Category Archives: Tessa Jowell

Upper Norwood libraries campaigner Robert Gibson was expelled by Labour Party just days before going missing

Posted on February 3, 2017 by insidecroydon

The purge of members by the right wing of the Labour Party across south London may have had a human cost, after it was revealed that Robert Gibson, the Upper Norwood library campaigner, received a letter notifying him that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Greenwich Leisure, Lambeth Council, Libraries, Tessa Jowell, Upper Norwood Library Trust | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Khan-do attitude sees off challenge from Blairite baroness

Posted on September 11, 2015 by insidecroydon

Sadiq Khan, the south London MP who had financial backing for his campaign from a Croydon property developer, has been selected to be Labour’s candidate to run for London Mayor next year. The announcement, made at the Festival Hall at … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Croydon Council, Environment, Housing, John Wentworth, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sutton Council, Tessa Jowell, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Property developer Ansari donates to Cooper and Khan

Posted on August 21, 2015 by insidecroydon

Anwar Ansari, the Croydon-based property developer who was among the leading figures behind a High Court legal action against the borough’s Labour-run council’s landlord licensing scheme, has donated tens of thousands of pounds to leading contenders in internal Labour Party … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, Business, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Housing, Mayor of London, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Tessa Jowell | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Reed supporter’s petition to halt election gets 15 signatories

Posted on August 19, 2015 by insidecroydon

As ballot papers for a raft of Labour elections arrive through letter boxes this week, Croydon North’s Progress MP Steve Reed OBE and a “co-operative” councillor who served under him during his time as leader of Lambeth Council have called … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon North, Gavin Barwell, Jason Cummings, Lambeth Council, Mayor of London, Steve Reed MP, Tessa Jowell | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Purley Way crash highlights pollution disaster coming our way

Posted on August 17, 2015 by insidecroydon

Anyone who tries to drive along the Purley Way, whether as a route to work or simply to visit any of the retail sheds that line the urban motorway, already knows it can be a pretty dispiriting experience. Last Friday … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, Croydon Council, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Refuse collection, Steve Reed MP, Tessa Jowell, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Tumbleweed moment as Tessa fails to chime with Croydon

Posted on August 16, 2015 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE reports that the latest polling results on the London Mayoral candidate selection are not being reflected in Croydon Two events, staged for the same audience, at the same venue, just 48 hours apart. The contrast ought to cause … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, Environment, Health, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Tessa Jowell, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hustings where a Dame turned into a pantomime villain

Posted on August 11, 2015 by insidecroydon

Inside Croydon’s Editor, STEVEN DOWNES, managed his own bit of entryism to report from the far-left corner of last night’s Labour hustings at Ruskin House There was an end-of-term feeling about it all. And with the headmistress missing, there was … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Bikes, Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Croydon Central, Cycling, Housing, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sarah Jones MP, Tessa Jowell, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Jowell ducks Croydon hustings as Berlusconi link questioned

Posted on August 8, 2015 by insidecroydon

Dame Tessa Jowell, the favourite to win selection to stand as Labour’s candidate in next May’s London Mayoral election, is to snub the south London hustings being staged in Croydon on Monday. But she is able to fit in a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sarah Jones MP, Tessa Jowell, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Will Self writes for Inside Croydon… (Well, sort of)

Posted on August 6, 2015 by insidecroydon

Labour’s candidates for London Mayor, or at least most of them, come to Croydon on Monday for a suburban hustings. But only one of them will be able to do so with the endorsement described by the New Statesman as … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, Christian Wolmar, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Tessa Jowell, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

£10,000 donation to Jowell’s campaign rings alarm bells

Posted on July 31, 2015 by insidecroydon

Sports and community groups in south London have expressed concerns that Dame Tessa Jowell has been hired by a company founded by Mrs Thatcher’s former spin doctor, and which has strong connections to backers of the controversial Garden Bridge project … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, Crystal Palace Park, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Tessa Jowell | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments