Political ideologies

Inclusive, accessible debate covering everything from political history primers to left party analysis to keeping tabs on the evolving far-right

Inclusive, accessible debate covering everything from political history primers to left party analysis to keeping tabs on the evolving far-right

  • An anti-government protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat in Sri Lanka on 13 April 2022

    Sri Lanka: Trouble in paradise

    Jeana De Zoysa reports from the frontlines of the revolution that has emerged from Sri Lanka’s political and economic crises

  • Article author Johnathan Steele (left) sat next to former premier of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev (right)

    How the West scuppered Gorbachev’s reforms

    Drawing on his observations of Gorbachev, Jonathan Steele details how Western interests and Yeltsin’s ambition undermined his strategy for gradual reform

  • The director Peter Brook is shown in profile in a theatre

    Peter Brook and the empty space

    The late Peter Brook was a theatre director extraordinaire. Tony Graham shows how despite occasional misjudgements, he will inspire future generations for years to come

  • A rally against the proposed Chilean constitution, with Chilean flags in the background and a man holding a large sign reading 'EN CONTRA' (against) in the foreground

    Why did Chile’s new constitution fail?

    Chile’s proposed constitution was poorly understood amid a wave of misinformation and hostility from the reject campaign, Carole Concha Bell reports

  • Rishi Sunak wearing a shirt and tie standing behind a desk

    More than a decade of Tory rule has left Britain in permanent crisis

    In the age of big excuses, it is imperative we remember Britain’s particular crisis is rooted in the actions of Conservative power, writes Jake Woodier

  • A still from Oleksandr Dovzhenko's 1928 film Zvenigora

    Zvenigora: Looking back at a Ukrainian cinema marvel

    The current war in Ukraine gives a new significance to the work of the Soviet-era Ukrainian film director Oleksandr Dovzhenko, writes Juliet Jacques

  • The Chopwell Lodge National Union of Mineworkers banner, featuring depictions of Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and Labour Party founder Keir Hardie, at the 2023 Durham Miner's Gala

    The Gala returns

    The Durham Miner’s Gala returned in July for the first time since the pandemic. Gerry Hart reflects on the Gala’s history and enduring significance