"One-third of votes cast might be enough to enable Reform to win an absolute majority of seats and be able to pass any laws it likes" A campaign for constitutional reform is an urgent priority for the UK, argues Mark Corner. www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

From the archive: The ties which bind the ‘special relationship’ between the UK and the US are a toxic mix of militarism and free trade. By Andrew Smith (from 12 July 2018) www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

Jerry Iles speaks to Geoff Kirkwood about how a Tyneside Social Club became a cultural beacon – driven by cutting edge DJs, bingo nights, experimental orchestras and ‘open-minded collectivism’. Now, it’s reclaiming culture for everyone www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

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From the archive: The attempted coup by supporters of the former Brazilian President may have been thwarted but, as Sue Branford argues, Brazilian democracy is far from safe (20 January 2023) www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

"We have always believed in the importance of grassroots, community politics. Now, however, it is urgent." Economic power in the community – cymunedoli – is the antidote to the far right’s growing appeal in Cymru, write BethWinter and Leanne Wood www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

From the archive: Tom Palmer, aka Agent Kingfisher, was the ‘messiah’ of London’s squatting scene until his death last year. But who was responsible for his fate? MI5, late capitalism or simply a drug overdose? Matt Broomfield investigates. www.redpepper.org.uk/law-police-j...

"This situation is at once a product of decades of neoliberalism and the moment at which that dispensation is finally surpassed" The left needs to understand popular opposition to inheritance tax in order to effectively reframe the debate, argues Dominic Davies www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

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Jerry Iles speaks to Geoff Kirkwood about how a Tyneside Social Club became a cultural beacon – driven by cutting edge DJs, bingo nights, experimental orchestras and ‘open-minded collectivism’. Now, it’s reclaiming culture for everyone www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

From the archive: Asim Qureshi reports on Red Pepper’s role in documenting the spiralling violence of the global ‘war on terror,' ever relevant as we reach the 24th anniversary of 9/11 www.redpepper.org.uk/society/race...

From the archive: Red Pepper speaks to Muzan Alneel about the current war in Sudan, how it links to the revolutionary uprisings of 2018-19 and what the future holds www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

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"The only social space left after the evisceration of society and the undermining of the individual is the family" The left needs to understand popular opposition to inheritance tax in order to effectively reframe the debate, argues @drdomdavies.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

"We have always believed in the importance of grassroots, community politics. Now, however, it is urgent." Economic power in the community – cymunedoli – is the antidote to the far right’s growing appeal in Cymru, write Beth Winter and Leanne Wood www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

My latest for @redpeppermag.bsky.social argues that public opposition to inheritance tax must be understood in the context of Britain’s crumbling infrastructure. The more people lose faith in the state, the more they feel the need to look out for their families. www.redpepper.org.uk/economics-un...

Reform is a byproduct of Thatcherism, Labour Party failures and left activists’ limited imaginations, argues Ben Sellers. Only a long-term strategy for deep community organising can reverse the right-wing course that appears to lie ahead www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

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"We must revive the socialist traditions of co-operation, solidarity and anti-racism" Ben Sellers argues only a long-term strategy for deep community organising can reverse the right-wing course that appears to lie ahead www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

Join the Revolution! Red Pepper conducted an extensive community consultation this summer, and the results are in. Print issues, online content, and expanded offerings for subscribers are all part of Red Pepper Media. Read the report here: www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

"Leaders’ statements no longer resonate with the people’s collective consciousness, which is now shaped by repeated losses." As talks of a ceasefire rise and fade from the headlines, Shaimaa Eid speaks to people living in Gaza City www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

"A left bloc akin to the New Popular Front in France could win councils and create a significant caucus of MPs" We need cross-party collaboration and grassroots organising to forge real change, argues Labour-turned-Green councillor Liam Shrivastava www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

"It’s no exaggeration to say investigative journalism, at its most impactful, can change the course of history" The most important function of investigative journalism is to hold power to account, writes Katie Mark www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

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A left-led Green party and the new ‘Your Party’ are both vital to defeating the right – but we need cross-party collaboration and grassroots organising to forge real change, argues Labour-turned-Green councillor Liam Shrivastavia www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

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"It’s easy for older generations to look on and sneer at the idealism of the young, but youth movements are important because of their big ideas." Esther Freeman traces the movement that danced onto British roads and into social justice history. www.redpepper.org.uk/activism/199...

