In February, took part in Britain’s largest strike for a decade. Polls indicate increasing support for unions – a trend supported anecdotally by chats I’ve overheard while pouring pints at the Ivy House, the south London community-owned pub where I work. Here, drinkers are greeted by a large wall panel plastered with DIY posters. The local mutual aid group, Nunhead Knocks, is advertising non-means-tested hardship grants.