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Today in London housing history, 2009: six people die in Lakanal House fire, Camberwell
“It began with a faulty electronic appliance starting a fire in a flat. But the flames spread across the outside… READ MORE
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Today in London’s anti-racist history, 1981: Southall youth burn down the Hamborough pub after racist skinhead provovations
On Friday 3 July 1981, several ‘Oi’ (streetpunk) bands were set to play a gig in Southall, an area of… READ MORE
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Spotlight on London’s squatted streets: Villa Road, Brixton
Villa Road, Brixton, was once one of the UK’s most famous squatted streets; many of the houses that remain in… READ MORE
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Today in London smashing herstory, 1909: Suffragettes love the sound of breaking glass
Emmeline Pankhurst and other women’s suffragists founded the militant Women’s Social and Political Union in 1903; having come to the… READ MORE
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Today in London’s festive history, 1999: J18, the Carnival against Capitalism
“Around the world, the movement grows – from the forests of Chiapas to the streets of London, from the grain farmers… READ MORE
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