Don't be fooled by the "spoof" format of the newspaper and the website. Despite the humour running through most pages the articles and quotes are all factual.

But who went to such trouble and why? A small group of people from Reclaim the Streets in London formed an editorial collective to produce this newspaper. Reclaim the Streets, London, is an open non-hierarchical group that takes direct action to tackle the root causes of social and ecological ills. The editors are from a diversity of backgrounds and all contributed freely with none possessing "professional" skills for the tasks we undertook (so bear with us on grammar).

Our reasons for producing a newspaper are myriad. We want to contribute to the growth of alternatives non-corporate media. We want to present other sides of debates, demonstrate the links between issues and disseminate the information that for many reasons never makes the pages of daily newspapers or television news bulletins.

Another major reason is to show you - the reader - the acts of resistance, the strikes, the blockades and the personal stories from around the world that inspired us to become involved in the continuing development of a diverse global movement against capitalism. We hope that this inspiration pollinates others to become actively involved in moving towards new societies in hundreds of different ways.

We do not, and make no claim to, have all the answers to our social and ecological problems. Indeed, we do not even all agree on all the contents of this newspaper. Developing alternatives must be a collective endeavour. Publishing this newspaper is only part of that process.