Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
We originally wrote the following for one of our old business plans, and it occurred to us recently that some of this info might be of interest. So here it is, in all its gory detail: Renting or buying houses …
Investment Quest
Our search for loanstock continues. Thinking of investing? Remember that even small amounts (at least £100) are helpful, as is short-term (three- or five-year) loanstock. Last weekend we had a generous offer of £15,000 loanstock confirmed, which leaves us with …
Loanstock Posters
Just a quick post to say that we have posters and fliers now, on our Invest page, seeking loanstock.
One Small Step
Just a quick update regarding money. We have recently had a low-interest loan of £58,000 agreed from Radical Routes, at the Summer Gathering, which took place in Derbyshire on 10th August. Although we still need to secure a mortgage and …
Dorset 3.0
Just a quick update to say that we were doing a Radical Routes stall last weekend, during the third Dorset Radical Bookfair here. We were there to talk about Radical Routes and co-ops in general, and enjoyed various chatter with …
The Only Good Landlord?
We had the pleasure of an interview with the Bristol Cable back in June, and that article has recently gone up online here (on 27th August, for their 20th edition). For those of you that don’t know, the ‘Cable is …
A (Suspect) Heraldic Device
From time to time, some of us in Anarres have too much time on our hands, and like to indulge in the odd random doodle (fair warning, you know, in case you feel like moving in, and joining the geekgasm). …
What’s in a Name?
When thinking of a name for our fledgling co-operative, we wanted something that was meaningful without being too obvious. After bouncing ideas around, we finally found one that summed up why we wanted to create a housing co-operative, and what …
A Review of Ursula K Le Guin’s ‘The Dispossessed’
“I come to you like the beggar man…” When I first sat down to write this review all I could think of saying was along the lines of “The Dispossessed is about two worlds divided by a wall, and what …
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