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<font size="4">[[Anarchy 83|{{sc|anarchy}} 83]], which put the case for a tenant take-over of municipal housing estates, got quite a good reception. ''{{l|New Society|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Society}}'' conceded that {{qq|the idea has its merits}}, the ''{{l|Architect&rsquo;s Journal|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architects%27_Journal}}'' found it {{qq|very sensible and down-to-earth}}, and one reader thought it had {{qq|an absolute genius for marshalling relevant themes and information in an easily-digestible form}}. Another found that it had {{qq|all the basic facts and arguments for a well-informed propaganda campaign}} (which was the intention) and yet another declared {{qq|I can&rsquo;t help feeling someone ought to sponsor the sending of a copy to every local councillor in the country}}. We agree, but more important is that it should be in the hands of every tenants&rsquo; association in the country. This is a time when council tenants are being driven into attitudes of militancy over steep rent increases (thousands of tenants in {{l|Walsall|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walsall}} and {{l|Sheffield|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield}} have refused to pay them) and more and more local associations are being formed. Wally Gill, general secretary of the National Association of Tenants and Residents declares that {{qq|Tenants have a common interest which must make them range their combined strength against the Government, against the national and international finance and property-owning interests which are served by the Government. Not only this particular Government, but government as we have known it throughout living memory.}} We believe that when it comes to long-term aims, Tenants Take Over should be on the agenda of every tenants&rsquo; association in the country. {{sc|anarchy}} 83 is available at 2s. a copy (discount for quantities) from Freedom Press, 17a Maxwell Road, London, S.W.6.</font>
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<font size="4">[[Anarchy 83|{{sc|anarchy}} 83]], which put the case for a tenant take-<wbr>over of muni&shy;cipal housing estates, got quite a good recep&shy;tion. ''{{l|New Society|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Society}}'' con&shy;ceded that {{qq|the idea has its merits}}, the ''{{l|Archi&shy;tect&rsquo;s Journal|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architects%27_Journal}}'' found it {{qq|very sen&shy;sible and down-<wbr>to-<wbr>earth}}, and one reader thought it had {{qq|an abso&shy;lute genius for mar&shy;shal&shy;ling rele&shy;vant themes and infor&shy;ma&shy;tion in an easily-<wbr>diges&shy;tible form}}. Another found that it had {{qq|all the basic facts and argu&shy;ments for a well-<wbr>in&shy;formed propa&shy;ganda cam&shy;paign}} (which was the inten&shy;tion) and yet another de&shy;clared {{qq|I can&rsquo;t help feeling someone ought to sponsor the sending of a copy to every local coun&shy;cil&shy;lor in the country}}. We agree, but more impor&shy;tant is that it should be in the hands of every tenants&rsquo; asso&shy;cia&shy;tion in the country. This is a time when council tenants are being driven into atti&shy;tudes of mili&shy;tancy over steep rent increa&shy;ses (thou&shy;sands of tenants in {{l|Walsall|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walsall}} and {{l|Shef&shy;field|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield}} have refused to pay them) and more and more local asso&shy;cia&shy;tions are being formed. Wally Gill, general secretary of the Natio&shy;nal Asso&shy;cia&shy;tion of Tenants and Resi&shy;dents declares that {{qq|Tenants have a common interest which must make them range their com&shy;bined strength against the Govern&shy;ment, against the national and inter&shy;natio&shy;nal finance and pro&shy;perty-<wbr>owning inter&shy;ests which are served by the Govern&shy;ment. Not only this parti&shy;cular Govern&shy;ment, but govern&shy;ment as we have known it through&shy;out living memory.}} We believe that when it comes to long-<wbr>term aims, Tenants Take Over should be on the agenda of every tenants&rsquo; asso&shy;cia&shy;tion in the country. {{sc|anarchy}} 83 is available at 2s. a copy (dis&shy;count for quan&shy;ti&shy;ties) from Freedom Press, 17a Maxwell Road, London, S.W.6.</font>
  
