Re: Have you got a link, Ian? nm Archived Message Posted by Ian M on April 26, 2020, 7:36 pm, in reply to "Have you got a link, Ian? nm" 'Fraid not Der, it came through as part of the XR London mailing list. Sign up here if you like: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/get-messages-from-your-london-borough-xr-group Their get in touch link goes to this email address if anybody would like to get involved: XRRentStrike@riseup.net Not seen anything up on the web as of yet... Fair point about evictions carrying on under the radar. Not much protection for those living in unofficial/illegal accommodation either, eg: the 'beds in sheds' scandal: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tens-of-thousands-of-people-living-in-beds-in-sheds-across-the-capital-report-shows-a3723786.html (apologies for source) I guess resisting eviction would need people out on the streets, but I would've thought organising mass refusal of rent payment should be workable online (although admittedly those at highest risk might not have an internet connection). Here's a recent crimethinc article on the subject, translating a spanish analysis: https://crimethinc.com/2020/03/30/rent-strike-a-strategic-appraisal-of-rent-strikes-throughout-history-and-today cheers, I Message Thread: Rent strike? - Ian M April 26, 2020, 2:17 pm Re: Rent strike? - dereklane April 26, 2020, 2:26 pm Re: Rent strike? - Ian M April 26, 2020, 4:36 pm Re: Rent strike? - Der April 26, 2020, 6:17 pm BBC just showed a couple who had been evicted. nm - Der April 26, 2020, 5:48 pm Destitution porn?....nm - Keith-264 April 26, 2020, 5:52 pm Have you got a link, Ian? nm - Der April 26, 2020, 6:22 pm Re: Have you got a link, Ian? nm - Ian M April 26, 2020, 7:36 pm Cheers, Ian. nm - Der April 27, 2020, 11:09 am   Searching