Category Archives: 2015 General Election

UKIP silent on investigation into Winston McKenzie accounts

Posted on April 8, 2015 by insidecroydon

Winston McKenzie, UKIP’s eccentric General Election candidate for Croydon North, may be facing a disciplinary investigation from his own party over allegations about his use of thousands of pounds of campaign funds. According to UKIP sources, around two dozen branch … Continue reading →

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Desperate Barwell offers endorsements from his employees

Posted on April 6, 2015 by insidecroydon

As the General Election campaign enters its final month (thank goodness!), WALTER CRONXITE checks out who is actually supporting the MP for the Whitgift Foundation The thing which is becoming increasingly apparent about Gavin Barwell, the “Don’t Mention the Tories” … Continue reading →

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Election candidate ‘insulted’ by exclusion from hustings

Posted on April 5, 2015 by insidecroydon

This week’s televised General Election debate with seven party leaders could never have happened in Croydon if left to one local group, who have patronisingly decided that a hustings with more than three candidates would take too long and be … Continue reading →

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Farage supporters told to refund £5,000 council grant

Posted on April 4, 2015 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council has ordered the return of thousands of pounds of public cash which was awarded to a “community” organisation which has been taken over by a group of UKIP members and supporters of Nigel Farage’s party. A grant of … Continue reading →

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Reed calls for proper funding for Upper Norwood Library

Posted on April 3, 2015 by insidecroydon

The chairman of the Upper Norwood Library Trust yesterday told how he wept when the doors to the library were closed for the first time as a result of funding cuts imposed by Croydon Council. Robert Gibson was speaking to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Alisa Flemming, Carillion, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, John Laing Integrated Services, John Wentworth, Lambeth Council, Libraries, Matthew Bennett, Pat Ryan, Steve Reed MP, Transition Town, Upper Norwood Library Trust | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

How the Tories have failed Croydon for five wasted years

Posted on April 1, 2015 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Even by the economic criteria laid out by the Tories in Croydon, led by Gavin Barwell, the past five years have been a failure, writes ANDREW FISHER “We inherited an economy reliant on banking, immigration and debt,” declared … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Rail franchises’ profits are costing country £1bn per year

Posted on March 31, 2015 by insidecroydon

Trades unionists and campaigners were out at East Croydon and other railway stations around the country this morning calling for a publicly owned rail network that puts passengers before profits. Britain has the most expensive rail fares in Europe, with … Continue reading →

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Barwell’s in bother yet again over his slipping standards

Posted on March 31, 2015 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE has uncovered another embarrassing episode for the MP for the Whitgift Foundation: Barwell’s Basil Fawlty-esque letters are now being officially investigated for a breach of Parliamentary privilege Gavin Barwell, the MP for the Whitgift Foundation for the last … Continue reading →

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Croydon North election hustings, Selhurst, Apr 14

Posted on March 30, 2015 by insidecroydon

Selhurst Community Connectors are staging a family-themed Croydon North election hustings on April 14, from 6pm, at the Gingerbread Corner Child Care Centre, Grenaby Avenue, CR0 2EG. Three Croydon North candidates will be taking part: Steve Reed OBE (Labour), Shasha … Continue reading →

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Thwarted ZhongRong’s Tory peer is now backing Barwell

Posted on March 29, 2015 by insidecroydon

Might the Chinese industrialists and their Tory backers who wanted to privatise  Crystal Palace Park on the cheap now be eyeing the main chance in Croydon instead? Inside Croydon poses the question after Lord Bates, the Tory peer who helped … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Business, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Goodbye and good riddance: Ottaway sails off into the sunset

Posted on March 27, 2015 by insidecroydon

So, farewell then Tricky Dicky Ottaway. You won’t be missed. With the end of this session of Parliament, “Sir” Richard Ottaway is no longer the MP for Croydon South. He will be sailing off into the sunset; quite literally, apparently. … Continue reading →

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£50m deal clears away last objectors to Westfield supermall

Posted on March 27, 2015 by insidecroydon

Hammersfield – the “Croydon Partnership” formed between shopping mall developers Hammerson and Westfield – will pay out around £50 million to buy-out the irritatingly persistent minority owners of the freehold and managers of the Whitgift Centre, whose legal challenges and … Continue reading →

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Gove joins Barwell’s ‘Don’t mention the Tories’ campaign

