The YCL congratulates the Democratic Left Front’s victory in Kerala
We would like to congratulate our Comrades who today are being sworn into the legislative assembly of Kerala, India. The Left Democratic Front has 99 members of the 140 member assembly, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Comrade Pinarayi Vijayan, who has been re-elected for his second consecutive term, the first time that […]
All the questions socialists have about China but were too afraid to ask
Alexander Norton interviews Keith Lamb on how China’s self-proclaimed socialist system measures up to the expectations of a Western socialist expat from Scotland who has lived through almost two decades of drastic change in the world’s emerging superpower
Grenfell costs hit half a billion
Nearly four years since the Grenfell catastrophe, the public costs have surpassed £500 million following the announcement that the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea had spent £406 million on its response and recovery work.
Guards to Epstein’s cell admit they falsified records
The pair tasked with guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he died have admitted to falsifying records, but will escape jail time under a deal with federal prosecutors. Tova Noel and Michael Thomas from the Bureau of Prisons were accused of sleeping and scrolling through the internet the night Epstein died, rather than following proper monitoring procedure.
Animal Rebellion blockades four McDonalds depots in England
The animal rights group Animal Rebellion have launched numerous direct action operations against the fast food giant McDonalds.
Big gains for Chile’s Communists in regional and constitutional convention elections
Chileans took to the polls last Sunday (16 May 2021) to vote in both regional elections and to also to elect 155 members to a Constitutional Convention tasked with drafting a new constitution. The elected conventional deputies have a year to write the new constitution before the public will vote on whether to ratify it. The demand for this constitutional convention stems from the protests beginning in October 2019 that rocked the country as millions took to the streets to vent frustration at the current constitution which was drafted under the US backed dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1980.
10p bag charge introduced in England today
Government measures raising the price of single-use carrier bag from 5p to 10p have been introduced across England today.
Historic Palestinian General Strike hits forces of occupation
On Tuesday (18 May 2021) Palestinians across Gaza, the West Bank, occupied territories ad within Israel itself, participated in a General Strike, protesting the ongoing occupation and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Forces, on behalf of the Israeli state. This General Strike, which was organised on extremely short notice, with initial calls to action circulating on social media on the 16th and 17th further highlighted Israel’s reliance on the exploitation of Palestinian workers.
Communist Party condemns ‘ethnic cleansing’ & urges sanctions against Israel
The Communist Party has strongly condemned what it called the “ethnic cleansing” of East Jerusalem and Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. “The murderous assault of the Netanyahu regime and what can only be described as the Israeli Offence Force has exposed – yet again – the brutal character of the Israeli state’s illegal occupation and incarceration of Palestinian lands”, Robert Griffiths told the Party’s Executive Committee on Sunday (16 May 2021). Britain’s Communists also condemned the refusal of the US, British and European Union governments to take any meaningful action against the Israeli state’s “crimes against humanity”.
The Labour Party has a role to play in the socialist movement, Starmer does not
Daniel Roantree argues that the Labour Party’s recent loss in England hurts everyone on Britain’s road to socialism.
