Research for Action

Research for Action is a workers’ co-operative producing research to support social, economic and environmental justice.

Through in-depth investigations into vested interests and corporate power as well as researching alternative economic models, Research for Action produces informative, reliable and accessible material for the general public, the media, civil society and grassroots organisations to help strengthen their activities in bringing about long lasting change.

WHAT WE OFFER

Investigations

“How to…” guides

Reports

FOI support

Workshops

Consulting

CURRENT PROJECTS

Reclaim Local Democracy

Grenfell Tower

Citizen Debt Audit

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#Newsletter: One year of Research for Action

Welcome to the first Research for Action newsletter! Research for Action was set up last year as a workers’ co-operative by Fanny, Joel and Vica. It had been in the…
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Citizen Debt Audit

Report summary: Experiences of austerity and council democracy in Newham

Research for Action is collecting evidence of Newham residents’ experiences of cuts to services as part of our citizen debt audit. The aim of the project is to start a…
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Grenfell Tower

The battle for answers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire has been widely characterised by mistrust in the official processes. Nine months from the fire, the local community is still waiting for answers…
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Grenfell Tower

Open Letter: Cancel KPMG Appointment as Advisors to Grenfell Tower Inquiry

UPDATE: Following publication of this letter on Sunday 7 January in the FT and Guardian, KPMG have announced they are stepping down as advisors to the Grenfell inquiry with immediate effect!…
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Citizen Debt Audit

10 Reasons Newham Council is the UK’s ‘Debt Capital’

On Tuesday 07 November, Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales was questioned by BBC London about the Borough’s ranking as a household debt hotspot – labelled the “UK’s debt capital.” Sir…
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Investigations

Why is The FCA Incapable of Protecting Small Business?

Andrew Bailey, CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), fronts the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) 10am on Tuesday to account for the City regulator’s recent performance. Top of the list…
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Grenfell Tower

Research for Action submission to Grenfell Tower inquiry terms of reference

Contributors to the submission: Professor Stuart Hodkinson: is a Lecturer in Critical Urban Geography (Leeds University). His main research focus is on the ‘new urban enclosures’ with specific interest in…
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Grenfell Tower and RBKC – victims of austerity? or exponents of shock doctrine?

Since 2010, when George Osborne introduced his program of savage 40% cuts to council funding (“austerity”), many councils facing budgetary and cost cutting pressures have peddled the line that due to…
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