Photo credit: Ewan Munro On Thursday 5 May, voters will go to the polls across London. But one central London borough will host a contest like no other. Labour mayor John Biggs faces a challenge from an old foe: Lutfur Rahman, Tower Hamlets’s first directly elected...
The works of intellectuals like Angela Davis (pictured centre) must be shown to have tangible meaning in young peoples’ lives through accessible political education (Credit: George Louis) Red Pepper has launched a vital Crowdfunder to lay the foundations for our...
Photo credit: Berit Watkin The government wading into free speech issues on campuses has become commonplace recently. The 2019 Conservative manifesto committed to strengthening free speech at universities, and in February 2021 the Department for Education published...
Home Office immigration enforcement van in London. Photo: Philafrenzy Red Pepper has launched a vital Crowdfunder to lay the foundations for our future. Donate today. Nearly a year after it was first introduced, the Nationality and Borders Bill’s journey through...
Borodianka, Kyiv Oblast, 6 April. Photo: Oleksandr Ratushniak/UNDP Ukraine Red Pepper has launched a vital Crowdfunder to lay the foundations for our future. Donate today. Putin’s war on Ukraine has led to thousands of deaths, upended the world order, and intensified...
Photo: Chatham House Red Pepper has launched a vital Crowdfunder to lay the foundations for our future. Donate today. Despite his best attempts and amid unproven allegations of foreign interference, Imran Khan was removed from power by a vote of no confidence in the...
Farm machinery spraying chemicals on the land. Red Pepper has launched a vital Crowdfunder to lay the foundations for our future. Donate today. Ask a room of environmentalists to name an inspirational book and the odds are heavily stacked that Rachel Carson’s landmark...
The revolution will be anti-racist or it will be nothing. Credit: Laurent Ripart Never has a French presidential election been so boring. The first round of the 2022 election was a tragic repeat of what we saw in 2017 – the ongoing failure of mainstream parties, the...
Many video games, like Disco Elysium, use their in-game environments for the purpose of social and political critique (Credit: ZA/UM) Red Pepper has launched a vital Crowdfunder to lay the foundations for our future. Donate today. Back at the height of the pandemic in...
Photo provided by the author Red Pepper has launched a vital Crowdfunder to lay the foundations for our future. Donate today. I was born in Barbados. My mum sent me to England in 1973 for a better life with my father and stepmother. I was one of a few West Indian...
Illustrations by Laurence Ware Red Pepper has launched a vital Crowdfunder to lay the foundations for our future. Donate today. In Spring 2020, critical scientists created Independent Sage to offer impartial advice and stimulate public debate over government policy on...
Credit: Raya Sharbain Red Pepper has launched a vital Crowdfunder to lay the foundations for our future. Donate today. The Western response to Russia’s invasion and savage assault on Ukraine represents a profound shift of political discourse when it comes to ideas...