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  • A row of tractors, some sporting Union Jack flags, photographed from the pavement in Whitehall

    Reclaiming inheritance tax as a social good

    The left needs to understand popular opposition to inheritance tax in order to effectively reframe the debate, argues Dominic Davies

  • Two members of the Unite union holding a banner bearing the colours of the Palestinian flag an dreading 'in solidarity with Palestine London & Eastern region'

    The battle behind Unite’s belated action on Palestine

    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

  • UK Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall delivering her 'Get Britain Working' Ministerial Statement in the House of Commons

    The war on neurodiversity

    From dismissive comments to benefits cuts, backlash against the neurodiversity movement is growing. Gerry Hart explains how the left can fight back

  • Two photos of former North of Tyne mayor (left) and Independent candidate for Holborn & St Pancras Andrew Feinstein (right)

    The power of place: building independent power from local communities

    Any national independent political organisation must be built up from interconnecting community power in localities, Jamie Driscoll (Tyneside) and Andrew Feinstein (Camden, London) tell Red Pepper

  • Amazon workers marching behind a banner reading 'Translate all workplace communications now! and 'Stop Amazon's discrimination in hiring & policies'

    How Amazon workers can organise globally

    Jonathan Rosenblum shows how Amazon workers can learn from previous actions to organise themselves on a global scale

  • An illustration of a hand holding a smart phone – showing a rally with a flag featuring a heart and a star – with a target symbol in the background

    Can the UK left get a new party started?

    Defeated and marginalised but resilient and unbowed. What does the left do next? Connor Cameron makes the case for a new UK party of the left

  • Reputation first, safety second

    Gareth Dennis, who was sacked for speaking publicly about safety issues at London’s Euston station, explains the need for new legal protections for all public servants speaking about subjects on which they hold expertise

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