 
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<font size="2">Please note: Issues [[Anarchy 1|1]], [[Anarchy 2|2]], [[Anarchy 4|4]], [[Anarchy 5|5]], [[Anarchy 6|6]], [[Anarchy 7|7]], [[Anarchy 12|12]], [[Anarchy 13|13]], [[Anarchy 20|20]], [[Anarchy 37|37]], [[Anarchy 38|38]], [[Anarchy 66|66]] are out of print.</font>
 
<font size="2">Please note: Issues [[Anarchy 1|1]], [[Anarchy 2|2]], [[Anarchy 4|4]], [[Anarchy 5|5]], [[Anarchy 6|6]], [[Anarchy 7|7]], [[Anarchy 12|12]], [[Anarchy 13|13]], [[Anarchy 20|20]], [[Anarchy 37|37]], [[Anarchy 38|38]], [[Anarchy 66|66]] are out of print.</font>
 
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<font size="2">Vol. 1. 1961: [[Anarchy 1|1. Sex-and-Violence]]; [[Anarchy 2|2. Workers&rsquo; control]]; [[Anarchy 3|3. What does anarchism mean today?]]; [[Anarchy 4|4. Deinstitutionisation]]; [[Anarchy 5|5. Spain]]; [[Anarchy 6|6. Cinema]]; [[Anarchy 7|7. Adventure playground]]; [[Anarchy 8|8. Anthropology]]; [[Anarchy 9|9. Prison]]; [[Anarchy 10|10. Industrial decentralisation]].</font>
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<font size="2">Vol. 1. 1961: [[Anarchy 1|1. Sex-<wbr>and-<wbr>Vio&shy;lence]]; [[Anarchy 2|2. Workers&rsquo; control]]; [[Anarchy 3|3. What does anar&shy;chism mean today?]]; [[Anarchy 4|4. Deinsti&shy;tu&shy;tioni&shy;sation]]; [[Anarchy 5|5. Spain]]; [[Anarchy 6|6. Cinema]]; [[Anarchy 7|7. Adven&shy;ture play&shy;ground]]; [[Anarchy 8|8. Anthro&shy;pology]]; [[Anarchy 9|9. Prison]]; [[Anarchy 10|10. Indus&shy;trial decen&shy;trali&shy;sation]].</font>
 
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<font size="2">Vol. 2. 1962: [[Anarchy 11|11. Paul Goodman, A. S. Neill]]; [[Anarchy 12|12. Who are the anarchists?]]; [[Anarchy 13|13. Direct action]]; [[Anarchy 14|14. Disobedience]]; [[Anarchy 15|15. David Wills]]; [[Anarchy 16|16. Ethics of anarchism]]; [[Anarchy 17|17. Lumpenproletariat]]; [[Anarchy 18|18. Comprehensive schools]]; [[Anarchy 19|19. Theatre]]; [[Anarchy 20|20. Non-violence]]; [[Anarchy 21|21. Secondary modern]]; [[Anarchy 22|22. Marx and Bakunin]].</font>
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<font size="2">Vol. 2. 1962: [[Anarchy 11|11. Paul Goodman, A. S. Neill]]; [[Anarchy 12|12. Who are the anar&shy;chists?]]; [[Anarchy 13|13. Direct action]]; [[Anarchy 14|14. Dis&shy;obedi&shy;ence]]; [[Anarchy 15|15. David Wills]]; [[Anarchy 16|16. Ethics of anar&shy;chism]]; [[Anarchy 17|17. Lumpen&shy;prole&shy;tariat]]; [[Anarchy 18|18. Compre&shy;hen&shy;sive schools]]; [[Anarchy 19|19. Theatre]]; [[Anarchy 20|20. Non-<wbr>vio&shy;lence]]; [[Anarchy 21|21. Secon&shy;dary modern]]; [[Anarchy 22|22. Marx and Bakunin]].</font>
 
