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The group was formed by [[activist]]s who had been expelled from the [[Socialist Workers Party (UK)|Socialist Workers Party]] (SWP) for their involvement in [[squadism]] (violent actions against [[far right]] racist groups).<ref name="charge" /> The expelled activists regrouped around a paper named ''Red Action'' and were offered the use of a constituency office by [[Jeremy Corbyn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/police-examined-jeremy-corbyn-links-to-pro-ira-group-red-action-f5vm32gc2|title=Police examined Jeremy Corbyn links to pro-IRA group Red Action|publisher=|access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref> After several years, the group became more interested in the [[electoral process]], and it joined the [[Red Front (UK)|Red Front]] electoral alliance in 1987 and the [[Socialist Alliance (England)|Socialist Alliance]] in [[England]] and [[Wales]] in 1999.<ref>''Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations: Parties, Groups and Movements of the Twentieth Century'', Peter Barberis, John McHugh & Mike Tyldesley, Frances Pinter, 2000</ref> Red Action members then left this organisation, along with the [[Socialist Party (England and Wales)|Socialist Party]], citing the domination of the SWP over the organisation. Some Red Action members went on to found the [[Independent Working Class Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libcom.org/history/1985-2001-anti-fascist-action-afa |title=1985-2001: A short history of Anti-Fascist Action (AFA) |publisher=Libcom.org |date= |access-date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redaction.org/misc/who.html|title=Red Action 2000 - Shaping The Future|publisher=Redaction.org|access-date=26 September 2009}}</ref>