Let’s do politics differently | w. East Marsh United, Cooperation Hull & Our House

When his town was falling apart, Billy Dasein decided to take make a radical choice and go home.

So what happens when we stay where we are, reach across the divides and learn to love our place? For two communities, East Marsh United in Grimsby and Cooperation Hull in the North East of England, this simple act started a journey that not only led them to a revolutionary housing model, food club and energy project, but also to a mission to fix our broken democracy and rewrite the political rules for the majority. Dozens of communities like these are now feeding into a growing call to reboot the 1830’s charter movement and fix our flailing 21st century democracy, and Oli Whittington of Our House, and Jon Alexander, walk us through the growing call to do politics differently.

Featuring: Josie Moon, Rachel McWilliam, Billy Dasein, Catherine Vulliamy, Oli Whittington, Jon Alexander, 

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Find links to things mentioned in the show here: East Marsh United: https://www.antidotelive.studio/east-marsh-united

Cooperation Hull:  https://www.antidotelive.studio/cooperation-hull 

References from the show:

Hull - UK’s crapped town: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3158298.stm

Grimsby voter turnout: https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/election-dates-and-results/local-elections/>

UK Voter turnout at last election: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election

https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/A-System-out-of-Step-The-2024-General-Election-ONLINE.pdf

Trust in each other vs trust in politicians: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/trustingovernmentuk/2023#trust-in-government-and-institutions

Tree cover street level cooling effects: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2298675-trees-cool-the-land-surface-temperature-of-cities-by-up-to-12c

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l4j8wkrw7o 

Paris Citizens Council info: https://www.fairvote.ca/01/09/2022/the-paris-citizens-assembly-where-citizens-write-the-law/>

https://demnext.substack.com/p/how-a-permanent-citizens-assembly?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.buergerrat.de/en/news/paris-city-council-adopts-citizens-proposal/

https://www.feantsa.org/epoch-files/Homelessness-Strategies/France/Homelessness-Strategy-France-Original2024.pdf

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2025/03/24/parisians-back-garden-roads-project-in-record-low-turnout_6739472_7.html

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