Make the rich pay!
This speech was delivered by Shea Stewart at the YCL’s 2022 May Day demonstration in Manchester
The history of May Day
Tomasz Nowak briefly outlines the history of May Day, from the mid-1800s onwards
Remembering the Kirkby Rent Strike
50 years old this year, Sam Fury writes on the important legacy that the Kirkby Rent Strike left for housing campaigners in Britain
Prepayment meters: a shocking charge on the working class
Charlie Norton warns of the exploitations of prepayment meters by reflecting on experience
20 million people at risk of devastating famine in Horn of Africa
The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that up to 20 million people risk starvation following delayed rain in the Horn of Africa, made worse by lack of humanitarian aid.
Mass trespass of Kinder Scout turns 90
Joe Weaver writes on the YCL’s involvement in the mass trespass of Kinder Scout
Challenge archive: we interview an ex-terrorist
In this article from 1979, Steve Munby interviews Tony Swash, a former terrorist in Britain, about his past life
French presidential election prime example of party-political opportunism
The French political crisis is still ongoing, although the two candidates and many other commentators will refuse to recognise it as such. To the liberal observers, the Macron presidency was likely seen as an encouraging curtail against the rising interest in far-right populism in the West. But to simply perceive the two opponents as this is wrong
The reality of the benefits system
Phoebe Williams reflects on personal and public experiences to offer a scathing criticism of Britain’s benefit system
NFTs: the drip tray of fictitious capital
James Meechan takes a deep dive into the world of cryptocurrency, and it’s latest subordinate, NFTs
