The Demonisation of Squatters

In a guest posting, Vyvian Raoul, a London-based squatter, speaks about the demonisation of squatters, political hysteria and why the real scandal is the number of empty properties across the country. News needs to be two things: new and true. In terms of the latter, most of what gets reported about squatting misses the mark somewhat. And, to an extent, it’s understandable: squatters aren’t exactly queuing up to give interviews to the mainstream... Read More

Squatters: “How are these people allowed to do this?”

“…Two retired nurses returned home from holiday overnight to find their north London house trashed by a Romanian family and their possessions looted” read the Evening Standard’s front page on Wednesday.  “How are these people allowed to do this?” Similar stories crop up relatively regularly, accompanied by rhetoric from government ministers vowing to bring in legislation to end the plague of foreigners; Italians, Romanians, Spaniards... Read More

Portrait of a Squat – Interactive Multimedia Feature

This is an interactive portrait feature with photography and sound. Explore the squat, meet the people and hear what they have to say. Click Here to Launch (Opens in new window)   Tweet Read More