Posted on March 22, 2015 by insidecroydon

At least Gavin Barwell, the MP for the Whitgift Foundation, is consistent in one respect. Barwell has just endured what he described as “a difficult week”, following his starring role on the front page of the Evening Boris for asking … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

A day in the life of Sarah Jones: 24 hours well-spent

Posted on March 18, 2015 by insidecroydon

With 50 days to go to the General Election, Croydon Central’s Labour candidate can look back on the past couple of days as a turning point in her campaign. By STEVEN DOWNES It is fair to say that Sarah Jones, … Continue reading →

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Nightmare scenario as O’Connell is lined up as London Mayor

Posted on March 18, 2015 by insidecroydon

It is a nightmare scenario, probably for Tories as much as the rest of Croydon’s residents, and certainly for all Londoners. But greedy Steve O’Connell, at one time the most overpaid local councillor in Britain (© The Daily Wail), could … Continue reading →

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Croydon Central candidates agree hustings for Apr 23

Posted on March 18, 2015 by insidecroydon

Prime Minister David Cameron may well be “frit” of appearing in televised election debates, but in Croydon, and Croydon Central in particular, there promises to be no shortage of hustings meetings with candidates before May 7. The first to confirm … Continue reading →

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Latest Ashcroft poll puts Labour’s Jones 4% ahead of Barwell

Posted on March 17, 2015 by insidecroydon

Gaffe-prone Gav, the Tory MP for Croydon Central, has closed the gap since his former employer last polled his battleground seat. But not by enough for the career politician to save his skin, as WALTER CRONXITE reports A new poll … Continue reading →

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Gaffe-prone Gav finally makes front page news in the Standard

Posted on March 16, 2015 by insidecroydon

After five years in parliament, Gavin Barwell, the MP for the Whitgift Foundation, has finally made it on to the front page of the Evening Boris. But not in a good way… “London Tory MP: Don’t Mention Cameron”, the commuters’ … Continue reading →

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Labour’s licensing scheme in doubt as Tories back landlords

Posted on March 14, 2015 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Labour council’s flagship landlord licensing policy is under threat, after the Tory Housing Minister – also known as “the landlords’ best mate” – this week issued a deadline of April 1 for implementation. “This just shows how far the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Housing, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Farage dumps ‘Chump from the Dump’ Winston McKenzie

Posted on March 11, 2015 by insidecroydon

Is time running out on the joke which passes for the political “career” of the “Chump from the Dump”, Winston McKenzie? The Daily Wail is reporting today that McKenzie has been sacked as UKIP’s “Commonwealth spokesman” by Nigel Farage’s national … Continue reading →

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Property investor Philp comes up short on Purley ‘skyscraper’

Posted on March 10, 2015 by insidecroydon

We know that Chris Philp and Tim Pollard both read this website. So guys: Please take a look at the picture to the left. This is what people normally understand to be a “skyscraper”. The picture shows what the towering … Continue reading →

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Barwell starts to close the gap on Jones in Croydon Central

Posted on March 9, 2015 by insidecroydon

Parliament will be dissolved in three weeks’ time, with the polls suggesting the borough’s one battleground seat, Croydon Central, will be a tighter contest than was previously predicted, reports WALTER CRONXITE The result of the Selhurst ward by-election last week … Continue reading →

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Waddon councillors silenced over Boris flyover proposals

Posted on March 8, 2015 by insidecroydon

Croydon Labour is supporting a multi-million-pound road-building scheme which will destroy homes and part of a public park while benefiting developers who are Conservative Party donors. And the councillors for the ward most affected have been worryingly quiet. By STEVEN … Continue reading →

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CEO Elvery takes the rap for council’s propaganda posters

Posted on March 7, 2015 by insidecroydon

WHO REALLY IS RUNNING CROYDON (Part 94): Another email has flooded into our inbox from the plush executive offices in Fisher’s Folly. According to Nathan Elvery, the council’s chief executive, it was all his fault that political propaganda was plastered on … Continue reading →

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Selhurst sees Labour touching Wood over Croydon Central

Posted on March 6, 2015 by insidecroydon

Labour’s David Wood romped to an overwhelming victory in the Selhurst ward council by-election yesterday, winning 71.5 per cent of the vote to take his party’s 40th seat at Croydon Town Hall. But fewer than 1 in 5 Selhurst voters … Continue reading →

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