100 page coffee table book on squatting in England and Wales, published in 1980.
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The book includes useful histories of squatting in the 1970s (and previously) as well as personal accounts, photos etc.
Edited by Nick Wates and Christian Wolmar, with a mixed bag of contributors including anarchist Colin Ward, peace campaigner Ann Pettitt... and Piers Corbyn.
PDF courtesy of https://squattheplanet.com/
Contents
- 1 Introducing squatting by Nick Wates
- 2 The squatters
- A decade of squatting: The story of squatting in Britain since 1968. by Steve Platt
- 3 Setting the stage: The London Squatters campaign, thuggery in Redbridge, the hippies of Piccadilly, licensed squatting.
- 4 Here there and everywhere: The boom in squatting, opposing property speculators, taking over the street, not just for homes, squatting in style.
- 5 Mounting oppostion: Property owners on the offensive, media myths, antisquatting hysteria.
- 6 Fighting back: Squatters organise, local squatting groups, campaigning, Advisory Service for Squatters, All London Squatters and the Squatters Action Council.
- 7 A whole new ball game: Living with the new law, the London Squatters Union, amnesty for 5,000, co-ops, squatting lives on.
- Some history: Squatting in Britain before 1968.
- 8 The early squatters by Colin Ward - Squatting from the Middle Ages to the Second World War.
- 9 The post war squatters by Andrew Friend - 1945/6: the Vigilante movement, the occupation of service
camps, taking over luxury blocks of flats. - Success on the streets: Four successful squatting campaigns
- 10 Better than the telly any day by Ann Pettitt - Outwitting a private landlord in London’s East End,
Myrdle and Parfett Streets. - 11 We won, you should fight them too by Piers Corbyn - Grinding down the Greater London Council in West London, Elgin Avenue.
- 12 Victory Villa by Nick Anning and Jill Simpson - Challenging the planners in South London, Villa Road.
- 13 Is there life after squatting? by Tristan Wood - Winning a permanent home in Central London, Seymour Buildings.
- The law: The effect of the law on squatters
- 14 The erosion of squatters rights by David Watkinson - Unlawful but not illegal, the Act of 1381, the law tightens its grip, the Criminal Law Act.
- A chosen way of life: More than a roof – squatting can be good for you.
- 15 Using the space by Andrew Ingham - Fantasy and romance, self-help repairs, making use of space, opportunity to experiment.
- 16 Learning to learn by Pat Moan - Confessions of a layabout, hippie, anarchist, woman
squatter. - 17 Outpost of a new culture by Tom Osborn - Squatting communities as an alternative way of life.
- 18 The squatters estate agency by Heathcote Williams - The inside story of Ruff Tuff Creem Puff, the only
estate agency for squatters. - 19 From skippering to squatting by Celia Brown - Squatting as an alternative to hostels and lodging houses
- Squatting around the world: It’s not just Britain – looking further afield.
- 20 Everybody’s doing it by Mark Gimson - Squatting in the Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Portugal, Italy, Hong Kong and other places.
- The background
- The housing crisis – a brief summary
- Empty property – facts and figures
- Myth and fact – statistics on squatting and squatters
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Attachments
squatting-real-story.pdf
(13.04 MB)
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