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<font size="2">Vol. 3. 1963: [[Anarchy 23|23. Squatters]]; [[Anarchy 24|24. Community of scholars]]; [[Anarchy 25|25. Cybernetics]]; [[Anarchy 26|26. Thoreau]]; [[Anarchy 27|27. Youth]]; [[Anarchy 28|28. Future of anarchism]]; [[Anarchy 29|29. Spies for peace]]; [[Anarchy 30|30. Community workshop]]; [[Anarchy 31|31. Self-organising systems]]; [[Anarchy 32|32. Crime]]; [[Anarchy 33|33. Alex Comfort]]; [[Anarchy 34|34. Science fiction]].</font>
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<font size="2">Vol. 3. 1963: [[Anarchy 23|23. Squatters]]; [[Anarchy 24|24. Commu&shy;nity of scholars]]; [[Anarchy 25|25. Cyber&shy;netics]]; [[Anarchy 26|26. Thoreau]]; [[Anarchy 27|27. Youth]]; [[Anarchy 28|28. Future of anar&shy;chism]]; [[Anarchy 29|29. Spies for peace]]; [[Anarchy 30|30. Commu&shy;nity work&shy;shop]]; [[Anarchy 31|31. Self-<wbr>organi&shy;sing systems]]; [[Anarchy 32|32. Crime]]; [[Anarchy 33|33. Alex Comfort]]; [[Anarchy 34|34. Science fiction]].</font>
 
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<font size="2">Vol. 4. 1964: [[Anarchy 35|35. Housing]]; [[Anarchy 36|36. Police]]; [[Anarchy 37|37. I won&rsquo;t vote]]; [[Anarchy 38|38. Nottingham]]; [[Anarchy 39|39. Homer Lane]]; [[Anarchy 40|40. Unions]]; [[Anarchy 41|41. Land]]; [[Anarchy 42|42. India]]; [[Anarchy 43|43. Parents and teachers]]; [[Anarchy 44|44. Transport]]; [[Anarchy 45|45. The Greeks]]; [[Anarchy 46|46. Anarchism and historians]].</font>
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<font size="2">Vol. 4. 1964: [[Anarchy 35|35. Housing]]; [[Anarchy 36|36. Police]]; [[Anarchy 37|37. I won&rsquo;t vote]]; [[Anarchy 38|38. Not&shy;ting&shy;ham]]; [[Anarchy 39|39. Homer Lane]]; [[Anarchy 40|40. Unions]]; [[Anarchy 41|41. Land]]; [[Anarchy 42|42. India]]; [[Anarchy 43|43. Parents and teachers]]; [[Anarchy 44|44. Trans&shy;port]]; [[Anarchy 45|45. The Greeks]]; [[Anarchy 46|46. Anar&shy;chism and his&shy;tori&shy;ans]].</font>
 
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<font size="2">Vol. 5. 1965: [[Anarchy 47|47. Freedom in work]]; [[Anarchy 48|48. Lord of the flies]]; [[Anarchy 49|49. Automation]]; [[Anarchy 50|50. Anarchist outlook]]; [[Anarchy 51|51. Blues, pop, folk]]; [[Anarchy 52|52. Limits of pacifism]]; [[Anarchy 53|53. After school]]; [[Anarchy 54|54. Buber, Landauer, Muhsam]]; [[Anarchy 55|55. Mutual aid]]; [[Anarchy 56|56. Women]]; [[Anarchy 57|57. Law]]; [[Anarchy 58|58. Stateless societies]].</font>
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<font size="2">Vol. 5. 1965: [[Anarchy 47|47. Freedom in work]]; [[Anarchy 48|48. Lord of the flies]]; [[Anarchy 49|49. Auto&shy;ma&shy;tion]]; [[Anarchy 50|50. Anar&shy;chist outlook]]; [[Anarchy 51|51. Blues, pop, folk]]; [[Anarchy 52|52. Limits of paci&shy;fism]]; [[Anarchy 53|53. After school]]; [[Anarchy 54|54. Buber, Lan&shy;dauer, Muhsam]]; [[Anarchy 55|55. Mutual aid]]; [[Anarchy 56|56. Women]]; [[Anarchy 57|57. Law]]; [[Anarchy 58|58. State&shy;less soci&shy;eties]].</font>
 
