Learning from the General Strike

100 years on from the end of the General Strike, we look at 3 key lessons from this great chapter of our movement’s history
Freedom for Baha’a!

YCL International Department Calls for the Immediate Release of Baha’a Al-Din Aliyan and Dr. Omar Awwad
Communists defeated fascism in 1945, but the fight goes on!

As we celebrate the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s end, comrades must remain vigilante against today’s fascist tide.
Fight the academisation of Merseyside’s schools

Over 200 schools across Merseyside and the surrounding areas are going to be removed from local authority control in a major academisation drive by the Archdiocese of Liverpool. The Archdiocese comprises almost 230 primary and secondary schools as well as several colleges across the region, with plans to transfer 217 schools into three distinct multi-academy […]
Who are the real patriots?

For St George’s Day, Annie Cogan-Thomas discusses the communist approach to progressive patriotism, in contrast to the ‘patriotic’ nationalism of the right wing.
Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of Vostok-1: The socialist achievement of human space flight

On the anniversary of the first human space flight, Rose Raistrick recalls the story of Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
5 reasons to join the YCL in 2026

Philip English outlines 5 key reasons to join the YCL, from building an alternative to Westminster politics to joining an international movement for change.
Éirí Amach na Cásca ag 110 bliain: Towards the victory began in 1916

In the third of three articles, Cathal Ó Gaillín discusses the continued relevance of the Easter Rising 110 years on
Éirí Amach na Cásca ag 110 bliain: From Rebellion to Genocide and Rising Again

Cathal Ó Gaillín presents the second of three articles for the anniversary of the Easter Rising
Éirí Amach na Cásca ag 110 bliain: Ireland’s Revolutionary Rupture 110 years on

In the first of a 3-part series, Cathal Ó Gaillín remembers the Easter Rising 110 years later
