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 […]
People’s Assembly National Demonstration 21st June
The People’s Assembly has called for a mass national demonstration on the 21st of June to oppose austerity and in support of an alternative. The YCL calls for a great mobilisation in support of this demonstration. We will be calling on branches and districts up and down the country to come to London for the march on Parliament. We say […]
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 […]
Lifeworks Occupation: Health Trust Cuts Delayed by Brave Action
Plans to slash NHS mental health services in Cambridge to meet government-imposed budget cuts have been met with defiant resistance – Steve Sweeney who has helped organise solidarity, writes. An occupation of part of the Tenison Road building which hosts the Lifeworks service is approaching its sixth week
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 […]
Workers’ Memorial Day 28th April 2014
International Workers’ Memorial Day is on the 28th of April 2014 and with the ongoing ConDem offensive against health and safety it is especially important we rally on the 28th to highlight this fact and galvanise the resistance. Memorials will be taking place the length and breadth of the country so make sure you attend your […]
World Federation of Democratic Youth Statement on 65 years of NATO: 65 years Against Peace and the People
Statement of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) on 65 years of NATO. 65 years ago, on the 4th of April of 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization started its murderous course in history; a history full of wars, dictatorships, assassinations, invasions and occupations. NATO has been the greatest military tool of imperialism in the past […]
Young Communist Omar Saad Imprisoned for Resisting Conscription in Israel
The following information came from the Communist Party of Israel website. The YCL expresses its solidarity with Omar Saad, the Young Communist League of Israel & Communist Party of Israel and the Israeli & Palestinian people, and denounces Israel’s militaristic aggression in the Middle East. At the end of the article they have detailed a […]
65 Years of NATO: Communist and Workers’ Parties Around the Globe Condemn the Imperialist Bloc
For Peace! No to NATO! Ever since it was created, 65 years ago, NATO has been an imperialist political-military bloc, a key element in its strategy of domination and exploitation, and of confrontation with the then USSR and socialist countries. NATO is responsible for the unending arms race, and the USA and its allies are […]
Caution: Corrosive ConDem Government Hazardous to Health!
YCL North-West Organiser Owain Holland reports on the ongoing Con-Dem offensive on health and safety in the workplace and need for a fightback in the run up to 28th of April, International Workers’ Memorial Day. Not content with cutting funding towards health and safety the Tory-led government intends to privatise the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). […]
