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Regulars Beyond the ballots CONTENts 3 Editorial Siobhán McGuirk 6 Letters On the web 8 Snapshots The world in struggle 25 The Spark Shezan Renny 30 Keywords Innovation 4 RED PEPPER 245 Autumn 2024 12 Labour after the landslide What the 2024 election tells us about new parties rising, the cracks in Labour’s electoral machine and potential future strategies for the left. By HILARY WAINWRIGHT 15 Rogues’ parliament Scoundrels and charlatans in the class of ’24 16 Right questions and wrong answers The French left is as responsible as President Macron and the right for the rise of the National Rally, argues YASSER LOUATI 20 An avatar of reaction The rise of El Salvador’s populist leader 22 India rising How collaboration between civil and political society shaped the 2024 Indian election – and provides hope for democracy Cover illustration by Oskar Hasiuk www.oskarhasiuk.com
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Essay Imperialism 31 Against ‘campism’ Syria and Israel may be in different geopolitical ‘camps’ but they have adopted comparable imperialist practices 34 Ukraine must win Recognising the fascist and imperialist nature of the Russian invader 37 With the law on our side Interview with Ahmed Abofoul, of Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq 40 The lost revolution The hopes of the grassroots, citizens’ revolution have given way to brutality and violence in Sudan In collaboration with Another Europe is Possible 26 Machine unlearning Could Artificial Intelligence render the university obsolete? KATY HAYWARD explores what may be lost when human thought is treated as subordinate to the machine 42 Festival fever A summer of radical learning, action and movementbuilding Culture 48 The state of the arts The UK arts landscape after 14 years of Conservative government, austerity, Brexit and pandemic 52 Jumping squats How the crackdown on squatting cramped British creativity 44 Wealth for all To save democracy, we must democratise the economy 60 Books Against Landlords, The Broken Promise of Infrastructure, The Truth About Empire, Another England 54 Space, cash and grassroots futures Community connection, creative ingenuity and staying power are key to support culture 56 Dirty money Washing out state and corporate influence 65 Books previews 66 Culture previews RED PEPPER 245 Autumn 2024 5

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Regulars

Beyond the ballots

CONTENts

3 Editorial Siobhán McGuirk

6 Letters On the web

8 Snapshots The world in struggle

25 The Spark Shezan Renny

30 Keywords Innovation

4 RED PEPPER 245 Autumn 2024

12 Labour after the landslide What the 2024 election tells us about new parties rising, the cracks in Labour’s electoral machine and potential future strategies for the left. By HILARY WAINWRIGHT

15 Rogues’ parliament Scoundrels and charlatans in the class of ’24

16 Right questions and wrong answers

The French left is as responsible as President Macron and the right for the rise of the National Rally, argues YASSER LOUATI

20 An avatar of reaction The rise of El Salvador’s populist leader

22 India rising How collaboration between civil and political society shaped the 2024 Indian election – and provides hope for democracy

Cover illustration by Oskar Hasiuk www.oskarhasiuk.com

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