The long term vision.
Clan is not a brand. Not a campaign. Not another digital platform chasing growth.
It’s a network — of people who want to live well, trade fairly, support each other and sidestep the broken systems that are letting everyone down.
We’re not starting with ideology. We’re starting with practical questions:
- Why is everything so expensive?
- Why do most of us feel more isolated than ever?
- Why are people working harder, yet seeing less for it?
- Why is tech and social media seemingly making lives more difficult?
We don’t need politicians, platforms, or big promises.
We need to rebuild the old commons — but with modern tools, better thinking, and our own terms.
The Core Idea
Clan is a decentralised, non-political, community-led alternative network.
It exists to make life easier, fairer, and more connected for its members — through shared knowledge, group buying, family support, and long-term ownership of real, useful things.
It’s built by normal people, for normal people. Families. Business owners. Freelancers. Trades. Creatives. People who still believe in pulling their weight, raising decent kids, and building things that last.
This is about doing things properly — not perfectly.
What We’re Building
Clan Buying
We club together to buy better — business utilities, household goods, food, services. Whether it’s heating oil or laptops, we use our numbers to get better rates, with value staying in the network.
Clan Funds
From maternity top-ups to shared hardship pots. Members pay in a few quid a month to help when it counts. No forms. No judgement. Just a practical support system.
Clan Skills & Time
A light way to trade what we know or do. You’re a designer. I’ve got a van. She can help with bookkeeping. No agencies. No apps. Just people helping people.
Clan Houses
A modern version of working men’s clubs — but co-ed, family-friendly, and future-facing. Places to work, co-learn, cook, meet, get childcare, host events. Quietly radical. Open to members.
Clan Health
We focus on prevention — not pills. Movement coaches. Nutritionists. Peer support for mental health. Less waiting rooms, more real support. Delivered by people we trust.
Clan Education
Real skills. No phones in class. No political waffle. Just teaching kids how to think, make, lead, and live well. Entrepreneurial. Practical. Decent. With parents playing a real role.
Clan Ownership
We own tools. Vehicles. Property. Shared kits and spaces. Eventually, perhaps even land. No landlords. No middlemen. Just value staying where it was made.
What We’re Not
- We’re not political. We don’t do party lines, policy papers, or PR.
- We’re not exclusionary — but we do have values. Pull your weight, respect others, and you’re welcome.
- We’re not interested in trends, followers, or growth hacks. We grow quietly, with the right people.
- We’re not reactive. We’re proactive. Focused on what matters: family, trade, health, time, connection.
How We’ll Work
- We listen before we build.
- We test small before we scale.
- We build local before we think national.
- We set up legal structures that serve the network — not the founders.
- We pressure systems only when it serves the people — never for press.
Long-Term Vision
Clan isn’t about control. It’s about resilience. It’s about building just enough — together — so we’re not always at the mercy of broken systems.
We believe in:
- Local trade over global greed
- Shared ownership over extraction
- Prevention over prescription
- Family time over screen time
- Working together over waiting around
It won’t be fast. It won’t be perfect. But it’ll be ours.
And it’s already begun.