Tag Archives: Liberal Democrats

The week at Westminster: Lillian’s Law in Queen’s Speech

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

ANDREW PELLING reviews the House of Commons work of the area’s MPs So that’s the first extended session of this Parliament over. The Queen’s Speech comes tomorrow. Gavin Barwell, the Conservative MP for Croydon Central, can look forward with deserved … Continue reading →

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Croydon questions: Abigail Lock, Liberal Democrats

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Abigail Lock is a former Sutton councillor who is the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for our area at the London Assembly in the elections on May 3. In the latest in our series, she answers Inside Croydon’s questionnaire We have circulated … Continue reading →

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By-election result leaves O’Connell in need of a Boris boost

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

This week’s Worcester Park council by-election was a great result for Sutton’s Lib-Dems, so-so for Labour, but grim for the Greens and incinerator campaigners, and worrying for the local Tories and their new political  “guru”, Steve O’Connell. ANDREW PELLING goes … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Steve O'Connell, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Council press officer attends LibDem election photo call

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

Croydon Council spends at least £660,000 per year of our money on its press office. The council press office is supposed to be there to distribute information about the council services and activities. It is supposed to be strictly neutral … Continue reading →

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Local LibDem leads campaign against bishops in the Lords

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

“Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?” David Cameron is far from the first to complain of bishops’ involvement in politics. The clergy’s role in the House of Lords vote last night on Child Benefit and the government’s … Continue reading →

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Croydon pedestrians risk death on unsafe crossings

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Crossing the road in London has always been a hazardous undertaking, but some recent research suggests that getting from one pavement to another can be deadly even if you use a pedestrian crossing. The survey showed that 347 pedestrian crossings … Continue reading →

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Croydon short-changed over government’s school cash

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

More missed opportunities, more cash scorned by Croydon, it seems. The ConDem government has just divvied out an extra £500 million to help local councils with the pressures of growing school pupil numbers, a problem being felt particularly acutely in … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name: Is New Addington to be cast out again?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Inside Croydon columnist ANDREW PELLING, left, spent some time listening to the submissions to the boundary commissioners over proposals to re-shape Croydon’s parliamentary constituencies. He was unconvinced by what he heard Wandsworth’s grand 1930s Town Hall is a haven of … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s crossover constituencies bad news for Brake

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Guido Fawkes, the political blogger, has leaked the Boundary Commission’s report which was due out tomorrow (the Croydon detail begins on p16). And as Andrew Pelling wrote here earlier today, although even the Boundary Commission considers Croydon big enough to … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell MP, London-wide issues, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Election 2012: the battle for London’s middle ground

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Barely has the dust settled on Londoners’ last rush to the polling stations (alright, we might be over-stating matters ever so slightly), but work is already underway in the two main party machines, and by LibDems where they have some … Continue reading →

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