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What Uxbridge does (and doesn’t) tell us about ULEZ and Labour’s strategy

From Open Democracy “Just as there is a block of anti-ULEZ people capable of being mobilised by the Tories, there…

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New report reveals the transformational impact of the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone so far

This report came out in February but it seems relevant to revisit it now in the light of the Uxbridge…

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We need Democracy Driven Governance for climate action by Birmingham Council

From Birmingham Against the Cuts This is the beginning of the new Council year, when Birmingham Cabinet members announce their…

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Extinction Rebellion, The Big One and the Labour Movement

Rob Marsden writes: Extinction Rebellion’s “The Big One”, a long weekend of climate actions, pickets and demonstrations in London last…

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Nine questions for Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer

From Urban Ramblings, a very topical piece which raises some important questions. In the week that the sky all along…

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Open up public participation in local government with Digital Democracy

From Birmingham Against the Cuts One of the key issues facing the WMCA, Birmingham City Council and all the other…

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Lessons from Barcelona’s 8-year experiment in radical governance

From Waging Nonviolence An interesting long article with lessons for us. Activists who took over Barcelona’s City Hall have made…

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Great British Energy – a significant step forward – perhaps

Sean Thompson reports: In case you haven’t come across it before, We Own It is an excellent organisation established in…

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“Everything about carmaking is changing at once. The industry must reinvent itself to keep pace.”

From Birmingham Against the Cuts website On April 27 BATC asked “How safe are jobs in the auto industry in…

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CAZ: The local election issue that unites Tories and conspiracy theorists

From Open Democracy, an article relevant to the debate around 15 Minute Cities… One anti-ULEZ group is linked to Vote…