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.
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Labour and the unions: a contentious alliance
David Howell traces union-Labour Party relations from the aftermath of the general strike, through shaping the 1945 government, tensions under Harold Wilson to Thatcher-era marginalisation
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
