Why ‘no war but the class war’ is a necessary cliché
It isn’t easy rhetoric — it is simply the best answer, as our government indicates its desire to join the war in Ukraine, we must tie them up at home with a furious escalation of class struggle against the cost-of living crisis, writes James Meechan
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
Mass trespass of Kinder Scout turns 90
Joe Weaver writes on the YCL’s involvement in the mass trespass of Kinder Scout
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
Five 21st century communist and worker’s party governments you may have never heard of
James McLelland lists examples of ruling governments that defy the belief “communism is dead”
What is ‘Stalinism’?
Ben Ughetti writes on how the term has gained popularity amongst sectarian and reactionary political forces
