Communist Party Scotland Statement on Scottish Independence
From Communist Party Scottish Executive Committee 4th March 2014. As agreed by Communist Party Scottish Committee. The Scottish Committee of the CPB defends the right of nations to self-determination and condemns the Coalition government for its threats of non-cooperation. If a majority of the Scottish people vote for independence in the 2014 referendum, then their […]
Liverpool Marches to Defend Public Services
On Saturday 15th March, unperturbed by the recent loss of two of its giants, the Labour movement in Liverpool turned out to show it’s support for the public sector which has been cut by nearly 30% in Merseyside compared to 2% in the Tory heartlands in the south. Led by the unions Unite and Unison, the […]
Bob Crow: A Great Champion of the Workers
Responding to news about the death of RMT General Secretary Bob Crow, Communist Party General Secretary Robert Griffiths said: ‘The left and the labour movement have lost a great champion of workers and their families across the world. Bob was a deeply committed and principled socialist who fought as hard for the working class as […]
The State of Women’s Liberation in 2014
As part of the build up to International Women’s Day celebrations on Saturday (08/03/2014) Emily Weir from YCL Edinburgh gives a sober reflection on the progress of the movement for women’s liberation and the importance of International Women’s Day in 2014. She puts paid to the idea that women have achieved equality in our era – or […]
Coordinating Committee of Communist Parties in Britain: International Women’s Day Celebration
The YCL strongly encourages comrades in London to attend this celebration. An evening of entertainment, culture and politics to celebrate International Women’s Day, convened by CPs with members domiciled in Britain and hosted annually by the Coordinating Committee of Communist Parties in Britain. 18.30 – 20.45 Saturday the 8th of March at the Marx Library, in […]
Trade Union & Political Cadre School 8th & 9th March
The Communist Party Trade Union Coordinating Committee is convening a trade union and political cadre school for members and supporters meeting at Marx Library, in London, over the weekend of the 8/9 March. The YCL welcomes this event and it’s aims and would strongly encourage YCL members who are also active in the CP to […]
Communist Party Political Committee Report 20/02/2014
The decision of the Labour Party’s national executive committee to endorse the Collins report on trade union affiliation will ‘further deepen the crisis of working class political representation’, Bill Greenshields told the Communist Party political committee on Thursday (February 20). ] Most affiliated unions support the Collins proposals which will end their collective voice in […]
YCL Paisley – “The Case for Communism”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EbLxOAREsU Video of YCL Scotland Organiser Johnnie Hunter speaking at a YCL public meeting in Paisley on the 6th of February making the case for communism. YCL Scotland The Scottish Organiser describes how the YCL seek a revolutionary transformation of society. Britain’s communists want an end to poverty, an end to exploitation, an end to […]
International Seminar : Against the Threat of War and for World Peace
Invitation to International Seminar : Against the threat of war and for world peace
YCL North-West Remember the International Brigades
Sunday 09/02/2013 saw YCL North-West members attending, along with members of the Communist Party, the International Brigade Memorial Trust’s (IBMT) re-dedication of the plaque in Manchester Town Hall commemorating those who volunteered to fight Franco’s Fascism in Spain. Only a day after its reformation in the North-West, the YCL placed a wreath alongside that of […]
