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Tag Archives: Ted Knight
Corbyn leads tributes to Ted Knight, a champion for the people
Tributes have poured in for ‘Red’ Ted Knight, the south London council leader who defied Thatcher and was the scourge of the tabloids but a tireless campaigner for the downtrodden and under-represented Following the news yesterday that Ted Knight had … Continue reading
Council should block Hunt’s £1bn NHS cuts says Assembly
Candidates in May’s Town Hall elections are today being called upon to pledge to block any attempt to impose £1billion-worth of cuts to the NHS in south London. The Croydon Assembly is meeting today at Ruskin House to discuss cuts … Continue reading
Croydon Assembly calls for an end to ‘Strong Leader’ council
The Croydon Assembly has issued an overt challenge to the leadership of Tony Newman and the Blairite clique who dominate Croydon Council, calling on them to stop “just being managers of austerity”. The Assembly, a coalition of Trades Unionists and … Continue reading
Save Our Schools: Croydon Assembly debates education
The Croydon Assembly is meeting at Ruskin House on February 24 for a day’s debate and discussion entitled “Save Our Schools – Stop Education Cuts”. Work by the National Education Union and local Labour MP Sarah Jones has shown that … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Education, Ruskin House, Schools
Tagged Croydon Assembly, Ruskin House, Ted Knight
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Unions hold vote to reject ‘commercial’ Brick by Brick scheme
Croydon’s trade unionists will tonight vote on a proposal to oppose Brick by Brick’s attempts to build flats on a patch of green space next to Ruskin House, the historic home of the Labour movement in the borough. One of … Continue reading
Ted Knight: ‘Council housing schemes favour developers’
Croydon has 4,500 households on the waiting list for council homes More than half of private tenants are dependent on housing benefit because rents have soared Almost 1,000 families were made homeless last year as a result of unaffordable private … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Housing
Tagged Brick by Brick, Croydon Assembly, Ted Knight
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Why Croydon needs a People’s Plan to fix politics
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory is a stark indication that the political system is broken, not only in America but in Britain, too, says TED KNIGHT, pictured left, the chair of the Croydon Assembly Many people have … Continue reading
Attila the Stockbroker to open People’s Assembly, Nov 26
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Tagged Attila the Stockbroker, Croydon People's Assembly, Labour, Ruskin House, Ted Knight
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Harvey heads line-up for Education in Crisis Assembly debate
Philipa Harvey, one of the National Union of Teachers’ national officers, and Ted Knight are among the key note speakers on June 28 when the Croydon Assembly stages an “Education in Crisis” meeting at Ruskin House in Croydon. Teachers are … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 EU referendum, Croydon TUC, Education
Tagged Croydon Assembly, Croydon TUC, Education, schools, Ted Knight
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Trades unions are on the march in Croydon for May Day
Croydon Assembly is calling on all trades union and community activists to give their support this coming Saturday, April 30, to the Croydon TUC May Day March and Rally. Under the slogan “Uniting Communities to Defeat the Tories”, the trade unions … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 EU referendum, Activities, Community associations, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon TUC, Ted Knight, West Croydon
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