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Political parties and ideologies

Red Pepper promotes inclusive and accessible debate, not dogma, covering a range of political parties and ideologies – from political history primers to analysing left parties and keeping tabs on the evolving far-right.

Red Pepper promotes inclusive and accessible debate, not dogma, covering a range of political parties and ideologies – from political history primers to analysing left parties and keeping tabs on the evolving far-right.

  • A montage image of newspaper clippings, archive b&w photos and a photo of a woman looking back

    Striking back: 1926-2026

    One hundred years ago, workers downed tools in Britain’s first and only general strike. Red Pepper explores origins, memories and legacies of 1926

  • Against a white backdrop, a group of women in traditional African print clothing hold a banner that reads: Commemor-Action

    The migrant genocide

    Understanding the massacre of migrants making their way to the global north is a key moment of class struggle, argues Iker Suárez, and for halting Europe’s march towards fascism

  • A montage of images showing behind the scenes action at local TV stations' studios, featuring cameras, people and sets

    What happened to Local TV?

    Local TV promised to platform grassroots politics and marginal voices, but weak regulation saw the sector thin out. Andy Brain surveys the survivors and asks: can communities reclaim the airways?

  • Maria Alyokhina, seated and speaking into a microphone at a press conference

    An interview with Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina

    Maria Alyokhina explains the power of music and political will at a time of war, rising authoritarianism and right-wing radicalisation

  • Three blood-covered actors in a scene from the movie Sinners

    Sinners sinks its teeth into Irish settler colonialism

    Aisling Walsh celebrates Ryan Coogler’s thriller, which points a rare spotlight on Irish complicity in Indigenous genocide and racist violence

  • A crowd protesting against the government in Iran, most with their faces covered

    Is a left victory possible in Iran?

    Despite brutal crackdowns against protestors, Iran’s dictatorship is weaker than it has been in decades. Bahram Soroush examines how the left might chart a path to power

  • A black and white photograph of several people and their belongings sheltering in the London Underground during the Second World War

    Storming the Savoy: a communist history of the Blitz

    During World War II, the Communist Party led efforts to secure shelter for ordinary Londoners amid the horrors of the Blitz. Fergus Lamb examines the impact and legacy of its success