Category Archives: Outside Croydon

Blue-rinsed Sutton shows real reasons for boundary changes

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING’s expertise as a polling tipster saw him call correctly the outcome of voting in Croydon this month, by a margin of 484 votes out of almost 80,000 cast for Labour and the Tories. So Ladbrokes will be reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Abigail Lock, Addiscombe, Andrew Pelling, Ashburton, Broad Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croham, Croydon Central, Croydon Greens, Fairfield, Gordon Ross, Heathfield, London Assembly, New Addington, Norbury, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ward by ward: How Croydon voted on May 3

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

The full breakdown of voting results from the London Mayoral and Assembly elections on May 3 are now available through the London Elects website (you need to scroll well down the page for the link to the ward scores). But … Continue reading →

Posted in Abigail Lock, Addiscombe, Ashburton, Broad Green, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croham, Fairfield, Fieldway, Heathfield, Kenley, London Assembly, Louisa Woodley, New Addington, Norbury, Purley, Sanderstead, Selhurst, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Latest vote results will help Brake decide which way to jump

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

When the ward-by-ward voting results from the London Assembly elections are released tomorrow, the music will begin in a game of musical seats for the MPs of Croydon and Sutton. ANDREW PELLING offers this guide to how things might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell MP, London Assembly, Paul Burstow MP, Purley, Selsdon & Ballards, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

St Helier decision puts Sutton MP Burstow on the spot

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: An MP for neighbouring Sutton got a most unwelcome birthday present yesterday, with the announcement of proposed closure to the Accident and Emergency and the maternity departments of St Helier Hospital. Here, ANDREW PELLING says that ConDem cuts … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Gavin Barwell MP, Health, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Paul Burstow MP, St Helier Hospital, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Election votes all add up to more change across Croydon

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING, a former Assembly Member, crunches the first set of numbers from Thursday’s London elections and finds some interesting trends for politics in Croydon For a while on Friday, the Conservatives thought that they had lost out at City … Continue reading →

Posted in Abigail Lock, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Gordon Ross, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Richard Ottaway MP, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Protesters to take Croydon’s burning issue to the streets

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

A wide-ranging alliance of Croydon and Sutton residents and businesses will march on Croydon Town Hall next Sunday, May 13, to oppose the council’s £1billion plan to build a waste incinerator in Beddington Lane. The demonstration will start at 11am … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Broad Green, Business, Clare Hilley, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayday Hospital, Outside Croydon, Schools, Selhurst, Simon Hoar, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath, Tony Harris, Waddon, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Whatever it is that I’m told to say, I agree with it

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

For the Bank Holiday weekend, we thought you might enjoy this, the “latest YouTube sensation”, apparently. The rictus grimace delivered by Mr Shorten after his first response is particularly telling, we suggest. It might spring to mind the next time … Continue reading →

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Democracy fails as Ken and Boris both lack the X Factor

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

62% That’s the real figure that the chattering political classes of south London ought to be concerned about this weekend, after a minority of the people of Croydon and Sutton returned Steve O’Connell and Boris Johnson to City Hall. Turn-out … Continue reading →

Posted in Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, London-wide issues, Ken Livingstone, Steve O'Connell, Kenley, London Assembly, Louisa Woodley, Croydon Greens, Policing, Sutton Council, Gordon Ross, Abigail Lock | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

All bets are off, as O’Connell is on cruise control for election

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING, a former London Assembly Member for Croydon and Sutton, gazes into his crystal ball to see what tomorrow’s Mayoral and GLA elections might have in store The bookmaker Paddy Power is already paying out on a Boris win … Continue reading →

Posted in Abigail Lock, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, Croydon Greens, Gordon Ross, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Croydon questions: Louisa Woodley, Labour

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Inside Croydon has put a set of questions, mostly on policy, to all the candidates to become Sutton and Croydon’s GLA member. Here we have the final candidate’s responses on the record, publishing their responses in full, unedited, and without … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Health, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Policing, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Thornton Heath, Tramlink, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment