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On This Day in London greenspace history, 1871: court ruling protects Tooting Commons against development
Saving Tooting’s Commons After a struggle lasting a number of years, an attempt to enclose and build over a large… READ MORE
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Mayday and the Rights of Common
The text of a talk given by Alex Hodson of Past Tense, at Sydenham Library, Southeast London, in May 2026,… READ MORE
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Today in London festive history, 1997: Liverpool dockers and Reclaim the Streets March for Social Justice
This is a post about a Reclaim the Streets action in 1997, the police response to it, and the police… READ MORE
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Spotlight on London murderous policing history, 1999: Roger Sylvester dies after ‘restraint’ by Tottenham police
On 19th January 1999 Roger Sylvester died, eight days after being after being arrested by police officers and taken to… READ MORE
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The Battle for Wimbledon Green, 1901-4
The battle for Wimbledon Green Following on from a previous post detailing the long and intricate campaign that preserved Wimbledon… READ MORE
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~ Rogers Hornsby
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