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The stress of living in the remains of the commons, boaters in the UK

The boater community is in rapid transition, with the pressures from gentrification, corporate control (#CRT), and online group dynamics (#failbook) colliding with a long-established scruffy, self-sufficient, and sometimes chaotic #liveaboard culture. This can be seen in the #failbook London Boaters group which has shifted away from its activist roots into more of a “management” role, … Continue reading The stress of living in the remains of the commons, boaters in the UK →

Impressions of boating life in London after being back on the lea for a month

A. Getting across the channel was an adventure https://youtu.be/gHpyuw8evBM Now am starting to get impotently angry with the London boating community as it’s just not here any more and the boats are all full of fearfull hipsters. Kinda expected this but still kinda annoying. Way to meany “boaters” doing crap mooring and leaving piles of … Continue reading Impressions of boating life in London after being back on the lea for a month →

Had a ontopic post removed twise from a campaining facebook group I used to be an admin for.

The admin team removed your post in London Boaters – We Are These People and gave you a warning. 14 minutes ago Awards removed Awards, badges and contribution points received for this post have been removed. Learn more. Feedback XR is not London Boaters related directly. You’ll have to provide context suitable to London Boaters … Continue reading Had a ontopic post removed twise from a campaining facebook group I used to be an admin for. →

Looking and learning – life on the water on a scruffy boat

What did I learn from my 3-months back in London, cruising the waterways? #CRT have learned from their failures in the past and the long history of British Waterways. They are going slow, 3 steps forwarded 2 steps back in their removal of “nuisance” boaters. That’s us, the CC boaters without a home mooring. A … Continue reading Looking and learning – life on the water on a scruffy boat →

Fear and loathing on the river lea is killing rare flowers and plants.

The issue on LondonBoaters #failbook sparked this post off. The root of the problem comes from the institutions that have duty of care in each case. #CRT and #leavalley are not providing bins for the increasing numbers and diversity of boaters to dispose of their waste. A new generation of people are moving onto “smart” … Continue reading Fear and loathing on the river lea is killing rare flowers and plants. →

There are circles in protest and most alternative grassroots movements

There are circles in protest and most alternative grassroots movements. It’s a moment of beauty when a group of people find power and worth in what they are/doing in reaction to #mainstreaming entrenched power pushing over them. But what happens next has a long much recurring bad outcome, so is worth taking a little time … Continue reading There are circles in protest and most alternative grassroots movements →

Hope filled tributary s feeding fresh water to the polluted mainstream

Published Date 2/29/16 1:55 PM DRAFT of 3 examples of “working” contemporary alternatives and their malcontent’s. The Village ButtyA lovely project provided originally by a hard-working individual with small funding and continuing energy. The need, boaters need a warm dry open common place, if their unique contemporary “village” culture is to survive the long term … Continue reading Hope filled tributary s feeding fresh water to the polluted mainstream →