The fatal train accident at Pewsey footpath crossing
Imagine you are a train driver. You qualified to drive high-speed intercity passenger trains several years ago. Now
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Market forces developer to quit Wards Corner ‘regeneration’
Latin American market traders in Tottenham are ‘ecstatic’ as a developer withdraws from Wards Corner. By Paul Coleman (Photography:
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Robert Milligan reveals the City of London’s cruel history
Robert Milligan was a key figure in the development of the City of London as a global financial centre. Milligan
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Has British train-building hit the buffers?
Skilled train-builders are losing their jobs with the closure of the Washwood Heath factory. Has Britain’s train-building industry hit the
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Are rail footpath crossings safe 20 years after Elsenham?
Four pedestrians in separate incidents were struck by trains and killed at footpath crossings at Bourneview, Pewsey, Chestnut Grove, and
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The Fall and Rise of Myddleton Road (2003)
A council has teamed up with a community group to devise a ‘regeneration’ plan for a single street
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A message from Grenfell United to the United Kingdom government
Grenfell United residents’ respond to the publication of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry report (Phase II). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoqrtEaYKp8
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Barbados: Jupiter, Drax, and Slavery
The Prime Minister of Barbados wants Britain to pay reparations for slavery. Research & Writing by Paul Coleman
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Historical Amnesia and Gaza: Lest We Forget
‘Historical amnesia lays the groundwork for crimes that still lie ahead,’ says Noam Chomsky. We must never forget the killing of Palestinian people in Gaza. Issa’s placard echoes Chomsky’s warning against historical amnesia. Our schools and colleges will never pour this history into our children’s heads. The media will conceal historical truths with blurry complexity and propaganda.
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Elephant and Castle residents to fight Lendlease office tower plan
“I’m outraged that Lendlease want to build an office block, when the original plan was for new homes and open space,” says Jerry Flynn, a former resident of the Heygate council estate.
Elephant and Castle residents and community groups are fighting against a giant office block being built right in the middle of the new residences of Elephant Park, the private housing development that replaced the demolished Heygate council estate.
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