Silver lining on the #localaudit crisis: 22 councils missed the backstop deadline, down from 53 last year. However 41% of accounts disclaimed, meaning auditor doesn't have enough evidence to issue an opinion: we're still in the dark about #localgov finance big picture www.lgcplus.com/finance/reve...

The current world order is cracking under the weight of corporate power, debt, and militarization. Across the Global South, movements and thinkers are asking what comes next and how international cooperation can serve peoples rather than empires. www.tni.org/en/article/t...

This Sunday, Grenoble goes to the polls. With @LaurenceRuffin, the city has a rendezvous with History: 🏛️ The first ever woman mayor of Grenoble 🤝 A coalition of 14 left-wing and green parties united 🌿 A decade of ecological governance to build on — and deepen ...

Fearless Cities, the international summit initiated by Barcelona En Comu, shows how we can build another world. And there is much to take from the Fearless Cities we co-organised in Sheffield in 2024, which we have explored in three blogs and a podcast. @barcelonaencomu.cat #FearlessCities

We want to hear from campaign & advice organisations who work in #Wales! We'd like to hear your experiences, so we can learn more about helping people get the right message to the right representative on #WriteToThem. Please pass this on to any suitable orgs: www.mysociety.org/democracy/ma...

Scotland grassroots and campaign orgs! Opportunity to do spokesperson training with the great @neonuk.bsky.social 14-16 April neweconomyorganisers.org/trainings/sc...

I am concerned about the recent closures to many arts organisations in Glasgow and have tried to detail them in this post. If you have any more relevant information please let me know!

We are looking forward to this event from @publiclawproject.bsky.social - it's sold out but we're hoping more tickets will be released

“Freedom of information only works if you can find it” So why don’t gov depts proactively publish it? Then they won’t need to respond to requests. #FOIFest

35 councils now have 'exceptional' financial support for 2026/27. We've shown how these councils are still selling off millions of £ of assets despite these huge bailouts - researchforaction.uk/report-flogg...

To tackle the ecological crisis we must challenge the corporate-driven growth model and rethink power beyond the state. @steve-rushton.bsky.social explores how #Degrowth connects to #Municipalism drawing on Fearless Cites summit in Sheffield researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

🕵️NEW: Councils getting 'exceptional financial support' from govt sold over £1bn of public assets in last 5 years 😱 we've mapped some of the biggest sell-offs including #Birmingham #Nottingham #Bradford and #Southampton , with £1bn more planned in 2025/26 ➡️ researchforaction.uk/report-flogg...

🕵️NEW: Councils getting 'exceptional financial support' from govt sold over £1bn of public assets in last 5 years 😱 we've mapped some of the biggest sell-offs including #Birmingham #Nottingham #Bradford and #Southampton , with £1bn more planned in 2025/26 ➡️ researchforaction.uk/report-flogg...

Naples #UrbanCommons are six massive buildings legally recognised spaces run by weekly democratic assemblies,with the only stipulation being that everyone agrees the space is anti-sexist, anti-racist and anti-fascist. researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit... #GiardinoLiberato   #ScugnizzoLiberato

“The far-right thrive in a world of crisis...the local level as a key arena to do politics – instead of thinking of politics as solely revolving around the state – is vital to reimagine our world...” @steve-rushton.bsky.social writes #FearlessCities blog one researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

“We're all political activists. Every action that we take in the community is political .You don't have to read Marx or go to university to do that. I didn't ...and I can organize with my neighbours.” Says Shiri Shalmy from @cooperationtown.bsky.social #Podcast researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

How can we #StopICE from spreading to our streets? How do we stop racist policing and immigration raids? In our first #FearlessCities write-up, we profile #AntiEviction and #AntiRaids work challenging Britain’s hostile environment. researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

📢 We ❤️Cooperation and we ❤️Cooperatives. Listen up to our first podcast, following up on Sheffield's #FearlessCities summit with tips and inspiration of how we can build an economy based on solidarity #SolidarityEconomy @cooperationtown.bsky.social researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

Rojava is the world's leading example of democracy, gender liberation, and people power—and it is under existential threat. This piece, written before the recent invasion by the Syrian state and jihadist forces, helps explain why Rojava matters. Read. Share it. Act in solidarity. #DefendRojava

Capitalism is wrecking the planet — but communities are organising differently. Learn how neighbourhood power & ecological democracy are being built from Sheffield to Rojava. 🌍💪 researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit... #FearlessCities #ClimateJustice

To break free from top-down power, we need the solidarity economy and participatory democracy. Our second Fearless Cities write-up looks at how we build power as a multitude. by @steve-rushton.bsky.social #SolidarityEconomy #DemocraticAssemblies researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

Tomorrow Thurs 22 Jan 19h GMT (20h CET) Rojava: War, Militarism and Resistance with Dilar Dirik us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... by @leftbookclub.bsky.social

#AntiRaids organising is central in building a city for everyone. Check out our first write up of this inspirational anti-racism organising, from #FearlessCities in Sheffield by @steve-rushton.bsky.social #KenmureStreet researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

Defend Rojava! repost from gullybujak on IG. #DefendRojava

Defend Rojava! The Kurdish-led democratic North and East Syria faces an brutal invasion by the Islamist Syrian regime. freedomnews.org.uk/2026/01/20/s... We need to stand with the world’s most advanced experiment in democracy. #defendRojava #saveRojava #KobaneUnderAttack

Rojava, the largest actually-democratic project in the world, has entered what might (or might not) be a last desperate stand.