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<font size="2">Vol. 6. 1966: [[Anarchy 59|59. White problem]]; [[Anarchy 60|60. Drugs]]; [[Anarchy 61|61. Creative vandalism]]; [[Anarchy 62|62. Organisation]]; [[Anarchy 63|63. Voluntary servitude]]; [[Anarchy 64|64. Misspent youth]]; [[Anarchy 65|65. Derevolutionisation]]; [[Anarchy 66|66. Provo]]; [[Anarchy 67|67. USA]]; [[Anarchy 68|68. Class and anarchism]]; [[Anarchy 69|69. Ecology]]; [[Anarchy 70|70. Libertarian psychiatry]].</font>
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<font size="2">Vol. 6. 1966: [[Anarchy 59|59. White problem]]; [[Anarchy 60|60. Drugs]]; [[Anarchy 61|61. Cre&shy;ative vanda&shy;lism]]; [[Anarchy 62|62. Organi&shy;sation]]; [[Anarchy 63|63. Volun&shy;tary servi&shy;tude]]; [[Anarchy 64|64. Mis&shy;spent youth]]; [[Anarchy 65|65. Dere&shy;volu&shy;tion&shy;isa&shy;tion]]; [[Anarchy 66|66. Provo]]; [[Anarchy 67|67. USA]]; [[Anarchy 68|68. Class and anar&shy;chism]]; [[Anarchy 69|69. Ecology]]; [[Anarchy 70|70. Liber&shy;tarian psy&shy;chia&shy;try]].</font>
 
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<font size="2">Vol. 7. 1967: [[Anarchy 71|71. Sociology of school]]; [[Anarchy 72|72. Strike City, USA]]; [[Anarchy 73|73. Street School]]; [[Anarchy 74|74. Anarchism and reality]]; [[Anarchy 75|75. Improvised drama]]; [[Anarchy 76|76. 1984]]; [[Anarchy 77|77. Anarchist group handbook]]; [[Anarchy 78|78. Liberatory technology]]; [[Anarchy 79|79. Latin America]]; [[Anarchy 80|80. Workers&rsquo; control]]; [[Anarchy|81. Russian anarchists]]; [[Anarchy 82|82. Braehead School]].</font>
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<font size="2">Vol. 7. 1967: [[Anarchy 71|71. Soci&shy;ology of school]]; [[Anarchy 72|72. Strike City, USA]]; [[Anarchy 73|73. Street School]]; [[Anarchy 74|74. Anar&shy;chism and reality]]; [[Anarchy 75|75. Impro&shy;vised drama]]; [[Anarchy 76|76. 1984]]; [[Anarchy 77|77. Anar&shy;chist group hand&shy;book]]; [[Anarchy 78|78. Libera&shy;tory technology]]; [[Anarchy 79|79. Latin America]]; [[Anarchy 80|80. Workers&rsquo; control]]; [[Anarchy|81. Russian anar&shy;chists]]; [[Anarchy 82|82. Brae&shy;head School]].</font>
 
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Contents of No. 85

March 1968


Conversations about anarchism Richard Boston 65
Meliorism: a contribution to a libertarian symposium George Molnar 76
Meliorism—a reply Ross Poole 83
Utopian means they don’t want to do it! Paul Goodman 87
Josiah Warren: the incompleat anarchist Harold Barclay 90
Cover by Rufus Segar  


