Red Pepper 244 Summer 2024

When we launched Red Pepper, we were warned we’d last 30 days. Now, 30 years later, ‘Never give up’ remains our motto. In this 30th anniversary issue, we take a look back at the past 30 years in UK politics, feminism, alternative media, the tech industry, islamophobia, and the anti-globalisation movement, with contributions from Lynne Segal, Lola Olufemi, Asim Qureshi, Gary Younge, Jeremy Gilbert, Helena Kennedy and James O'Nions. Looking to the future, we also include a focus on industrial conversion and a just transition to a green economy. A case study on Lithium mining to feed the Global North's hunger for electricity storage provides cautionary analysis of how capitalism is exploitative even when it has a green tint. Our essay this issue examines the plight of the Rohingya people, the majority of who are now refugees, caught up in an ongoing crisis fading from western consciousness. Our culture section focuses on games and play, looking at computer games, board games and more, through a radical and decolonial lens. Plus book reviews, our regular columns, and more.