How to shorten the life of the minority Tory government and force another election? That was the question before the Croydon Assembly, which was meeting to discuss the outcome of the June 8 poll and the surge in support for Jeremy Corbyn. The Tories may have lost their majority but they are still in government […]
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Backlash against Corbyn victory warning
“The money is there – we need it,” – that was the uncompromising message from Ted Knight, chair of the Croydon Assembly. “Let the 6th richest pay the price. Let the Sunday Times Rich List open up their bank accounts.” Knight joined other speakers at Croydon’s Ruskin House in a late May Day celebration after […]
Croydon community building a People’s Pl
Finding ways to create real democracy in place of cuts and corporate agendas was at the heart of discussions at Croydon’s Ruskin House on Saturday 26 November. The fifth Croydon Assembly since 2014 brought together community and political activists, anti-cuts campaigners and trades unionists to develop a people’s plan for Croydon. Punk poet and singer […]