On Cuba, fear and institutions
Spending some time in Cuba recently was a good opportunity to consider the problems of trying to common institutions from […]
The fight for control must take place where it really matters: in the arenas of everyday life
Renting a home in London can be a living nightmare. Renters feel little control over their own homes, are forbidden […]
On being a commoner
The idea of commoning is on the rise, or rather, is having a resurgence. Talk of the commons appears in […]
Own everything together
We live in times of high political turbulence. Surveying flailing governments from Spain to the United States, it seems a good […]
New Cross fights new wave of housing privatisation
Residents of New Cross, London have rejected the borough of Lewisham’s proposal to build council-owned private rental housing on public […]
People I met in Cuba
Ana Maria owns the casa in which I’m staying. She is talkative, enthusiastic, and helpful. When we entered the room […]
Politics in a time of crisis by Pablo Iglesias: A review
This work by Pablo Iglesias, leader of insurgent Spanish party Podemos, is now subtitled ‘Podemos and the future of a […]
Why did anti-globalisation fail and anti-globalism succeed?
Across the world the political centre ground is disappearing, and the new enemy of the people is globalism. Watching the […]
Why you probably shouldn’t become a Community Interest Company
Imagine you have sacrificed hundreds of hours of your volunteering time to a non-profit organisation doing good work. After years […]
Organisations=people=relationships=politics
I’ve written about organisations on this blog, and I’ve written about people, and I’ve written about politics. What I haven’t […]