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I went to a landlords’ conference during a housing crisis. Here’s what I found

With a key tenants’ rights bill set to go before MPs, what is going through the minds of the UK’s property class?

Exclusive: Crisis in legal aid system as asylum seekers unable to find lawyers

More than 40% of asylum seekers may be unable to access legal aid, despite the vast majority needing such support

Demolition or disrepair: the choice facing residents on one London estate

Hundreds in Custom House are being asked to vote on whether their homes should be knocked down. It’s a catch-22

The Global South needs urgent action on COP27’s loss and damage deal

Exclusive: Farmers suffering worst droughts in 40 years tell openDemocracy how their communities are being destroyed

Cost of living crisis forcing asylum seekers to ration food as prices soar

Exclusive: Banned from working, asylum seekers say their £40 a week is not stretching as far amid rising food costs

Displaced, poisoned, jailed: Climate change survivors confront world leaders

Climate chaos is destroying these people’s communities. They travelled to COP27 to demand justice for loss and damage

Why we founded openDemocracy 20 years ago – and why it worked

At the turn of the millennium, we needed a radical new media outlet that could keep up with a changing world. Now, the world is changing again