A successful rent strike in 1930s Peckham The story of a successful rent strike in Peckham, south east London, during the 1930s.
Louise Michel: a Paris Communard in South London An article covering time spent in London by the former Paris communard, Louise Michel.
East London rent strikes, 1938-9 On 13 February, 1938, a rent strike began in Stepney, east London. This is an account of tenants' struggles in the area at the time, by Past…
St Mary's Hospital (Harrow Road) work-in and occupation 1981 Contemporary information about workers at a London hospital taking over their workplace in protest…
Death in custody in Beckton - #justiceforedson Twenty five year old Edir Frederico Da Costa, known as Edson, died yesterday having sustained multiple injuries during a police stop in Beckton,…
The Monopoly board of the city: Grenfell Tower - where was the HCA, government housing regulator?? The Homes & Community Agency(HCA) is the UK state regulatory body for social…
Smothered by regeneration: the Grenfell Tower fire Tenants at Grenfell Tower repeatedly warned the council and its management organisation about fire safety risks before a deadly blaze engulfed…
Careless: Care work in West London A friend working in social care wrote down some experiences from the job. Of particular interest given the current debate about care crisis and…
SLAP! - Squatters of London Action Paper SLAP! (Squatters of London Action Paper) is a monthly DIY newspaper for squatters in London. It is available in print and online as a PDF. The…
Black women organising - Brixton Black Women's Group A critical look at the growth, contradictions and eventual demise of Organisation of Women of Asian and African Descent in the late-1970s/early…
Occupational hazards A compilation of writings put together by Past Tense on hospital occupations and work-ins in the UK from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Soldering on: report on working in a 3D-printer manufacturing plant in London The first part of the article looks at the current hype around automation and post-industrialism…