Lewisham Council plans to make a profit from renters: Besson Street and beyond
Lewisham Council has finally unveiled its plan to re-develop a large empty plot of land at Besson Street, New Cross Gate, […]
Common Sense: a brief review
I’ve finally got around to reading Dan Hind’s Common Sense, which I’ve been meaning to do for ages on the grounds that I […]
Transparency is hard but we should all try: a challenge for Elevate Festival
A few weeks ago I was asked to contribute to Elevate Festival by watching livestreams of debates, joining in on […]
Foodbanks aren’t coping – and why should they?
Recently I spoke with the manager of a foodbank in South London. She didn’t offer to go on the record […]
The effect of government contracting on the non-profit sector
Here is an interesting post from elsewhere on the vacuum of politics in most of the NGO sector in the […]
Bringing anarchy to NGOs
Or somewhat more democratic and inclusive forms of organising anyway – this article is interesting: Carne Ross: our forms must […]
Who do business and NGO leaders regard as their peers?
I think a good way to look at the nature of boundaries between organisations is to look at communication across […]
A successful campaign and the resourcing of ideas
Publish What You Pay (PWYP) is an organisation that campaigns for resource extraction companies to publish all royalties and other […]
The failure of intentions
I’m interested in people’s intentions within organisations, in the sense that I have often found them to be irrelevant to […]