Daily Archives: October 1, 2013

Anti-trafficking protesters begin to notice a chain reaction

Men doing sponsored walks around Croydon wearing stilettos, women processing from Purley to North End, all chained together – it all seems to be working. Having forced the local newspapers to stop profiting from prostitution and drop their tawdry ads … Continue reading

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Croydon recruits a ‘Knowledge Manager’ for a tidy £42,000

Hat-tip to a Twitter feed entitled @nonjob1. That might give you some idea of their view of an ad placed, expensively, in The Grauniad’s local government jobs section, seeking something called a “Knowledge Manager”. What follows in the advertisement is … Continue reading

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PJ’s enterprising look at Black History Month: Oct 29

Today sees the start of Black History Month. One of the events being staged is organised by local business people Claudine and Patrick Reid of PJ’s Community Service, who want to celebrate the history of Black Caribbean and African enterprise … Continue reading

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