Liverpool People’s Assembly Flourishes
Report from YCL North-West: Hundreds of people packed out the hall at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool to hear prominent members of several unions, Owen Jones and the Secretary of the People’s Assembly itself; Sam Fairbairn. People queued out of the doors and up the stairs to hear the what was to be said.
World Federation of Democratic Youth Statement in Solidarity with Palestinian Administrative Detainees
A call from the World Federation of Democratic Youth in solidarity with Palestinian Administrative Detainees. Strike of freedom and dignity… Under this slogan, tens of Palestinian administrative detainees entered a hunger strike, since 24 of April 2014
No British Troops for Ukraine War Games
The crisis in Ukraine is fast escalating into a civil and proxy war. Over 150 people have died in clashes between Ukrainian Soldiers and anti-fascists in eastern Ukraine, many of them civilians.
New British Solidarity Organisation Formed: Solidarity with Antifascist Resistance in Ukraine
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcWXwK7e4JU] Andrew Murray of the Communist Party and the Stop the War Coalition speaking at the formation meeting of Solidarity with Antifascist Resistance in Ukraine At a packed meeting in London, a new solidarity organisation has been formed to organise support for the anti fascist peoples of the Ukraine. Go here to find out what you can […]
Communist Party Chairman Bill Greenshields calls for “Struggle to go Beyond Rhetoric”
Communist Party Chairman Bill Greenshields argues that austerity and war walk hand in bloody hand; and that history has shown that austerity agendas are a naked form of class warfare. On May 2 1933 the Nazis attacked and occupied the buildings of the trade union movement of the German working class
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
North West Rids Itself of Fascist Tumour
Statement from YCL North West on the defeat of the BNP in the European elections. Voters across Britain are celebrating the defeat of Nazi BNP leader Nick Griffin in the aftermath of the European elections this week
Communist Party Scottish Secretary on Scotland’s Choice
Tommy Morrison, Scottish Secretary of the Communist Party outlines the choices facing workers in the independence referendum which takes place on 18th September 2014. Currently the polls are very close. If there is a Yes vote, Scotland will separate in less than two years time, March 2016. At this point Scottish MPs will leave Westminster. […]
Communist Party Executive Committee Report: Chairman Attacks ‘Troika’ EU & Its Left-Wing Supporters
Communist Party of Britain chairman Bill Greenshields launched a blistering attack on the European Union and its supporters in Britain’s labour movement at the weekend. “The EU Commission, European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund ‘troika’ has imposed policies across Europe to slash or privatise public services and throw millions of workers and their families on […]
YCL Statement on International Day against Homophobia & Transphobia
Today 17/05/2014 is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. On this day we celebrate the diversity of gender and sexuality throughout humanity. We can look to the progress already made towards greater LGBT rights – but also consider the massive tasks which lie ahead of us, not only here in Britain, but on a […]