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
Remembering the slave trade in 2026
“The Transatlantic Slave Trade must be remembered, not as a bygone era from which humanity has improved, but as a key part of the development and expansion of European capitalism. Its impact remains, and its consequences are yet to be completely tackled.”
YCL Central Committee Political Report: March 2026
[First delivered by Jack Davidson at the March 2026 meeting of the YCL Central Committee, 14th-15th March, with additions from the subsequent discussion] Since our previous meeting, we have seen a continuation of the decline of Western hegemony. In a fashion which is typical of the previous two years, the acts of naked imperialist desperation […]
Article Response: On ‘The Young Communist League as a mass organisation for youth’
YCL Wales follow up on a recent article, discussing some of the practicalities of the YCL’s role as a mass organisation of communist youth
