Cllr Ria Patel (they/she)
@CroydonRiaPatel
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💚@CroydonGreens Fairfield Councillor, Croydon’s town centre |☀️ @CroydonEnergy Secretary |🏳️🌈 @CroydonPride Trustee |🏳️⚧️🍉🧡Quietly quit using X - mostly
Croydon, London
Joined March 2019
Why do the Labour and Tory Parties hate books, learning and libraries so much. Croydon have their contractors throw out books while Lambeth have not bought any new books since last November and have no budget for any!! 😡 @InsideCroydon @brixtonbuzz
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More crass mismanagement at the council allowed squatters to occupy the vacated Broad Green Library. But it was council contractors who caused the most startling damage. By KEN LEE, Town Hall repor…
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The National Institute of Economic and Social Research has warned that Rachel Reeves will have to raise taxes in the Autumn Budget. The Chancellor has a choice - continue to penalise people on the lowest incomes or tax the super-rich fairly. We know what we would do 🤑
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Because he doesn't believe Palestinian lives are equal to Israeli lives. Because he's totally lost his humanity in his bubble where he sees peoples lives as bargaining chips. And because the man is devoid of all principles and compassion. Next question.
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⏳ Final week to sign up to the Green Party. 🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
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We have published a statement on the appointment of Government Commissioners at Croydon Council We need both debt relief and fair funding for Croydon, and these Commissioners must not act against the best interests of Croydon residents https://t.co/wn8ZcBtVl3
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Our London elected Greens stand with Palestine Action
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Welcome to our two new Green councillors, Liam Shrivastava (Lewisham) and Mark Blake (Haringey)! Originally elected as Labour councillors, Mark and Liam have joined the Green Party after seeing how far Labour has moved away from the things they and their residents care about.
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Glad to join the Croydon Windrush celebration ahead of #WindrushDay We should never forget the struggles and the contributions of the Windrush generation and all the following generations of new arrivals in the UK
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Join us, @CroydonRiaPatel and Lewis Backon (PSC National Campagins officer) tomorrow from 7pm to discuss what the community can do to preassure Croydon council to divest. Book free tickets now: https://t.co/IzYCpNJfB9
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GREEN GAIN Herne Hill and Loughborough Junction by-election from Labour (Lambeth) 👏 HUGE congrats Cllr @PaulValentine
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Great to be out today for the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction by-election to elect @PaulValentine as @Lambethgp’s next councillor! So many posters and so much good will for Paul. Feels very positive!
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'Homes for Lambeth' and 'Brick by brick' have done exactly the opposite of delivering housing assets. As a result of their failings, both Lambeth and Croydon councils are looking for assets to sell instead. @CroydonRiaPatel @GreenPartyScott
Looking through the papers for next week's cabinet meeting and it seems #Lambeth never learn. Their solution to funding the shortfall in the HRA is to sell off assets, which is exactly what they did with short life housing. Then they complain that there is a shortage of housing
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This is a direct assault of freedom of assembly and democracy. This is @Keir_Starmer government - with @YvetteCooperMP backing. There is very clear evidence demonstrating a retraction and an apology is necessary with a commitment to protecting democracy.
🚨Palestine coalition statement on the events of Saturday 18 January at Whitehall and Trafalgar Square. Read below or on our website: https://t.co/sLwg3BQOuG
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Shocking footage of flower-wielding protesters "forcing" their way through smirking police lines, while being told: "No, you carry on". Muslims, Jews, people of all faiths & none, peacefully exercising their democratic rights 💚🍉✊🏻 @ZackPolanski @LonGreenParty @TheGreenParty
The group that forced its way through the police line is now held at the north west corner of Trafalgar Square. Anyone in that group should now disperse and leave the area. Anyone remaining in breach of the conditions, or inciting further breaches, will be arrested.
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It's very clear that our system is utterly broken. We can't trust our government or the institutions that they control. This is such dangerous territory & the far right are rubbing their hands. Join the alternative for the antidote: https://t.co/0qbagSwgNX
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Absolutely devoid of humanity. They cannot be out of office soon enough - it's vital we continue to grow the alternative so we don't end up with something even worse.
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"Forced through." I was in this group of people carrying flowers - and the police had stepped aside to let us through. For the police to say that a group had "forced it's way through" is simply inaccurate & seeks to stoke division from a peaceful protest.
The group that forced its way through the police line is now held at the north west corner of Trafalgar Square. Anyone in that group should now disperse and leave the area. Anyone remaining in breach of the conditions, or inciting further breaches, will be arrested.
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He visited a food bank. In a helicopter. #NotMyKing
King Charles visited a food bank in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, yesterday. Here he is leaving. https://t.co/1IsOcPEASK
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The NHS winter crisis can't be accepted as an annual inevitability. Mental health and social care services can't meet urgent needs, meaning more patients are being kept in overcrowded hospitals. It's time for a #wealthtax to fix this mess. @itvmeridian
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