New General Secretary of the YCL elected
At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the YCL on 20 February 2016, our chair Owain was chosen to take on the role of General Secretary (a role that officially represents the YCL) after Zoe, our long-standing comrade, decided to step down. Below is a statement by Owain concerning his election as our new […]
TTIP – Capitalists in USA & EU stitching up Workers
Professor John Foster analyses the forces behind the TTIP negotiations and warns all workers to not look away
Communist Party Political Committee Report 11/06/2014
Speaking to the Communist Party’s political committee on Wednesday the 11th of June, international secretary John Foster warned that events in Ukraine once more demonstrated the dangers of Britain’s membership of NATO.
UKIP: Smoke And Mirrors
Communist Party General Secretary Robert Griffths analyses the forces at work behind the growth of the Ukip ‘phenomenon’. The extensive media coverage of last week’s EU and local elections contrasts starkly with the lack of popular interest
UKIP Exposed: No Friend of the Workers!
In a searing editorial, Britain’s socialist daily, the Morning Star exposes UKIP – but takes the left to task for complacency too. Ukip is just as much a part of the neoliberal Establishment as the Tories or the EU. Progressives are rightly appalled by the incendiary anti-immigrant message being plastered on billboards across Britain by the […]
EU exposed by the Left in Europe
A European left declaration strengthens opposition to the EU, writes John Foster CP International Secretary in the Morning Star. This week 15 communist and left parties from across the European Union issued a joint statement on the reactionary and anti-working class character of the EU. The signatories include the French, Spanish, Portuguese , Czech and Cypriot communist […]
The Big EU Jobs Lie
No2EU London candidate Alex Gordon exposes the reality behind claims that 3.5 million jobs will disappear unless Britain remains locked into the European Union. This article first appeared in the Morning Star 02/04/2014 The popularity of the European Union, not only in Britain but among citizens of every member state, is collapsing. Eurobarometer, the EU’s own polling […]
TUC Young Workers Conference 2014
RMT activist and shop steward, YCL member and former General Secretary George Waterhouse reports back (in a personal capactiy) from the TUC Young Workers Conference 2014. George highlights the political task facing communists within our own unions on key areas such as the EU, nationalisation and even aspects of austerity. George also notes the lack of […]
£10,000 Emergency European Election Appeal
The Young Communist League gives every possible support to the No2EU election front of which the Communist Party is a leading member. We strongly support the objective of providing an “Exit Left!” vote in the 22nd of May European Elections. We will be supporting No2EU in campaigning and seek to do everything in our power to ensure […]
Communists – Home and Abroad Taking on the EU
Britain’s communists will launch an all-out effort to help put the left and progressive case against EU membership over the coming seven weeks. l The Communist Party’s political committee decided on Wednesday evening to make the forthcomingEuropean Parliament election campaign a top priority in tribute to Bob Crow, former RMT general secretary and leader of […]