Tenants take over

anarchy 83, which put the case for a tenant take-over of muni­cipal housing estates, got quite a good recep­tion. New Society con­ceded that “the idea has its merits”, the Archi­tect’s Journal found it “very sen­sible and down-to-earth”, and one reader thought it had “an abso­lute genius for mar­shal­ling rele­vant themes and infor­ma­tion in an easily-diges­tible form”. Another found that it had “all the basic facts and argu­ments for a well-in­formed propa­ganda cam­paign” (which was the inten­tion) and yet another de­clared “I can’t help feeling someone ought to sponsor the sending of a copy to every local coun­cil­lor in the country”. We agree, but more impor­tant is that it should be in the hands of every tenants’ asso­cia­tion in the country. This is a time when council tenants are being driven into atti­tudes of mili­tancy over steep rent increa­ses (thou­sands of tenants in Walsall and Shef­field have refused to pay them) and more and more local asso­cia­tions are being formed. Wally Gill, general secretary of the Natio­nal Asso­cia­tion of Tenants and Resi­dents declares that “Tenants have a common interest which must make them range their com­bined strength against the Govern­ment, against the national and inter­natio­nal finance and pro­perty-owning inter­ests which are served by the Govern­ment. Not only this parti­cular Govern­ment, but govern­ment as we have known it through­out living memory.” We believe that when it comes to long-term aims, Tenants Take Over should be on the agenda of every tenants’ asso­cia­tion in the country. anarchy 83 is available at 2s. a copy (dis­count for quan­ti­ties) from Freedom Press, 17a Maxwell Road, London, S.W.6.


Other issues of “Anarchy”:

Please note: Issues 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 20, 37, 38, 66 are out of print.

Vol. 1. 1961: 1. Sex-and-Vio­lence; 2. Workers’ control; 3. What does anar­chism mean today?; 4. Deinsti­tu­tioni­sation; 5. Spain; 6. Cinema; 7. Adven­ture play­ground; 8. Anthro­pology; 9. Prison; 10. Indus­trial decen­trali­sation.

Vol. 2. 1962: 11. Paul Goodman, A. S. Neill; 12. Who are the anar­chists?; 13. Direct action; 14. Dis­obedi­ence; 15. David Wills; 16. Ethics of anar­chism; 17. Lumpen­prole­tariat; 18. Compre­hen­sive schools; 19. Theatre; 20. Non-vio­lence; 21. Secon­dary modern; 22. Marx and Bakunin.

Vol. 3. 1963: 23. Squatters; 24. Commu­nity of scholars; 25. Cyber­netics; 26. Thoreau; 27. Youth; 28. Future of anar­chism; 29. Spies for peace; 30. Commu­nity work­shop; 31. Self-organi­sing systems; 32. Crime; 33. Alex Comfort; 34. Science fiction.

Vol. 4. 1964: 35. Housing; 36. Police; 37. I won’t vote; 38. Not­ting­ham; 39. Homer Lane; 40. Unions; 41. Land; 42. India; 43. Parents and teachers; 44. Trans­port; 45. The Greeks; 46. Anar­chism and his­tori­ans.

Vol. 5. 1965: 47. Freedom in work; 48. Lord of the flies; 49. Auto­ma­tion; 50. Anar­chist outlook; 51. Blues, pop, folk; 52. Limits of paci­fism; 53. After school; 54. Buber, Lan­dauer, Muhsam; 55. Mutual aid; 56. Women; 57. Law; 58. State­less soci­eties.

Vol. 6. 1966: 59. White problem; 60. Drugs; 61. Cre­ative vanda­lism; 62. Organi­sation; 63. Volun­tary servi­tude; 64. Mis­spent youth; 65. Dere­volu­tion­isa­tion; 66. Provo; 67. USA; 68. Class and anar­chism; 69. Ecology; 70. Liber­tarian psy­chia­try.

Vol. 7. 1967: 71. Soci­ology of school; 72. Strike City, USA; 73. Street School; 74. Anar­chism and reality; 75. Impro­vised drama; 76. 1984; 77. Anar­chist group hand­book; 78. Libera­tory technology; 79. Latin America; 80. Workers’ control; 81. Russian anar­chists; 82. Brae­head School.

Vol. 8. 1968: 83. Tenants take over.

Subscribe to “Anarchy”:

Single copies 2s. (30c.). Annual sub­scrip­tion (12 issues) 26s. ($3.50). By airmail 47s. ($7.00). Joint annual sub­scrip­tion with freedom, the anar­chist weekly (which readers of anarchy will find indis­pen­sable) 50s. ($7.50). Cheques, P.O.s and Money Orders should be made out to FREEDOM PRESS, 17a Maxwell Road, London, SW6, England. Tel: RENown 3736.

Printed by Express Printers, London, E.1.

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