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Category Archives: 2012 by-election
UKIP’s Farage failed to act over McKenzie’s homophobic text
Inside Croydon has discovered that Winston McKenzie, UKIP’s most high-profile black member until he resigned last week amid accusations of racism in the party, openly used homophobic language in communication with Nigel Farage, the UKIP leader. McKenzie texted a message … Continue reading
Is it jobs for the boys as Shawcross stands down at City Hall?
Amid all the fuss this time last week about the withdrawal from the Labour leadership contest of the only south London candidate, Chuka Umunna, the news of another leading figure from the same party standing down from the political fray … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 by-election, 2016 London elections, Andrew Pelling, Croydon North, Housing, Lambeth Council, London Assembly, Matthew Bennett, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Valerie Shawcross
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Chump: UKIP candidate in legal threat against this website
STEVEN DOWNES, Inside Croydon’s editor, on the latest self-important politico who thinks he can bully and intimidate Poor old Winston McKenzie, UKIP’s branch chairman for Lambeth and Croydon North and now their parliamentary candidate for Croydon North. With each passing … Continue reading
100 days to go: UKIP names its Town Hall election candidates
With 100 days to go until Croydon’s local elections on May 22, UKIP has revealed the names of 17 candidates for wards in Croydon Central and South. UKIP has never had a councillor elected to Croydon Council, but 2014 may … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 by-election, 2014 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Fairfield, Fieldway, Heathfield, Kenley, New Addington, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, South Croydon, Waddon, Winston McKenzie, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Conservative, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace, Fairfield, Fieldway, Heathfield, Kenley, New Addington, Nigel Farage, Peter Staveley, Purley, Sanderstead, Selsdon and Ballards, Shirley, South Croydon, South Croydon, Tory, UKIP, Waddon, Woodside
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Has George Galloway lost his Respect for Croydon?
Despite promises made a few months ago of being in south London politics for the long-term, George Galloway’s Respect Party may not being fielding a single candidate in Croydon’s local council elections in May. Lee Jasper, Respect’s candidate in the … Continue reading
All People’s Party puts representation on local election agenda
The Conservative nightmare in Croydon is that a strong UKIP performance on “Super Thursday” on May 22 next year, with the combination of European and local elections, will see their grip on the Town Hall broken as Tory supporters submit … Continue reading
“Bloomsday” in Croydon as McKenzie attacks UKIP colleagues
There was a large sigh of relief last night, audible from Purley to Katharine Street, as Tories across the borough realised that UKIP, the political “party” of own-goals and self-inflicted injuries, was about as much of a threat in Croydon … Continue reading
Croydon North by-election: Reed wins with 65% vote share
Posted in 2012 by-election, Croydon North
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, Labour, Lee Jasper, Liberal Democrats, Stephen Hammond, Steve Reed MP, Winston McKenzie
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Pelling predicts: by-election a battle for minor places
As the polling stations open across Croydon North this morning, Andrew Pelling, Inside Croydon‘s chief political correspondent, is predicting that the by-election will be won by Labour’s Steve Reed with an increased share of the vote. The parliamentary by-election is … Continue reading
A week’s a very long time in politics for unbriefed Jasper
By Steven Downes, Editor, InsideCroydon.com Lee Jasper, after admitting that he has been using fake Twitter accounts to boost his by-election campaign, showed today that if elected as an MP he could struggle to keep pace with the volume of … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 by-election, Andrew Stranack, Croydon North, Lee Jasper, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon North, George Galloway, Jasper, Labour, Lee Jasper, Steve Reed MP, Steven Downes, Twitter
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UKIP’s “appalled” local chairman asks Croydon “to forgive”
Less than two days before voting begins in the Croydon North by-election, Winston McKenzie has been disowned by his own party’s local chairman who told Inside Croydon that he and other local UKIP members are “appalled” by their candidate’s homophobic … Continue reading
Green leader visits Upper Norwood to back candidate Khan
They make politicians in a tougher mould in Australia, as Natalie Bennett, the British Green party’s new leader, demonstrated yesterday when she was in great robust form when she came to support Shasha Khan, her party’s candidate for the Croydon … Continue reading
Election questions: Lee Jasper, Respect
The Croydon North by-election is on November 29, and Inside Croydon has put to candidates a set of questions. We will be putting the responses on the record, published without the artifice, interruptions and grandstanding of the usual hustings. We … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 by-election, Croydon North, Lee Jasper
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, George Galloway, Ken Livingstone, Labour, Lee Jasper, London, Respect
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UKIP disowns Croydon candidate’s homophobic comments
Another year, another party looks in prospect for Winston McKenzie, if anyone will have him now, after he was disowned last night by his own UK Independence Party over his latest homophobic comments. McKenzie’s “colourful” political career has seen him … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 by-election, Croydon North, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, Labour, London, Nigel Farage, UK Independence, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Reed’s regeneration record leaves Vauxhall cross
Steve Reed, Labour’s candidate for Thursday’s Croydon North by-election, wants to be judged on his record in Lambeth. SEAN CREIGHTON talks to community groups about the council leader’s job creation claims A key claim in Steve Reed’s campaign to be … Continue reading
