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Tag Archives: DPAC
Unions come together to protest against the council’s cuts
By DAVID WHITE The campaign against cuts by Croydon Council has stepped up a gear after members of the three largest unions representing council workers in the borough – Unite, Unison and GMB – yesterday held a demonstration outside the … Continue reading
Cynical, hypocritical and devious: benefit cut to hit thousands
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
Posted in Callton Young, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Stuart King
Tagged Callton Young, Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Croydon, Croydon Council, CTS, DPAC, Hamida Ali, Labour, STUART KING
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Disabled resident’s harrowing plea: ‘I don’t want to be in here’
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
DWP drops plans for ‘cruel’ A23 benefits assessment centre
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
‘I don’t come from round here. I am a migrant, too’
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
Protest group: ‘We must never give a foothold to the Nazis’
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
Posted in Community associations
Tagged BNP, Croydon, Disabled People Against the Cuts, DPAC, EDL, Lunar House, Stephen Aselford
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Disability group meets to discuss benefit cuts: May 30
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
Posted in Activities, Community associations
Tagged Croydon, Department for Work and Pensions, Disability, DPAC, England, Human rights, London, Poverty
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