Category Archives: Riots Review Panel

Police turn their back on Croydon’s riot review panel

‘ello, ‘ello, ‘ello, what’s going on ‘ere then? Not a lot as far as police evidence to Croydon’s riots review panel, ANDREW PELLING has discovered Croydon police appear to have opted not to help the borough’s riots review panel with … Continue reading

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Now Tamils question Croydon riot panel’s independence

Croydon’s Tamil community, many of whom had their businesses along London Road devastated by the 8/8 riots, are claiming that the borough’s fact-finding panel is not independent and has failed to gather their views. “Croydon Council put together a panel … Continue reading

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Croydon’s riot panel given just two weeks to collect evidence

How “independent” is Croydon’s inquiry into the 8/8 riots (yes, David “Fawlty” Fitze, they were riots), and have they been given adequate time to find out about ordinary people’s experiences on that terrible night? Given that senior figures on Croydon’s … Continue reading

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