If they were going to be denied a voice at Croydon Town Hall, Inside Croydon decided to let the Council Tax-payers speak for themselves about their concerns over the borough’s housing policies.

Here, Tony Campbell, from one of the 17 residents’ groups who have united in their opposition to elements of Brick by Brick’s schemes, explains why he and his neighbours in Kingsdown Road and Montpelier Avenue don’t want to lose their precious green space

More on the Town Hall protest:
Let the South Norwood people speak
Let the Shrublands people speak

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