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Elections 2026: Immigration, employment and the limits of Holyrood
Despite Scotland’s lack of power over immigration policy, migrant justice remains central to the 2026 election, writes Cailean Gallagher
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Their hour of glory: Trades councils and the 1926 general strike
Joe Redmayne reflects on the role of trades councils during the 1926 general strike
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Elections 2026: Think global, vote local
Ahead of 7 May polling day, candidates and canvassers tell RPM what the left can achieve in local and devolved government
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Elections 2026: Soul searching for Scottish political identity
The convenient myth of civic nationalism has allowed Holyrood to ignore the rising threat of Reform for too long, argues Coll McCail
RED PEPPER LIVE!
The Future in our Past: The General Strike 1926–2026
Chesterfield May Day Gala – The Rose Theatre
Bank Holiday Monday, 4 May 1.30-2:30pm
Join us to debate and celebrate the centenary of the General Strike with union organisers and RPM contributors Matthew Lee and Callum Cant
From our archive
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Pints, patriotism and precarity
Oli Carter-Esdale explores the weaponisation of the pint and asks: where next for the hospitality sector?
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How the Knights of Labor fought nativism
As attacks on immigration rise, how does the labour movement respond with solidarity? Steven Parfitt looks back at the history of the Knights of Labor
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Radical Motown
The pioneering black music label, Tamla Motown, marks its 50th anniversary in 2009. Fiona Osler assesses its impact
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
STRIKING BACK
Red Pepper returns with a new-look, extended annual print edition, featuring:
- The 100 year legacy of the 1926 General Strike
- Anti-racism and migrant justice: new approaches needed
- Free press under threat in Latin America
- Mid-century wars for oil in Nigeria and Iran
- Photo essays: West Bank lives and Gen-Z protest
- With Sara Ahmed, Gargi Bhattacharyya, Zrinka Bralo, Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, Juliet Jacques, David Howell, Matt Lee, Callum Cant and many more!
IN FOCUS
Palestine
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Dispatches from Gaza: ceasefire cycles
As talks of a ceasefire rise and fade from the headlines, Shaimaa Eid speaks to people living in Gaza City – documenting the meaning of ‘truce’ as felt on the ground
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Breaking the sword in occupied Palestine
In the first dispatch of our series Breaking the Sword, three clandestine organisers working in the West Bank report on settler colonialism and ethnic cleansing
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How the UK arms the occupation and genocidal war in Gaza
Opaque deals and policy loopholes are facilitating weapons sales to Israel. While government dodges accountability, the people must demand action says Anna Stavrianakis
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Africa’s strong bonds to Palestine
Remembering Africa’s historic ties with and support for Palestine is vital as relations with Israel are normalised across the continent, write Salim Vally and Roshan Dadoo
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