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THE occupation of one of south London’s most historic pubs set to be turned into an estate agency had its first taste of victory yesterday as The Elephant & Castle was listed as a community asset.
As previously reported by the Star, the heir to the original tavern — credited with giving the south London neighbourhood its name — was shut down in January after having its license revoked.
Last Wednesday a group of housing campaigners reclaimed the site and transformed it into an ad-hoc community centre in response to local anger over the confirmation that estate agency Foxtons were set to buy the premises.
It is rather strange that Labour continues to give prestigious roles to inappropriate, controversy-mired businessmen who are also major Tory donors. What could Labour possibly be hoping to get out of it, asks SOLOMON HUGHES
While Trump threatens to send Haitian gang leaders to El Salvador's terror prison, DANNY SHAW reveals how these paramilitary groups are merely symptoms of US-backed neocolonial rule — the real terrorists are the CIA and international actors arming desperate youth to traumatise an unarmed population
