Why I’m a Marxist and a patriot
On Saint George’s Day, Charlotte Jones explores the communist movement’s relationship with patriotism.
Land ownership and the right to roam in the shadow of the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass
Manchester Young Communist League explains why the actions of the 1932 trespassers remain relevant today
YCL General Secretary’s 2023 New Year’s Address
The Young Communist League of Britain’s General Secretary, Johnnie Hunter, has released the following New Year’s address to mark the beginning of 2023:
Why a Young Communist League?
“Just as the youth are not a class apart from working people, the YCL cannot be a force apart from the youth”, writes YCL General Secretary Johnnie Hunter
Mass trespass of Kinder Scout turns 90
Joe Weaver writes on the YCL’s involvement in the mass trespass of Kinder Scout
The eclipse and re-emergence of the Young Communist League
Looking at the causes behind the decline and brief death of the YCL towards the end of the last century, Tomasz Nowak argues that it is the success of Marxism Leninism and the failure of the supposed alternative strategies since then, that has led to the regeneration of unapologetic communist activism we see today
Challenge archive: Salute to the fallen
From 1936-1939 the Spanish Civil War waged between the people of Spain and the forces of General Franco. Over 35,000 men and women from over 50 countries left their homes in order to volunteer willingly to help the Spanish people, including 2,500 from Britain & Ireland.
Just under 200 of them were listed as members of the Young Communist League, and Challenge Magazine gave lots of coverage throughout. The following article from January 9th, 1937 is dedicated to three comrades who were killed on Christmas Day in 1936.
2022: A year to intensify the struggle for the youth, working people and humanity
As we begin the new year, militancy and class consciousness are on the rise in Britain, says Johnnie Hunter
YCL Central Committee statement on Remembrance Sunday
Today Britain’s Establishment and ruling class, in a yearly ritual, have again sought to use Remembrance Sunday to stir up militarism and jingoism to a new generation
Why the establishment fears the YCL
Jason D argues that police’s intimidation tactics towards the YCL reflect the establishment’s growing fears
