Political parties and ideologies
A founding aim of Red Pepper was to offer a platform for inter-left discussion, focusing on inclusive and accessible debate, not dogma, and covering a range of political parties and ideologies.
Today, we’re continuing this tradition, providing primers on political history and contemporary ‘keywords’, analysing the left’s relationship with the Labour Party, and keeping an eye on the evolving far-right.
A founding aim of Red Pepper was to offer a platform for inter-left discussion, focusing on inclusive and accessible debate, not dogma, and covering a range of political parties and ideologies.
Today, we’re continuing this tradition, providing primers on political history and contemporary ‘keywords’, analysing the left’s relationship with the Labour Party, and keeping an eye on the evolving far-right.
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The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is authoritarian, illiberal and illegal
Keith Ewing exposes the authoritarian character of the UK government’s latest attack on trade unions and why it must be stopped
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Simon Hedges’ tough choices
Tory meltdown means that Labour has become electable by mistake – but the focus must remain on expelling leftists, writes centrism correspondent Simon Hedges
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A working class hero is something to be: An interview with Willie Black
Lydia Hughes speaks to Willie Black, a lifelong trade union organiser, about why we need to build rank-and-file power
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Difficult days ahead for Brazil
The attempted coup by supporters of the former Brazilian President on January 8th may have been thwarted but as Sue Branford argues, Brazilian democracy is far from safe
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Revolutionary unionism and the Industrial Workers of the World
The dream of one big trade union is worth fighting for, writes CC Gwalia
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Dare to struggle, dare to win: overcoming the latest assault on workers’ rights
Unions must re-build a militant rank-and-file movement to fight anti-worker legislation. Petitions and legal manoeuvring will not do, argues Paul O’Connell
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Rewilding our dysfunctional democracy
Just as capitalism destroys ecosystems, it also maintains power imbalances in our democracies. Borrowing ecological principles could yield radical politcal changes, writes Calum McGeown