Rhian E Jones

Reminder that Powell was dropped like a hot potato for giving this speech while current Tories face no consequences and are more likely to be given an endorsement from the party leader or discussed as future party leaders in the press.

Reform lost by 11% in Caerphilly - because of a surge in turnout, because Reform looked set to win the seat.

This illustrates Reform's vulnerability *because* they are leading the polls (in a 6 party system) while being an *unpopular* party. A much bigger problem under FPTP 2029 than PR 2026

The Workers' Stories Project published 55 stories from Scottish workers during the COVID-19 lockdown.

I've co-authored a new journal article on the project and working-class narratives of the pandemic with three other members of the project team Hailey Maxwell, Ruth Gilbert and Suki Sangha.

Chartist Convention 2025 | Newport Rising Newport Chartist Convention 2025 at Riverfront Theatre

Looking forward to taking part in this year's Newport Rising - come and say hello if you're there! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✊
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German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers

German study shows how far right sets agenda thanks to mainstream parties reshaping their communications to respond to what are initially fringe issues, boosting the spread of these ideas and signalling to voters that these ideas and stances were legitimate

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The ceaseless snip-snip-snip of a dying state Fifteen years of cuts have left the UK trying to "efficiency" its way out of a collapse – and somehow still expecting growth to show up as well

Fifteen years of cuts have left the UK trying to "efficiency" its way out of a collapse – and somehow still expecting growth to show up as well | The Bear

When the main theme of an election campaign is an issue over which the parliament concerned has no power - in this case immigration - it’s clear that our democracy has become dysfunctional ✍️Martin Shipton wp.me/p8Mk4U-17oE

Chartist Convention 2025 | Newport Rising Newport Chartist Convention 2025 at Riverfront Theatre

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The Starmer Symptom - review - Red Pepper As anger with Labour grows, a new collection from Mark Perryman asks bold and urgent questions about dialogue on the left, writes Kevin Davey

"In an enthusiastically curated showcase of soft left thinking, more than a dozen opinions are offered on ways forward for Labour"

A new collection from Mark Perryman asks some bold and urgent questions about dialogue on the left, writes Kevin Davey

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High art, low ceilings: remaking Social Club culture - Red Pepper Geoff Kirkwood (aka Man Power) explains how a Tyneside Social Club became a cultural beacon driven by ‘open-minded collectivism’

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

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A real treat to write about Jurassic Park as anticapitalist inspiration for the new @leftcultures.bsky.social (with brilliant illustration as ever)

A great project celebrating radical politics in unexpected places

The World Transformed: giving history a push - Red Pepper 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

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

The World Transformed starts tomorrow in Manchester

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Red Pepper Media: a community-led redesign - Red Pepper Following an extensive community consultation, the new-look RPM has been guided by our readers and is set to reshape the left media landscape

Following an extensive community consultation, the new look Red Pepper Media has been guided by our readers – and is set to reshape the left media landscape

Read about how RPM is forging ahead into the future here:

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No neutral ground: sport is political in Israel’s war on Gaza - Red Pepper Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro report on the movement to ban Israel from international sports as genocide unfolds in Gaza

"Football, basketball, and Olympic representation are not just games; they are pillars of national identity and instruments to project the nation and its legitimacy abroad"

Nicola De Martini Ugolotti and Max Mauro on efforts to ban Israel from sports

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Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, South East and Wessex Water are all being allowed to put their bills up ANOTHER £28.

Why are we not Nationalising Water?

We need a new electoral system to defeat the far right - Red Pepper With the far right ready to exploit the UK's undemocratic politics, constitutional reform is an urgent priority, argues Mark Corner

"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.

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Ripping yarns: Left Cultures and non-hierarchical publishing - Red Pepper Phil Wigglesworth reflects on the launch of Left Cultures in 2023 – and why the left must embrace non-hierarchical approaches to publishing

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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Issue 04 In Left Cultures 4 there's over 50 stories discussing a dazzling array of past and present cultural moments to create a Lexicon of the Left, fully illustrated throughout.B5 in size128 pagesConcession…

Issue 4 of Left Cultures out now featuring a piece by Red Pepper co-editor @siobhan.bsky.social

In Issue there's over 50 stories discussing a dazzling array of past and present cultural moments to create a Lexicon of the Left, fully illustrated throughout.

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Assata, An Autobiography - review - Red Pepper Selina Nwulu looks back at revolutionary Black Panther Assata Shakur's autobiography and the ways in which it remains relevant

From the archive:

Selina Nwulu looks back at revolutionary Black Panther Assata Shakur’s autobiography and the ways in which it remains relevant following her passing in September 2025

(1 October 2014)

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After the Gaza Freedom Flotilla - Red Pepper Ewa Jasiewicz considers the impact of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and its violent raid by Israel, in Palestine, Israel and internationally

From the archive:

Ewa Jasiewicz considers the impact of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and its violent raid by Israel, in Palestine, Israel and internationally

(27 September 2010)

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No MAS: the Bolivian left faces up to defeat - Red Pepper Infighting, overcentralisation, corruption and economic crisis has brought the Bolivian left down, write Linda Farthing and Benjamin Swift

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.

The full article found in @NACLA

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If the state wants to avoid cumulative protests, maybe the answer is to stop its cumulative support for injustice, its cumulative inaction on the climate crisis and its cumulative complicity in genocide.

It won't: and so, no matter how many new laws ministers create, protests are inevitable

People come to understand that wealth is not the fruit of labour but the result of organised, protected robbery. The wealthy are no longer respectable; they are nothing more than jackals and vultures that wallow in the people's blood. -Frantz Fanon / The Wretched of the Earth

We know who they are.

Support powerful citizen journalism - we need it now, more than ever At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater nee...

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Farage’s Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK’s Mass Deportation Plan Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics a...

Nigel Farage claims his mass deportation plan would save the UK hundreds of billions of pounds over the coming decades.

New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period

They will just... break things. Things we treasure. Things we depend on. Things our lives will be much more difficult without. They will just break them, and laugh, and blame foreigners and wokists.

Who killed Agent Kingfisher? - Red Pepper Who was responsible for the death of Tom Palmer, aka Agent Kingfisher? MI5, late capitalism or a drug overdose? Matt Broomfield investigates.

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.

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Cymunedoli: The glue that binds - Red Pepper Economic power in the community – cymunedoli – is the antidote to the far right’s growing appeal in Cymru, write Beth Winter and Leanne Wood

"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

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