Activists for ground-up politics
What is the future of domestic agriculture? I appreciate that this is a rather loaded question. But it is a question, ultimately, of food sovereignty, to which I apply the normative definition positing that communities have a right to own and control the foods which they consume, produced in a Continue Reading
Greenbark Park is a public green space including trees, a pond and a walled garden, located on the periphery of Liverpool City, adjacent to the famous Penny Lane. The Watering Can, a privately owned cafe constructed within this public space within the last decade, had recently planned a greater expansion Continue Reading
Dear Cllr Robertson-Collins, We are residents of the immediate local community surrounding Greenbank Park, and are writing to you in regards to the planning permission sought by the Watering Can Cafe that would encroach into the beloved walled gardens. We are concerned to know why as Cabinet Member for Environment Continue Reading
Disclaimer: Articles on this website are written from the perspectives of various Localists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Local Matters. Our contributors come from a wide array of varying political backgrounds, and we believe that cooperation across the political spectrum is essential. It is no secret that Continue Reading
Since the Second World War, when the German blockade of Britain threatened to starve the island into submission, policymakers in the highest levels of government have been unable to shake the paranoia of food insecurity. The result is that our ‘green and pleasant land’ about which William Blake waxed lyrical Continue Reading
Disclaimer: Articles on this website are written from the perspectives of various Localists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Local Matters. Our contributors come from a wide array of varying political backgrounds, and we believe that cooperation across the political spectrum is essential. Environmentalists must choose between the Continue Reading
Disclaimer: Articles on this website are written from the perspectives of various Localists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Local Matters. Our contributors come from a wide array of varying political backgrounds, and we believe that cooperation across the political spectrum is essential. Over the past year, activist Continue Reading