Take inspiration from the German school strikers!
Earlier this month, 45,000 German school students went out on strike across 150 towns and cities, in protest at their government’s increased drive to war – including plans to bring back conscription, and the existing presence of military recruiters in classrooms. Such recruitment of children is actually at odds with the UN Convention on the […]
What a Palestinian wants
Masa Khawaja, a Palestinian activist and member of the leadership team for Youth Front for Palestine in Manchester speaks to Shaila Shobnam, YCL London Branch Member, about the mission of Youth Front for Palestine in mobilizing young people, and the challenges faced by Palestinian activists in the UK. She highlights the importance of political education, […]
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
