Kate Woolford and Rares Cocilnau examine China’s radical growth since the mid-20th century, and how her democratic structures, cooperative foreign policy and commitment to socialism have been maintained throughout this time.
Eilis O’ Keefe makes the case for organising against bosses big and small.
Last weekend, Britain’s young Communists met in Croydon to vote on the ideology and activity that will now guide their branches for the next 24 months. John Wrawe reports on an ambitious and professional event.
Originally published in the Morning Star (02/09/23)
In this second of two parts, Gyula Thürmer and Vince Lisztes of the Hungarian Workers’ Party exposit on Viktor Orbán, NATO, the future of socialism, and the Party’s efforts to recruit the youth.
In this first of two parts, Gyula Thürmer sits down with Eben Williams to discuss the history of socialism in Hungary, the situation of the Hungarian people, and his memories of working under Prime Minister János Kádár.
General Secretary of the Young Communist League, Johnnie Hunter, sets out the vital task of the delegates attending our 51st Congress this weekend.
This weekend the Young Communist League’s 51st congress will meet at Ruskin House, Croydon, the contemporary home of Britain’s resurgent communist movement. The event will welcome over 100 delegates, representing branches, districts and nations from across Britain, to discuss and debate the current position and the future plans of our Party and YCL.
Johnnie Hunter discusses the Western propaganda effort to smear China and how confronting regime narratives is central to opposing the new cold war.
Willie Gallacher served as a Communist MP for West Fife in Scotland from 1935-1950, and as a member of the Red Clydeside movement, where he played a very important part in the rise of socialism in Britain. Here we republish his writings on his meetings with Lenin, ahead of the formation of the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1920:
After the National Conservatism conference, Ben Ughetti examines the reinvention of conservative politics, and how the left should understand and counter it.
In light of the increasingly tumultuous state of world affairs, Johnnie Hunter discusses the need for a revived peace movement in Scotland and the rest of Britain.
The Soviet Union was the first federal, multinational state with a planned socialist economy. Robin Talbot, Chair of the Young Communist League, explains why communists need to learn from its history…
Eben Williams makes the case for a materialist stance on the sex and gender debate
Oliver Dodd writes on why the ELN are still fighting against the Colombian govenment
Mateusz Naglik challenges the right-wing narrative that “communists are either obese or malnourished, and that fascists, conservatives, and so on are the ones in shape.”
Michael Christopher reports from Myanmar, on the People’s Liberation Army of Burma.
This article was originally published on People’s World on 12 May 2023.
On Saturday 6 May 2023, members of the Young Communist League of Britain gathered in central Manchester to celebrate their May Day with the following declaration, before marching through the city centre to the statue of Friedrich Engels:
Tomasz Nowak challenges ‘doomerism’, arguing why young people should take a stand to save our planet before it’s too late
YCL General Secretary Johnnie Hunter on the damaging organisational trends bred by capitalism and online media, as well as how to identify and defeat them.
Manchester Young Communist League explains why the actions of the 1932 trespassers remain relevant today
