On 26 and 27 October 2025, I was the guest of COPS-Metro in San Antonio and joined them to celebrate 50 very impressive years of local organising. This is a reflection on their work and how it could apply to our organising in the UK. ‘Markets were made to serve us; we were not made … Continue reading Rebuilding an old muscle – taking on corporate power in the USA
Month: October 2025
Building the base is a never ending process
Civic leadership and building the base are never ending processes By Daniel Mackintosh A mistake I made as a junior borough organiser was assuming that when I had built the team, done the listening and chosen the issue, the team that existed at that point was ‘the’ team. And so I stopped the process of … Continue reading Building the base is a never ending process
The Iron Rule 