Right to the City
The downfall of Robin Hood Energy
8 September 2020 The sale of Robin Hood Energy doesn’t mean public ownership doesn’t work, but that we need to be more ambitious, argues Edward Dingwall
Municipalist France!
18 August 2020 The recent wave of local election victories in France demonstrates the potential of municipalism, argues Xavi Ferrer, Elena Arrontes and the Collective for Global Municipalism
Building power through retrofit
14 August 2020 Municipal-led retrofit can play a vital role in tackling both economic inequality and the climate crisis whilst helping build a transformative social movement, argues Alex King
People power in the driverless city
18 December 2017 We need to make sure that the benefits of driverless transport are shared by all, writes Alex May
How to win a rent strike
23 October 2016 Social networks are stronger than management hierarchies. David Dahlborn describes how the UCL rent strike won
Labour selling rights to the city?
21 August 2015 Donations from private developers to Labour London mayoral candidates further implicate politicians in the capital’s housing crisis and highlight the chasm between Corbyn and many of his party colleagues, writes Andrew Dolan
Ideal homes: the story of eco co-op Lilac
31 March 2014 A recently completed project in Leeds could be a model for co-operative housing in the future. Jenny Nelson reports
The new poll tax?
31 January 2014 It has attracted less attention than other welfare cuts, but the abolition of council tax benefit is having a severe impact, writes Unite community co-ordinator Pilgrim Tucker
Saving the estate
20 October 2013 Residents have fought off University College London’s plans to ‘redevelop’ the Carpenters Estate, reports Kevin Blowe
Squat rot: plans to extend squatting ban
25 August 2013 Last September squatting in residential properties was criminalised. Now there are calls to extend the ban to commercial properties. Lorna Stephenson reports
Tenant troubles
13 February 2013 The past year has seen the beginnings of a vibrant private tenants’ movement emerging. Christine Haigh reports
Lambeth’s short-life sell off
3 December 2012 Lambeth brands itself a ‘co-operative council’ – but it is selling off properties currently run by housing co-ops, reports Lambeth Save Our Services
