The Stop the Incinerator Campaign wanted to mark the first anniversary of Sutton Council granting planning permission to Viridor to build a waste incinerator on Metropolitan Open Land at Beddington Lane this week.
But when concerned people from Sutton, Croydon and elsewhere across south London turned up at the council offices, they discovered that the meeting had been cancelled. Waiting to greet these “dangerous firebrands” – many of whom are law-abiding pensioners – were the police.
When it comes to accountability, it seems like LibDem-run Sutton Council has taken a leaf out of the book of absentee Tory MP for Croydon South, “Sir” Tricky Dicky Ottaway, who called out the police when in fear for his life by petitioners including at least one old lady in her 80s…
Who actually votes for these people?
Thanks to Dave Pettener of the Stop the Incinerator Campaign for this video report from this week’s protest.
- For our archive on the Beddington Lane incinerator, click here
- Visit the Stop The Incinerator website here
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Coming to Croydon
- South Norwood local election hustings, May 12
- Thornton Heath local election hustings, May 14
- Norwood Society Talk: West Norwood – a place of change, May 15
- David Lean Cinema: The Invisible Woman, May 15
- Broad Green local election hustings, May 15
- Coulsdon West local election hustings, May 16
- Mrs McMoon and Signor Baffo at Stanley Halls, May 17
- Croydon RFC charity memorial day, May 17
- Warehouse International Palywriting Festival, May 17-18
- Coulsdon East local election hustings, May 19
- St Giles’ primary school open morning, May 21
- David Lean Cinema: The Rocket, May 22
- Greek Myths: stories and mask-making, May 27
- Howard Marks: Scholar, Smuggler, Prisoner, Scribe, May 29
- David Lean Cinema: Dallas Buyers Club, May 29
- Tales from Ancient Greece, Upper Norwood Library, May 29
- Upper Norwood Library Book Club, May 31
- Stitch Pitch quilting workshop, Upper Norwood Library, June 2
- Croydon Tech City “summit”, June 6
- Lakes Playground Action Group fun day, June 14
- Elm Tree Cottage garden open day, June 15
- Norwood Society Talk: The Concrete Church, June 19
- Classic Car Show at Purley Rotary Fields, June 22
- Crystal Palace Overground Festival, June 26-29
- South Norwood Allotments open day, June 28
- Elm Tree Cottage garden open day, Aug 10
- Norwood Society Talk: War Memorials, Sep 18
- Norwood Society Talk: From Fire Station to Theatre, Oct 16
- Norwood Society Talk: Lambeth’s Archives, Nov 20
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