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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 photo of Sara Ahmed smiling, next to an image of her latest book cover

    Can’t complain? An interview with Sara Ahmed

    Paula Lacey talks to feminist scholar Sara Ahmed about institutional violence, complaint activism and the power of saying ‘no’

  • Women’s day off: feminist strike action since 1975

    Valgerður Pálmadóttir recalls the Icelandic women’s strike in 1975 and assesses its continuing relevance today

  • A b&w photo of a protester with a bike helmet, fist raised in the air

    General strike now?!

    Matthew Lee asks what it would take to build a general strike today – and what impact the tactic might have

  • A montage of images on a pink backdrop, including a statue of Ernest Bevin, Harold Wilson making a speech

    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

  • 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?

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