General Secretary’s New Year’s Address 2026
As we embark upon a new year, we must reflect on our previous year and our current circumstances in order to continue building the class struggle amongst youth in Britain. We do so not in naive celebration but from a realistic assessment of our material conditions and prospects.
<strong>Against the Armed Forces “Gap Year”, Militarism, and Drive to War</strong>
The Communist Party and its youth wing the Young Communist League offers youth an alternative to militarism and drive to war, through Britain’s Road to Socialism. Let us build the United Front against war and austerity for peace, jobs and socialism in our lifetime.
YCL General Secretary’s 2022 New Year’s Address

The Young Communist League’s General Secretary, Johnnie Hunter, has released a New Year’s address to mark the beginning of 2022.
General Secretary in the Morning Star: The pandemic, capitalism and how the YCL is organising to help
YCL General Secretary Johnnie Hunter wrote in the Morning Star about the pandemic, how it has exposed the barbarity of capitalism and how the Young Communist League was organising to help. The pandemic calls for solidarity against those who seek to exploit us – and the YCL is organising to help “Human beings are naturally […]
A Communist – the sort of person we need in Parliament

Election rally sees off fascist attempt to disrupt. Large audience supports the case for socialism and clearing parliament of corruption and nepotism. This was the election rally for Communist Party candidate for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency, Robert Griffiths, where more than a dozen fascists failed to disrupt the big public meeting in Merthyr Tydfil […]
YCL Statement on July 10 National Strike

The Young Communist League sends solidarity to the two million workers taking strike action on July 10 after rejecting the government’s insulting 1 per cent pay offer.