Daily Archives: June 27, 2012

Croydon in Crisis: Mystery over council’s £350,000 pay-offs

Posted on June 27, 2012 by insidecroydon

The public service workers’ union, the GMB, was tonight demanding an urgent independent investigation into why Croydon Council had spent a “profligate” £350,000 of public money on golden handshakes to four top-level employees in the past year. The payments have … Continue reading →

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Uncollected Council Tax reaches £42.2m in Croydon

Posted on June 27, 2012 by insidecroydon

Eight of the 10 councils with the biggest amassed Council Tax debts are Labour-run, today’s tabloids report as the latest figures have been released. No prizes for Croydon residents who guess the identity of the non-Labour local authority which is … Continue reading →

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Croydon in Crisis: Barwell, “loons” and a “bright” future

Posted on June 27, 2012 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY by Steven Downes, Editor, InsideCroydon.com As newspaper front pages go, this pretty much hammered home a final nail in a government’s coffin. The Sun‘s “Crisis? What Crisis?” splash in January 1979 is a classic headline. It refers to … Continue reading →

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