Socialism Archives - Red Pepper https://www.redpepper.org.uk/political-parties-and-ideologies/socialism/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:34:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-RP-Sq-Logo-32x32.jpg Socialism Archives - Red Pepper https://www.redpepper.org.uk/political-parties-and-ideologies/socialism/ 32 32 Is a left victory possible in Iran? https://www.redpepper.org.uk/political-parties-and-ideologies/socialism/is-a-left-victory-possible-in-iran/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=47406 Despite brutal crackdowns against protestors, Iran's dictatorship is weaker than it has been in decades. Bahram Soroush examines how the left might chart a path to power

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]]> Storming the Savoy: a communist history of the Blitz https://www.redpepper.org.uk/political-parties-and-ideologies/history/storming-the-savoy-a-communist-history-of-the-blitz/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=47301 During World War II, the Communist Party led efforts to secure shelter for ordinary Londoners amid the horrors of the Blitz. Fergus Lamb examines the impact and legacy of its success

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]]> Your Party, our roots https://www.redpepper.org.uk/political-parties-and-ideologies/socialism/your-party-our-roots-and-branches/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=46845 Away from the Your Party inaugural conference, its seeds are growing into roots across the UK. John Stephens reports on the branch members forging their own paths to action

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]]> Key words: Dual Power https://www.redpepper.org.uk/key-words/key-words-dual-power/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=46698 Wayne Price unpacks a concept that lies at the heart of much of Marxist and anarchist thinking on how to overthrow capitalism

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]]> The World Transformed: giving history a push https://www.redpepper.org.uk/political-parties-and-ideologies/socialism/the-world-transformed-giving-history-a-push/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:17:31 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=46601 TWT is back, with a new approach to galvanise the British left. Join us to shake off nostalgia, get organised and rise to meet growing threats, write Andrea Gilbert, Lydia Phillips and Isaac Rose

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]]> The Starmer Symptom – review https://www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/books/the-starmer-symptom-review/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=46556 As anger and disillusionment with Labour increase, a new collection from Mark Perryman asks some bold and urgent questions about dialogue on the left, writes Kevin Davey

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]]> No MAS: the Bolivian left faces up to defeat https://www.redpepper.org.uk/global-politics/latin-america/no-mas-the-bolivian-left-faces-up-to-defeat/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=46447 Infighting over centralised power, corruption and economic crisis has led to defeat for a once-inspiring Indigenous leader and social movement party. Linda Farthing and Benjamin Swift report

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]]> Ripping yarns: Left Cultures and non-hierarchical publishing https://www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/media/ripping-yarns-left-cultures-and-non-hierarchical-publishing/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=46390 Phil Wigglesworth reflects on the launch of Left Cultures in 2023 – and why the international left must embrace non-hierarchical approaches to publishing

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]]> How to build a new left-party alliance https://www.redpepper.org.uk/political-parties-and-ideologies/democracy/how-to-build-a-new-left-party-alliance/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=46201 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 Shrivastava

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]]> Britain unbowed: How to build a British broad left front https://www.redpepper.org.uk/political-parties-and-ideologies/socialism/britain-unbowed-how-to-build-a-british-broad-left-front/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=46225 James Meadway sees discontent with Labour as a chance for the UK left to realign along similar lines to the broad left front being forged in France

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