"Every time they say ‘there’s a truce,’ we live between two fears: the fear that it won’t happen, and the fear that it will – and then suddenly break" Shaimaa Eid speaks to people living in Gaza City – documenting the meaning of ‘truce’ as felt on the ground

"In New York City, it’s clear there’s an appetite for a bold departure from business as usual in the Democratic Party." Mamdani’s impressive primary victory is a source of hope for transformative politics in NYC and the wider US, writes Dillon Delaune www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

"Historically, drug laws and their enforcement have been guided by the association of certain communities with certain substances" It’s time for the UK left to support drug policy reform, driven by anti-racism, argues @carrielouhamilton.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/society/heal...

Mamdani’s impressive Democratic primary victory is a source of hope for transformative politics in NYC and the wider US, writes Dillon Delaune – one of 50,000 supporters who canvassed for his campaign www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

New article Friday! Red Pepper releases an online article every Friday featuring pressing analysis of both UK and international issues. Check in this Friday for our new article featuring coverage of Zohran Mamdani and the socialist movement in NYC. 🌶️

Inspired by the collapse of the Berlin wall and end of South African apartheid, a generation of radicals danced onto British roads and into social justice history. Thirty years on, Esther Freeman traces the movement’s energy – and its legacy www.redpepper.org.uk/activism/199...

Union members have won a long internal struggle for meaningful action against UK arm sales to Israel. Raymond Morell was one of them – and reports from behind the scenes www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

As talks of a ceasefire rise and fade from the headlines, Shaimaa Eid speaks to people living in Gaza City – documenting the meaning of ‘truce’ as felt on the ground www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

My latest publication in @redpeppermag.bsky.social on why it’s high time for the UK left -all of it!!! - to get behind the full legal regulation of all drugs. Think racist policing, class prejudice, state violence… #harmreduction @greendrugpolicy.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/society/heal...

A new party must be built from the bottom up. @hilarypepper.bsky.social argues that any new party must look to long-term organising and not short-term solution in the latest issue of Red Pepper www.redpepper.org.uk/political-pa...

"With some exceptions – notably extraparliamentary radicals and anarchists – the UK left has largely followed the drugs status quo" It’s high time for the UK left to support comprehensive drug policy reform argues @carrielouhamilton.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/society/heal...

"For solidarity movements in the global north resisting militarisation, racist policing and imperialism,the struggle against the ‘critical mineral’ boom is inseparable" @ldnminingnetwork.bsky.social & We Smell Gas identify a critical target for anti-imperialism www.redpepper.org.uk/environment-...

Richard Kuper examines what zionism is (and isn’t) and how it works as an explicitly settler colonial project www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/ke...

"The disability community is the largest and most diverse of all marginalised communities, yet there’s rarely any media by us" Empowerment comes from fighting marginalisation and discrimination on multiple fronts, says @jendeerinwater.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/the-spark/te...

Max Farrar and Kevin McDonnell’s book demonstrates how much Big Flame has to teach the modern left, writes Kevin Davey www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...

"Western gender frameworks remain deeply embedded in a simplistic, dualistic logic" Pride is exported globally and trapped in limited Western ideals. For liberation, we must look to Indigenous and Asian cultures, argues Sunil Pant www.redpepper.org.uk/society/lgbt...

"The long-running support from the UK and other countries for the settlements has no doubt contributed to the calculated impunity with which Israel now feels able to act in Gaza" The UK remains an active partner in genocide, writes @timbierley.bsky.social www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

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Richard Kuper describes how @972mag.com provides a journalistically brilliant lone Palestinian-Israeli voice in a sea of hostile media www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...

"The implementation of state reforms at the turn of the twentieth century was an acknowledgement of the need to cushion the effects of exploitation" David Matthews examines how the welfare state is used against the working class www.redpepper.org.uk/society/disa...