 In this respect, he held similar views to Ricardian socialists such as John Gray.On 17 November 1821 Mudie announced that the Co-operative and Economical Society had rented several houses in Guildford Street East and Bagnigge Wells Road, Spa Fields, London, and he would later write that twenty-two families, including his own, had lived together "in perfect harmony" for two years.By March 1822 Mudie's workload with the community was affecting the quality of "The Economist" and he apologised to readers for its "many blunders".