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

anti-lockdown protests, arrogant local authorities, Basildon Council, Basildon town centre masterplan, corrupt local authorities, incompetent local authorities, lockdown, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, new normal, rising tide of discontent, Thurrock Council

Culture Wars

Dave – the editor A culture war is a cultural conflict between social groups and the struggle for dominance of…

Black Lives Matter, class struggle, culture wars, Identity politics, Lawrence Fox, pulling down Colston statue, Reclaim, Spiked!

‘Regeneration’ – the only way is up

These are just a few of the high rise apartment blocks mooted for Basildon town centre. If these are built,…

Basildon town centre masterplan, developers vs residents, future of Basildon town centre, future of town centres, high rise apartments, holistic planning, holistic urban planning

Contested spaces…

Dave – the editor Back in May on our sister project, Alternative Estuary, we published this piece eulogising the value…

Alternative Estuary, conflicting uses of open space, contested spaces, problem quad bikers, problem scrambler bikers, quad bikers, scrambler bikers

We are where we are

On Wednesday 30th September, MPs in the House of Commons voted to approve the renewal of the government’s emergency coronavirus…

anti-lockdown protests, coronavirus crisis, coronavirus emergency powers, government by diktat, lockdown, new normal

Stop believing in authority, start believing in each other

Dave – the editor This was a meme used on the now archived South Essex Heckler blog to illustrate a…

arrogant local authorities, arrogant local councils, Basildon town centre masterplan, Crops NOT Shops, lockdown, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, LTNs, Ludicrous Road Closures, new normal, people power, South Essex Heckler

Gaslighting

Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in…

COVID-19 crisis, lockdown, lockdown and mental health, mental health impact of lockdown, negative impact of lockdown

Valuing our parks

Looking back through the now archived Heckler, it’s occurred to me I’ve written a fair bit about parks. On the…

benefits of parks, mental health benefits of parks, parks, the value of parks, valuing open spaces

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