The ‘best of’ our 2021 posts

Please note the quote marks around ‘best of’. Selecting what I think is the key post from each month is … More

Making a stand against artwashing, gentrification and social cleansing

We’ve seen it happening in London for a good few decades now. Formerly scruffy neighbourhoods but with a sense of … More

Institutional rot

Dave – the editor With my Thurrock and Basildon Heckler hat on, I’ve become a frustrated and often angry observer … More

Not the holistic look at the January floods in Thurrock that we were hoping for

Many residents in Thurrock will not forget the flooding the borough suffered back in January. These are the posts we … More

Social cleansing from London – a reading list

Over the years on various blogs, we’ve written a fair bit about social cleansing from London. A process that’s a … More

Imposed change and a lack of control

Living and operating out on the Thames estuary, we’re aware of a lot of changes in the pipeline. Changes led … More

Clusterf**ks and system failures

Dave – the editor Preamble This piece is intended to look at how the systems and structures many people take … More

‘Legitimate concerns?’ Yes, they are legitimate!

Dave A (the editor) There are some supposedly radical / anarchist commentators who seem to be able to manage the … More

Stirrings

Dave – the editor Preamble Over the years, I’ve heard a fair few anarchist comrades bemoan the lack of anything … More