Monthly Archives: December 2020

Tacky’s Revolt Lecture  Vincent Brown (Harvard) gave the on-line Race and Resistance Annual Lecture for the School of History at the University of Leeds on 2 December about his new book Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War … Continue reading →

January Talks On Eventbrite http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-story-of-an-atlantic-war-the-202021-race-resistance-annual-lecture-tickets-126076830193 Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 January. On-Line 18thC Studies Annual Conference A much reduced programme has been put together on-line for the Annual Conference of the British Society for 18thC Studies usually held in Oxford. … Continue reading →

60+ right-wing Tory MPs and Peers ‘have formed the “Common Sense Group” which accuses ‘the so-called “snowflake” generation….of “rewriting history” to suit their “Marxist dogma” and liberal preoccupations.’ The BBC and National Trust are among their prime targets.’   Media Attack … Continue reading →

Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 January. On-Line 18thC Studies Annual Conference A much reduced programme has been put together on-line for the Annual Conference of the British Society for 18thC Studies usually held in Oxford. The programme includes: Wednesday 6 … Continue reading →

Putting Croydon politics aside for Xmas, you may want to listen to Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Christmas Overture, and Paul Robeson singing carols. Back on Saturday 9 December 1911 the composer’schildren Gwendolen and Hiawatha were involved in The Snow Village, at St … Continue reading →

London Cultural Events On Line http://www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-blog/where-find-best-londons-culture-online What Tier 4 Means For Croydon Message from Rachel Flowers, Director of Public Health, Croydon ‘As of today Croydon, like the rest of London, is in Tier 4: Stay at Home with the planned relaxation of … Continue reading →

Croydon Financial Crisis Update The Council has submitted its request forested a capitalisation loan direction of £150m – £70m of this is to cover the current financial year deficit, and an additional £80m to cover the period from April 2021 … Continue reading →

The figures presented to the Cabinet by the Finance Officer in her report on the second Section 114 notice about the Council being unable to set a balanced budget for 2021/22 shows that Brick by Brick comprises nearly £31m of … Continue reading →

If the complexity of re-examining the way the Council does things as it charts its way through the large number of recommendations from the various external and its own internal reviews was not complex enough, the Council has now had … Continue reading →

To Sunday 24 January. Council Cuts Consultation https://seancreighton1947.wordpress.com/2020/12/09/croydon-begins-cuts-consultation Have your local Councillors begun a discussion with you. Norbury & Pollards Hill Cllrs Leila Ben-Hassel and Shafi Khan with Deputy Leader Stuart King did a Zoom meeting with Love Norbury on … Continue reading →