Culture
Following Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore politics across media, film, stage, screen, music, sport and play – prioritising creative grassroots voices
Following Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore politics across media, film, stage, screen, music, sport and play – prioritising creative grassroots voices
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Book previews: autumn 2026
Botany, welfare, friendships, work and housing. David Matthews picks six of the best new books for leftists
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Local TV, local visions
Andy Brain highlights eight programmes that reveal the power and potential of local TV – despite the tremendous difficulties stations face
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The people’s airwaves: saving local TV
Local TV promised a grassroots platform, but weak regulation and broken business models wrecked the sector. Andy Brain surveys the survivors reclaiming local video
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Radical Jung – review
Rob Faure Walker’s book highlights how Jungian ideas can help us navigate capitalism, ecological crisis and the search for collective repair, writes Craig Snelgrove
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Five ‘quiet’ women who shaped Britain’s politics
Women who have driven social change are often sidelined in movement histories. Esther Freeman highlights five capital rebels you should know
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Pop songs for political inspiration
Red Pepper editors pick out the songs and albums that shaped their political imaginations
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Forgiveness is part of socialism
Exploring past examples of ‘revolutionary forgiveness’, D K Renton considers the socialist value of striving to repair harm
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