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Cynical, hypocritical and devious: benefit cut to hit thousands

Posted on October 12, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: For weeks, the Town Hall’s Labour leadership has been planning a cut to Council Tax discounts that will cost some of the borough’s poorest £25 per week or more – and see ‘means testing’ used in the … Continue reading →

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Disabled resident’s harrowing plea: ‘I don’t want to be in here’

Posted on May 26, 2021 by insidecroydon

After a decade of complaints and media exposés, living conditions endured in council temporary accommodation in Thornton Heath remain a scandal. By STEVEN DOWNES Gilroy Court, the budget hotel in Thornton Heath which Croydon and other councils use for temporary … Continue reading →

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DWP drops plans for ‘cruel’ A23 benefits assessment centre

Posted on April 25, 2019 by insidecroydon

KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on a remarkable result in a David v Goliath contest Labour councillors in Waddon were today celebrating victory with disability campaigners, after they managed to halt plans by the Department of Work and Pensions … Continue reading →

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Disability campaigner’s letters to Tory MPs have been ignored

Posted on April 2, 2016 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Two of Croydon’s MPs voted for cuts in disability benefits, and one then claimed credit when the changes to PIP were dropped. PETER ROGERS, an organiser of charity fund-raising events, has written to both MPs asking for an … Continue reading →

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‘I don’t come from round here. I am a migrant, too’

Posted on September 4, 2015 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: After watching the news, PETER UNDERWOOD has a confession to make The BNP has decided to parade its ignorance in the centre of Croydon tomorrow. When I see their members’ nasty, hate-filled, anti-immigration stance – echoed by too … Continue reading →

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Protest group: ‘We must never give a foothold to the Nazis’

Posted on August 31, 2015 by insidecroydon

By Stephen Aselford, chair of Croydon DPAC On September 5, Croydon Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) will be protesting alongside local trade unions and anti-fascists against the BNP coming to Croydon. Standing up to racism and fascism is a key … Continue reading →

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Disability group meets to discuss benefit cuts: May 30

Posted on May 15, 2013 by insidecroydon

Croydon and Bromley Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) is a group campaigning for the human rights of disabled people in the context of austerity and cuts to services and benefits. DPAC is holding a benefit justice meeting in Croydon from … Continue reading →

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