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Luke Charnley is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Huck, Tmrw, Counteract and Redbrick.
In the early weeks of lockdown, mutual aid groups sprang up to support those in need during the pandemic – but many fizzled out, and those that remain will only survive if committed to transformative politics.
An influx of speculative capital is gentrifying Manchester and making affordable housing a thing of the past – but grassroots activists are fighting to reclaim their city from the millionaires.
In the early weeks of Covid-19, mutual aid groups sprang up across Britain to support those abandoned by years of austerity. Now they are grappling with their roles in the months and years to come.