The #WadGate bandwagon rolls on, with the Daily Boris audaciously claiming “to reveal today” the story which Inside Croydon published last Saturday, five whole days ago  – and all based on a Tory party press release, no less.

But hey, what do you expect from a free newspaper? At least they’ve woken up to the fact that Croydon exists…

Meanwhile, the whole Fisher affair has gone multi-media, taking to the airwaves weeks before anyone at Tragic FM, Croydon’s answer to North Norfolk Digital, has even managed to work out how to present the matter in a suitably PR-friendly manner.

Steven Downes, editor of Inside Croydon, was lured on to the south London bloggersphere’s answer to The Smashy and Nicey Show last Saturday, with the leading hyperlocals from Lambeth and Greenwich, Jason Cobb and Darryl Chamberlain, to do his best impersonation of Whispering Bob Harris and try to explain the ins and outs of #WadGate, and various other dark matters in deepest outer London.

There’s a lot of chatter about Tall Ships, the spending of millions of pounds of public money, some lobbying for Steve Reed OBE to stand for the leadership of the Croydon Conservatives, and how other south London boroughs are actively advertising for new chief executive officers and offering them the princely salary of… £180,000 (Tony Newman take note).

Afterwards, Downes was told he has a great face for radio. You decide.

And here’s some background reading…

• MP Barwell claims Labour leader knew about #WadGate for months
• #WadGate: O’Connell and Mohan join Fisher’s Infamous Five
• #WadGate: Fisher forced to resign as Croydon Tory leader
• Tory leader Fisher is caught red-handed with £10,000 pay hike
• #WadGate: The Movie

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• Coming to Croydon
  • Tell Me About Your Ex, Spread Eagle Theatre, Sep 9-13
  • David Lean Cinema: Camille Claudel, Sep 11
  • Warlingham rugby dinner with international Richard Hill, Sep 12
  • Soul Symphony Community Choir sessions, Sep 16-Dec 23
  • Police question time, LNK at Centrale, Sep 17
  • David Lean Cinema: Chef, Sep 18
  • Norwood Society Talk: Remembering the Great War, Sep 18
  • The Complete History of the BBC – Abridged, Spread Eagle, Sep 19-20
  • Cinema Ruskin film show, Sep 20
  • South Croydon business breakfast, Sep 20
  • Open House London weekend, Sep 20-21
  • David Lean Cinema: A Night At The Cinema in 1914, Sep 22
  • Activity to Work back-to-work workshops, Sep 23
  • David Lean Cinema: Jimmy’s Hall, Sep 25
  • Streatham Common 6M race, Sep 27
  • Fancy dress family funday, Sep 28
  • Ukrainian choir concert, St John’s Shirley, Sep 29
  • Tree Sides, Spread Eagle Theatre, Oct 2-4
  • The Goon Show, Spread Eagle Theatre, Oct 8-11
  • Norwood Society Talk: From Fire Station to Theatre, Oct 16
  • Cinema Ruskin film show, Oct 18
  • South Croydon business breakfast, Oct 18
  • This Was The World and I Was King, Spread Eagle, Oct 23-25
  • Albert Einstein – Relativity Speaking, Spread Eagle, Nov 12-15
  • South Croydon business breakfast, Nov 15
  • Norwood Society Talk: Lambeth’s Archives, Nov 20
  • Choose Your Own Documentary, Spread Eagle Theatre, Nov 21-22
  • The Last Sense of Sudden, Spread Eagle Theatre, Nov 27-29
  • Ghost Stories for Christmas, Spread Eagle Theatre, Dec 3
  • Fog Horn Funnies, Spread Eagle Theatre, Dec 6
  • South Croydon business breakfast, Dec 13
  • South Croydon business breakfast, Jan 24

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