Over the next few weeks they will be making videos on all sorts of issues important to our readers – from water supply to van dwelling to mental health.
In their first video, I send them off to see how hard it was for them to eat for free in London. The answer is – its tough, and slightly disgusting. They are remarkably resilient duo but the tasks I set them are hard to endure and over the months ahead, will test the relationship between us to its limit.
See what you think of the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gxtr19jR6w
Things were very different in my day. As a young man in London I was able to eat free 24/7 in a permanent round of openings, closings, community events and commercial freebies.
Post-Brexit London is a much tawdrier place, and Ben & Danny’s films will reflect that I think. Ben and Danny are both highly motivated by the new paradigm of minimising your carbon footprint, living without impacting on the earth, and keeping yourself outside the system – I am very proud to have them as our new Ambassadors in London.
I look forward to hearing what you think in comments – or write to me at nick@off-grid.net.