Popular front- learnings from the Aberdeen United Front 1936-1939
While when looking at the history of antifascism, there’s a tendency to look at big moments such as the Battle of Cable Street and pin the victory against fascists purely on a single moment. It’s vital that we look at what led to these moments being possible and what comes after.
What future for Wales?
This St. David’s Day, Twm Draper discusses the recent Communist University of Wales, including the question of independence or progressive federalism
Of Batons and Boomerangs: When imperial policing comes home to roost
Ethan Chan provides a deep-dive into British policing abroad, and how these practices influenced policing in Britain itself
A tribute to Claudia Jones
Georgina Andrews speaks on the life and legacy of Claudia Jones, 111 years on from her birth
The enduring importance of Women, Race and Class
Georgina Andrews discusses Angela Davis’ Women, Race and Class, in a talk from this year’s Red Books Day
Only socialism can solve youth unemployment
Philip English addresses the high rates of youth unemployment in Britain, noting the links between under-investment in jobs and education with increased investment in militarism.
A manufactured crisis: ICE and the architecture of American enforcement
Shaila Shobnam discusses the origins of ICE and its role in dehumanising, policing, and coercing American communities.
What does building the United Front really mean? Our strategy, tasks and purpose
Georgina Andrews provides an overview of the United Front strategy, how young communists are contributing towards this, and how we can further this work
YCL Central Committee Political Report: January 2026
[First delivered by Georgina Andrews at the January 2026 meeting of the YCL Central Committee, 24th-25th January, with additions from the subsequent discussion] International: Palestine Trump’s so-called Board of Peace is a board for war and imperialism. Launched this week in Davos, the body will be under Trump’s exclusive control even beyond his US Presidency […]
Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
“When we remember the Holocaust we remember not only the horrors of 1940s Nazism, but of fascism, racism, and nationalism in all its forms, past and present. We are called on to remember what can happen if these movements and ideologies are not stopped in their tracks, and to commit ourselves to actively fighting against them every day of every year.”
