Off the buses, and trams and Tubes: Jason Perry is now taking freedom passes away from disabled people
The consequences of the council losing its LTN case in the High Court in March, and with it millions of pounds in fine refunds and lost revenue, now sees Croydon’s failed Mayor taking travel passes from the disabled.
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports
As well as wanting to deny Council Tax Support for Croydon’s poorest families, Jason Perry now wants to withhold free travel passes from the borough’s disabled.
This is one of the latest cuts proposed by piss-poor Perry, who has added £300million in extra borrowing at the crisis-hit council since he became Mayor in 2022.
By withdrawing the offer of the travel pass, the council says it could make savings over two years of £140,000 – much less than Mayor Perry will trouser over the same period from his £86,000 annual salary.
Pressure from government-appointed Commissioners – sent in in July 2025 because of Perry’s incompetence – is seeing spending on all or any services that are not legally required being rolled back.
One opposition councillor described the cuts to disabled travel passes as “utterly outrageous”. Continue reading
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