s presidential election would mean for her country. Camila Vallejo is member-elect of the Chilean House of Deputies for La Florida and on the central committee of the Communist Youth of Chile. This […]
Communist Party Political Committee Report 11/12/2013
International secretary John Foster told the Communist Party’s political committee on Wednesday 11/12/2013 that Nelson Mandela ‘lived as a freedom fighter and died a freedom fighter, knowing that the fight had to continue’. He recalled Mandela’s words to gaoled Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti that ‘our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians’. This […]
Ukraine: The Untold Story
BRIAN DENNY examines the far-right connections of Ukraine’s pro-EU faction. This article first appeared as a feature in the Morning Star 09/12/2013 Ukraine’s refusal to sign an EU association agreement, the ensuing protests and the attempt to oust the government in a failed no-confidence vote all have their origins in a grand geopolitical battle being waged between Germany […]
Right wing forces attempt to sabotage Venezuelan elections
Today (December 8th) carries two important significances in Venezuela this year. Firstly, it is a day of mourning, it being the first anniversary of Chavez’s last speech to the nation before his death the following March. Secondly, Venezuelans will be going to the polls in the mayoral elections. These are testing times for left democratic […]
18th World Festival of Youth and Students
The YCL extends solidarity and red greetings to all the delegates attending the 18th World Festival of Youth and Students in Quito, Ecuador 7th-13th of December 2013. We hope the British delegates have arrived safely and wish them the very best of luck. The festival will draw in over 15’000 progressive young people from over 100 […]
YCLSA and SACP statements on death of Nelson Mandela
The YCL in Britain expresses great sadness at the death of Nelson Mandela. Below are statements from our sister young communist league in South Africa and our fraternal party the South African Communist Party. YCLSA Statement on the Passing on of Tata Nelson Mandela
