The Young Communist League (YCL), established in 1921 and disbanded in 1988, was the name of the youth wing of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), itself disbanded in 1988.
An organization reprising the name Young Communist League (YCL) was established in 1991. It serves as the current youth wing of the Communist Party of Britain (CPB), an organisation that sees itself as the organizational successor to the Communist Party of Great Britain.
Famous quotes containing the words young, communist and/or league:
“And oh! if my young babe were born,
And set upon the nurse’s knee,
And I my self were dead and gone
For a maid again I’ll never be.”
—Unknown. Waly, Waly (l. 37–40)
“In communist society, where nobody has one exclusive sphere of activity but each can become accomplished in any branch he wishes, society regulates the general production and thus makes it possible for me to do one thing today and another tomorrow, to hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, rear cattle in the evening, criticize after dinner, just as I have a mind, without ever becoming hunter, fisherman, shepherd or critic.”
—Karl Marx (1818–1883)
“We’re the victims of a disease called social prejudice, my child. These dear ladies of the law and order league are scouring out the dregs of the town. C’mon be a glorified wreck like me.”
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)