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Defying the divide and rule merchants
Back in 2020 when we were still living in Essex, as a result of our having a contact in the London borough of Hackney campaigning against Low Traffic…
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Happy Wassailing:)
The post below was first published on our sister blog, At the grassroots. It’s about the revival of the ancient tradition of wassailing.
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Time to stop and think?
Images by Dave Amis.
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Getting on with it...
The purpose of this Stirrings from below blog is to call truth to power.
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So, where is At the grassroots going?
At the grassroots is our sister project.
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Is mental health now an acceptable target for demonisation?
The former UK prime minister, Tony Blair, won’t shut up, go away and have a quiet retirement will he?
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What is ‘activism’?
Below is an old post, from a previous blog, which has been gathering dust in the archives for some time now.
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Prefigurative action
Part of the mission of this Stirrings from below blog is to call truth to power and highlight the absurdity of the dysfunctional and increasingly…
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Finding each other and getting stuff done
The post below was originally published on our sister blog, At the grassroots. As the title implies, it’s about supporting people and projects bringing…
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Fun and games to come in 2025?
This piece stems from a strategy review I wrote looking at how the two of us behind this blog, and our sister publication At the grassroots, can make…
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All we have is each other
This post was first published on our sister blog, At the grassroots. It’s very rare that I would cross post between the two blogs these because they’re…
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December 2024

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