[First delivered by Georgina Andrews at the January 2026 meeting of the YCL Central Committee, 24th-25th January, with additions from
“When we remember the Holocaust we remember not only the horrors of 1940s Nazism, but of fascism, racism, and nationalism in all its forms, past and present. We are called on to remember what can happen if these movements and ideologies are not stopped in their tracks, and to commit ourselves to actively fighting against them every day of every year.”
“To intensify our work, we must refocus our efforts to train, educate and raise the political consciousness of young people in communism to win them over to achieve Britain’s Road to Socialism”
Shaila Shobnam evaluates the Government’s new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy – discussing what it does offer, and where it falls short
Philip English discusses the potential impact and limitations of Your Party, and how it fits into the strategy of the Communist Party and YCL
‘I am standing on the threshold of another trembling world. May God have mercy on my soul’ – Bobby Sands, March 1st 1981
“The struggle to end women’s oppression is no mere optional extra but an intrinsic and essential part of the struggle for socialist political, social, and economic change.”
Maise Riley details the origins of Reclaim the Night, why it was important then, and why it continues to be important today
