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Tag Archives: Riot
Wisdom, tolerance and the riot lessons of Mr Reeves
Last night’s Mr Reeves and the Riots on BBC1 would have been a recommended watch, even were we not a Croydon-themed website.
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8
Tagged August, BBC, BBC iPlayer, Croydon, London, London Road, Reeves, Riot
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Council says it applied for riot aid, but refuses to say when
Stirred by Inside Croydon‘s report yesterday that our council (which claims “Efficiency is in our DNA”) had not yet got round to filing an application for £10 million in government funding for riot-affected areas, the council’s press office swung into … Continue reading
Minister complains as council fails to claim £10m riot grant
Croydon’s recovery from the devastating 8/8 riots has been held back by Croydon Council failing to apply for millions of pounds in government grants. That is the shocking revelation given by the Reeves family at the national inquiry into the … Continue reading
“Don’t mention the riots”: Croydon’s Fawlty tendency
The powers that be at the Town Hall look like they are making serious efforts to stifle open discussion of Croydon issues, with politically naive legal threats being bandied about in some quarters, and senior councillors from the ruling Conservative … Continue reading
Posted in City status, Croydon 8/8, David Fitze, Thornton Heath
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Fawlty Towers, London, London Borough of Croydon, Riot, Thornton Heath
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London Road stories: Homeless and helpless
The latest tale of woe in the treatment of some of the victims of the 8/8 riots involves a family who lost their home. They have asked not to be named, but their story has been verified and is just … Continue reading
Absent MP Ottaway doesn’t know what day it is
Croydon South‘s MP is not just absent in body, it seems, but absent minded, too. All the clues about when the rioting and civil disorder took place, with repeated references to “Croydon 8/8”, and which anyone who lives in the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon 8/8, Croydon South, Lynne Hale, Richard Ottaway MP
Tagged Conservative, Cowes, Croydon, Croydon South, Government spending, London, Richard Ottaway, Riot
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