PRIVATISATION
the transfer from public or government control and/or ownership to private ownership.

THE MANDEM
originates from Caribbean English, combining the words ‘man’ and ‘them’, and has been adopted in Multicultural London English. It refers to a diverse group of individuals, predominantly but not exclusively comprising racialised and/or working-class individuals.

THE ENDS // THE HOOD // THE BLOCK
refers to an area, neighbourhood, city, or space, often encompassing social housing estates that are owned by the state or public sector organisations.

GENTRIFICATION
the process in which a neighbourhood experiences a change that displaces existing inhabitants (people and businesses) and replaces them with wealthier newcomers.

PUBLIC SECTOR
a group of organisations that are usually owned and/or operated by government (“the state”).

PRIVATE SECTOR (DEVELOPERS)
a group of for-profit organisations that are usually owned and/or operated by private entities.

THE RIGHT TO THE CITY
the right to change and reinvent the city after one’s desires.

FREE HOOD
a term to describe an estate that has been privatised and is in full control by the Mandem.

HOOD FUTURISM
is a genre that interprets the future of the Ends should it come under the ownership of the Mandem.