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Tag Archives: MI5
Important public announcement: the climate emergency is real
COPSE – the Croydon Outdoor Pursuits and Social Events – is staging a global premiere of a film this Tuesday – possibly the most important documentary produced in our lifetimes. And a limited number of tickets are free for all to … Continue reading
Murder In Cairo: Gillman’s long pursuit of Cold War cold case
Congratulations to Inside Croydon contributor Peter Gillman, who yesterday saw his latest book, Murder In Cairo: Solving a Cold War Spy Mystery, given a front-page promotion by his former employers, while extracts were published as this week’s cover story in … Continue reading
Posted in Inside Croydon, Peter Gillman
Tagged CIA, David Holden, Death in Cairo, Harry Evans, MI5, Peter Gillman, Sunday Times
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Stormzy, Robeson and spies in Croydon – our latest podcast
Our monthly news-wrap podcast, The Croydon Insider, is back as premium content exclusive to paid-up subscribers to this website. Our guests for this episode are TV pundit and newspaper columnist Andrew Fisher, former Olympic athlete Donna Fraser, charity sector worker … Continue reading
The night Paul Robeson sang for Croydon, and MI5’s spies
It is 75 years to the day since Paul Robeson sang at the Davis Theatre in front of an audience of 3,000, including several secret service ‘spooks’. JERRY FITZPATRICK takes up the story of the Black American activist and his … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Music
Tagged Davis House, Davis Theatre, FBI, Jerry Fitzpatrick, McCarthyism, MI5, Paul Robeson, Peggy Ashcroft, President Harry Truman, Spies
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Chinese police station on High Street leaves MP Philp spooked
Two Croydon MPs clashed in the House of Commons yesterday, as the Tory Government faced criticism from security services and its own backbenches over its failure to act against infiltration by the Chinese state. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged All Eat, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon High Street, Croydon South, Iain Duncan Smith, John Crace, Labour, MI5, Ruiyou Lin, Sarah Jones MP, Theresa May, Tory
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