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'Neighbours are more trusted than government': When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves
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Community

'Neighbours are more trusted than government': When crisis hits, communities are saving themselves

The UK is not equipped to protect its citizens from crisis, a new report has found. Community groups could be the answer
Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?
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Five years since the pandemic

Covid got us all in mutual aid groups. Five years on, what happened to the lockdown anarchists?

How mutual aid and community action groups set up through Covid are tackling the cost of living crisis
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Mutual aid

How mutual aid and community action groups set up through Covid are tackling the cost of living crisis

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