The 51st Congress of the Young Communist League

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)

‘Until Victory’, the YCL May Day declaration 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:

When the Wyndford wins, we all win

Who are the real criminals in the case of the Wyndford occupation? The 6 arrested on vandalism charges for allegedly forcing their way into vacant flats, or the social vandals forcing the demolition of all 600 of them?

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

Communists on campus: building a class-based student movement

“We have the opportunity to break with the current impotence of the student movement, to show what distinguishes us as Marxist-Leninists, and to shape the student movement of the future into a powerful fighting force”, writes Mia English

Make the rich pay!

This speech was delivered by Shea Stewart at the YCL’s 2022 May Day demonstration in Manchester