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    Red Pepper seeks to be responsive to the needs of the left in the changing political situation in the UK and internationally as well as to be self-critical as we develop. Consequently the magazine (and lately, the website) is constantly changing, though with an increasingly distinct identity and, we hope, a growing coherence. Red Pepper is now 15 years old.

    It has been edited by Hilary Wainwright since 1996 and co-edited with Oscar Reyes from 2005 to December 2008. As well as supporters’ financial help, it has been sustained by the dedication of its volunteers and often underpaid part-time workers.

    Small independent titles struggle in the UK, so keeping Red Pepper going is difficult and in autumn 2006 we took the hard decision to relaunch as a bi-monthly (starting with our October/November 2007 issue) and give more emphasis to our website. We explored many options, including moving to an internet-only publication, but we found that the overwhelming majority of people we talked with believe Red Pepper remains a vital and important resource for all on the left as a print magazine.

    This opportunity has given us the chance to reflect on the role of Red Pepper and to radically overhaul the magazine, redesigning, moving to full colour and expanding our content, which now includes:

    •  A regular seminal and provocative essay, by activists as much as academics – with comments by others so that each issue will open up, or take a new step, in a debate on issues of strategic, ethical or analytical importance for the green left
    •  In-depth focus on a particular injustice or abuse of power.
    •  Expanded international coverage
    •  Regular labour coverage with a team of labour writers with extensive experience in campaigning trade unionism and new forms of labour organising
    •  A focus on alternatives in practice – from local UK examples to international experiences
    •  An expanded culture section with more interviews and features from the worlds of literature, music, theatre, film, television and art and more
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