👀 We're looking forward to launching our piece of research on the asset sales of #LocalGov authorities who've received Exceptional Financial Support....it's quite spicy 🌶️so keep your eyes peeled ➡️

📢 ECR Statement on the situation in Aleppo: 🕊️ Hands Off Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh! ✌️ Solidarity with the Kurds of Aleppo! 🌿 Syria is for ALL Syrians! www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-sta...

📢 Check out our podcast, where Gloria speaks to Shiri Shalmy from the inspirational Cooperation Town, who aim to create a food cooperative on every working class street across the country. #Cooperatives #FearlessCities @cooperationtown.bsky.social researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

Are you a #co-op or co-op curious in London? Join this drinks meeting with Dutch coops on Thurs 29th Jan, 5-7pm luma.com/clicv5rh with @outlandish.com and others

Do you work in a sector that supports people? Need a space to let those creative juices flow? Come join The Art Therapy Cooperative at our Gospel Oak hub on Jan 31st - there will be materials and art therapists on hand to get you creating and sharing!

I have been to plenty of roundtables in my time, and in the past decade 100% of them - whatever the topic under discussion - has involved someone bringing up the abolition of the Audit Commission (this is not a criticism)

Great job going as Full Stack Developer at @digitalcommons.bsky.social digitalcommons.coop/we-are-recru... #WorkerCoops

Researching #charity #funding sources at the moment and came across the wonderful Boring Fund -giving out grants for grassroots orgs but only for BORING things like insurance or a lockable cupboard. Love it. opencollective.com/the-boring-f...

The UK housing crisis has a hidden layer: the info organisers need to build campaigns is paywalled & fragmented. That's why we’re working with Shared Assets to build tools shaped by organisers themselves. Uncover who owns what by using Land Explorer (it's free) digitalcommons.coop/land-explorer/

Our funders @jrct.bsky.social are looking for a (paid) committee member - someone 'with experience of issues of democratic accountability and reform in the UK'. More infor here ➡️https://jrct.org.uk/job-vacancies

Many of us will be looking at 2026 with a mix of resolve and fear, wanting to help tackle the big problems we face. We're sharing reflections on some of these through the lens of #FearlessCities - here's some effective organising against racism and fascism researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

If you’re wondering why there are so many government announcements of late, today is ‘Take out the trash’ day in Westminster. Have a browse —> questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...

📣In November 2024, we were part of organising #FearlessCities gathering in #Sheffield. A year on, we're reflecting and expanding on directions for municipalism in the UK and beyond - citizens’ assemblies, mutual aid, action networks & reclaiming common spaces. 🪷 researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

Good news for #Sheffield and its #LocalGov democracy campaigners- bigger picture isn't great though! nowthenmagazine.com/articles/she...

Sheffield will be allowed to keep committee system instead of being forced to more centralised form of governance. Congratulations @itsourcity1.bsky.social and everyone who has campaigned for upholding the results of the referendum, and for democracy! nowthenmagazine.com/articles/she...

'We are outraged at the manner in which the council has been conducting itself and in disbelief at the clear lack of respect...for the city’s community organisations that are attempting to engage with them' - passionate statement by Save #Birmingham to the council savebirmingham.org/news/save-bi...

We'll be speaking at this (free!) conference at the London Assembly on 27th Nov, in association with @londonassembly.bsky.social and @cfgs.bsky.social www.cfgs.org.uk/holding-mayo...

What an inspiration! #Cooperatives 💪🏾❤️♀️

Brand new worker cooperative offers help to organisers, charities, public sector etc with tech support and advice - see more at techcare.coop

This free online community organising course looks great - starts 10th Nov ! actionnetwork.org/forms/trust-...

Great studio/production manager job going with our pals @mediaco-op.bsky.social in Glasgow! mediaco-op.net/news/studio-... #workercoops #coops #ethicaljobs etc

#Birmingham 's financial distress was grossly overstated; this and the decisions that followed - section 114, commissioners, cuts - should be the subject of far more criticism and comment. We signed on to the open letter mentioned here in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/9045...

A year since we released 'Councillor Experiences of Scrutiny' - our first piece of research directly looking at #councillors, identifying structures, cultures & behaviours that impede good scrutiny & proposals for change researchforaction.uk/report-counc... #LocalGov #transparency #accountability

It's been a wee while! We've been very busy with exciting new projects, which is exactly why we're now hiring for a new Studio and Production Manager! Read the full job description and find out how to apply at mediaco-op.net/news/studio-...