The increasing attempts to close down social centres in the name of 'development' (i.e. a polarised development to the benefit of the rich and the detriment of the poor) are yet another form of the old problem of enclosures of common land.

To what extent is each battle to protect one centre linked to others? To what extent is the story being passed on to a wider audience?

Awareness seems, in my experience, dreadfully low. Yet in the Great Age of Privatisation (the last 20 years, the Thatcherblairwitchproject) affordable housing is one of the most important elements in our national discourse - and one of the most hidden and problematic.

Any thoughts? Can anyone enlighten me on what is going on and how to resist it?