YCL: Tory negligence has killed tens of thousands; the drive for profit risks millions

The Young Communist League has issued an updated statement on the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) in response to yesterday’s (10 May 2020) government announcement attacking lockdown protections.
VE Day 75: a living legacy and an unfinished struggle

It is easy for young people in Britain today to overlook the importance of the outcome of the Second World War for world history and the current political situation we face today. It is difficult to comprehend the scale of the sacrifice and the bravery of previous generations in the struggle to defeat Nazi Fascism.
YCL Statement marks 75th Victory in Europe Day

The Executive Committee of the Young Communist League has released the following statement to mark Victory in Europe Day 2020.
A new Challenge for young workers and students

Comrades and friends It brings me great pleasure to welcome you with this editorial to the new website of Challenge, the magazine of the Young Communist League of Britain (YCL). In particular I would like to greet first time readers of Challenge and those aren’t members of the YCL (yet!). The YCL is a democratic […]
The pandemic calls for solidarity against those who seek to exploit us – and the YCL is organising to help

Young Communist League General Secretary, Johnnie Hunter, on how the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the barbarity of capitalism
How the government should protect working people from COVID-19

Through Tory incompetence, delay and indecision the Conservative Party are risking the lives and livelihoods of Britain’s working people — all in the interests of financial markets, says Young Communist League General Secretary, Johnnie Hunter
Lenin’s 150th marked around the World

On the 22nd April, communists around the world took part in birthday celebrations like no other. 150 years previous, leader of the Great October Socialist Revolution, Vladimir Lenin, was born. While the Coronavirus has changed our lives and restricted our ability to campaign, it has not hampered our spirit, nor our pride in remembering the heroes of our movement who came before us.
