Council spends £180,000 renaming Black Boy Lane in London in aftermath of BLM ... trends now
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A London street slammed for 'racist connotations' has been renamed with a huge cost of £180,000, it has been claimed.
From Monday, Tottenham's Black Boy Lane is to be rebranded as La Rose Lane, following outrage from Black Lives Matter campaigners.
The new name is inspired by the black publisher John La Rose, a Haringey local who was a political activist and launched New Beacon Books in 1966.
But heritage campaigners, Save Our Statues, alleged that the name change has cost Haringey Council £180,000 of public money.
Black Boy Lane is to be rebranded as La Rose Lane, following outrage from campaigners
The group also told the BBC that the change was a 'futile gesture'.
Founder Robert Poll said: 'This move is representative of the current impulse to hunt out racism and offence where there is none as a performative display of virtuousness.'
At least 70 residents were also
