Tag Archives: #FarageRiots

Disabled people feel the impact of years of damaging division

CROYDON COMMENTARY: What lay behind the series of riots and civil disorder which erupted across the country this month, and saw the town centre on high alert? Disability rights campaigner PAULA PETERS offers her perspective At last month’s General Election, … Continue reading

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From listed buildings to hurricane relief, riots to the Olympics

Our latest news podcast certainly covers some ground – though maybe not as much as our youngest ever contributor, eight-year-old Naomi Townsend, who this weekend is running to raise money for the victims of the Jamaican hurricane. The Croydon Insider … Continue reading

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Mayor Khan says he’s proud of Londoners for display of unity

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has said he is proud of the way Londoners, and the Metropolitan Police, responded to the threat of far-right racist mobs gathering in the capital this week. At Croydon Council, meanwhile, the £192,000 per … Continue reading

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10 arrested in Croydon as fears of far-right rioting are allayed

Norfolk House on Wellesley Road and Croydon Mosque were among possible targets for the racist rioters, as community protestors across the country took to the streets to show unity against the far right Today, August 8, marks the 13th anniversary … Continue reading

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