Where Will We Live?
James Butler is joined by Anna Minton, author of Ground Control and Big Capital, to ask: could this be a housing election?
Tag: Gentrification
Now We Have Your Attention
James Butler is joined by Jack Shenker to explore the new politics: from grassroots trade unionism to migrant solidarity, and the gradual transformation of the Labour Party.
‘We are not nothing’: The Local Businesses Fighting Gentrification in South East London
A regeneration scheme is set to transform a major arterial road in south east London, turning large portions of industrial land along the Old Kent Road into high-rise tower blocks. While the council argues this will bring new homes and jobs to the area, local people say the scheme threatens hundreds of thriving businesses.
Save Latin Village, It’s Delicious
Meet the market on the frontline of the fightback against gentrification – and the first Momentum council.
Long Read: Latin American Community ‘Betrayed’ by Council Plans to Let Private Developers Demolish Tottenham Market
Pueblito Paisa Latin market has been fighting demolition for more than a decade. Now the community has just six weeks to push forward with a pioneering, community-orientated redevelopment plan, before Haringey Council acts on a compulsory purchase order.
Activists in East London Are Fighting to Stop Property Developers Destroying a Dalston Market
Hackney residents are fighting against the redevelopment of Ridley Road Market, demonstrating how a diverse community can reject neoliberalism’s deterioration of community space and offer grassroots, democratic solutions.
Latin Venues in Elephant and Castle Forced Out to Make Way for Redevelopment
The long-running regeneration of Elephant and Castle has been a source of local acrimony for more than a decade. This week, the starkly differing fates of three of its best-loved cultural venues have raised new questions about Southwark council and developer Delancey’s approach to local residents and businesses, writes Ed Gillett.
The Battle for Deptford and Beyond
As campaigners in south east London occupy a community garden to stop it from being demolished by Lewisham council, environmental and social concerns converge, writes Andy Worthington.
Beyond Prison: Michael Balogun Part 2
On the Lockdown, Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann chat with Michael Balogun (whose incredible story is discussed in part 1) about what could be in place instead of a system of punishment.
The Sofia Solidarity Centre Squat Exposed a Housing Crisis Past Breaking Point
Opened on Great Portland Street as London temperatures dropped to minus ten, the Sofia Solidarity Centre squat housed close to two hundred rough sleepers by the time it was evicted. In addition to providing shelter to some of the city's most vulnerable people, the Centre served as a vigorous embodiment of the housing crisis and showed just how easy it could be to get people off the streets.
A Dangerous Threat to Our Autonomy to Organise As Students
University of Arts London students' union officer Sahaya James is facing dismissal from her role as campaigns officer, after leading a student campaign against the university's participation in gentrification. If James is sacked, it will set a dangerous precedent for the political autonomy of the student movement.
Demolish and Gentrify: The London Model Moves West
It’s a familiar story to Londoners: the bulldozing of social-rented neighbourhoods to make way for luxury, market-rent housing. But with the planned demolition of the Foxhill Estate in Bath, London-model gentrification is breaching new frontiers.
Elephant and Castle: Students Protest University’s Role in Gentrification
Students at the University of the Arts London occupied their Southwark campus to protest the part it has to play in the creeping gentrification of Elephant and Castle.
Rooftopping: The Right to the City
For some, rooftopping, or urban exploring, is a radical practice, a way of reclaiming public space and turning the city into a site of play. However, others argue it has been co-opted by the logic of capital, resulting in the sacrifice of progressive politics for sponsorship deals and social media fame.
Rent Strikes Work: An Interview With Toronto’s Parkdale Organize
In light of their recent victory, William Neumeister spoke again with Parkdale Organize, a group of working class tenants in Parkdale, Toronto who went on strike to fight back against rent hikes and poor living conditions.
‘Everyone I Know Is Going to Fight Like Hell’: Demoviction, Gentrification and Homelessness in Vancouver
In spite of protests and wide public opposition, plans for the re-zoning of Vancouver's Metrotown are going ahead. Alice Saunders speaks to some of the residents and activists fighting demoviction, gentrification and homelessness in the city.
‘What Does Gentrification Mean to You?’ Asking Teenagers in Elephant and Castle
Youth worker Ciaran Thapar interviews the young people he works with in Elephant and Castle about gentrification in the area.
No to Gentrification, Yes to Rent Strikes: An Interview With Toronto’s Parkdale Organize
Working class renters in Toronto have been on strike since May. Here's all you need to know about their ongoing fight.