Reading Recommendations

Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life, by George Monbiot 

A seminal text on rewilding, what it means for our landscapes and us as a society, and the potential it could unleash.

How to Blow Up a Pipeline, by Andreas Malm

Andreas Malm, climate scholar and activist, asks the question ‘when, in the face of ecological catastrophe, should the climate movement escalate its tactics?’ A fascinating exploration of non-violence, violence, and the legitimacy of property destruction.

The Next Revolution: Popular Assemblies & the Promise of Direct Democracy, by Murray Bookchin

A fascinating series of accessible essays, introducing readers to a number of Bookchin’s key ideas, including Municipalism, Communalism, and Social Ecology

The Establishment: and how they get away with it, by Owen Jones 

A thought-provoking and revealing book which explores the hidden power structures that shape British society and how this power is maintained by the elites. The result: significant wealth inequality and social injustice. 

Plunder of the Commons: A Manifesto for Sharing Public Wealth, by Guy Standing 

In this highly informative text, Guy Standing explores the nation’s historic relationship with the idea of ‘the commons’, and how the UK is being ruthlessly colonised by international capital.