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Category Archives: 2018 council elections
Long-delayed masterplans for borough’s parks get parked
KEN LEE, our green spaces correspondent, on an expensive waste of time After a consultation process that has taken almost two years and cost Council Tax-payers approaching £100,000 in fees to consultants to produce hundreds of pages of (virtual) glossy … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Friends of Lloyd Park, Lloyd Park, Timothy Godfrey
Tagged Ashburton Park, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Happy Valley, Labour, Lloyd Park, London Borough of Croydon, Park Hill, South Norwood, Timothy Godfrey
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Tories accused of breaking their own rules over selections
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on complaints of undemocratic interference in the candidate selection process, and too much influence from the local party leader in those allowed to stand in May’s Town Hall elections At least four of Croydon’s longest serving … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Chris Wright, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, Fairfield, Helen Pollard, Ian Parker, Mike Fisher, Purley, Shirley North, Steve Hollands, Sue Winborn, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Chris Wright, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, Gareth Streeter, Ian Parker, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Sue Winborn, Tim Pollard, Tory
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Save Our Schools: Croydon Assembly debates education
The Croydon Assembly is meeting at Ruskin House on February 24 for a day’s debate and discussion entitled “Save Our Schools – Stop Education Cuts”. Work by the National Education Union and local Labour MP Sarah Jones has shown that … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Education, Ruskin House, Schools
Tagged Croydon Assembly, Ruskin House, Ted Knight
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Tories are waging war on council housing, says Butler
This week’s council meeting featured a tub-thumping performance in the council chamber over Croydon’s housing policies. KEN LEE reports Monday night’s meeting of the full council witnessed something not seen in a very long time: Alison Butler delivering a speech … Continue reading
Cabinet member accuses Tory councillor of ‘stalking’ her
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on a heated debate in the chamber this week The first full council meeting of 2018 descended into acrimony and insults, as shocking details continue to emerge regarding Croydon’s failing children services department, with one … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alisa Flemming, Andrew Stranack, Children's Services, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Heathfield, John Wentworth, Tony Newman
Tagged Alissa Flemming, Andy Stranack, Conservative, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory
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Labour party branch rocked as ‘Shoot Trump’ Skipper quits
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on twin resignations from senior positions within the local Labour Party just weeks before key local elections Caragh Skipper, the Croydon Labour candidate in May’s council elections who has caused widespread outrage for her “who’s … Continue reading
Khan or Quadir: the parties name their Mayor candidates
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the private deliberations of the political party duopoly at the Town Hall as to who gets to wear the Trumptonesque outfits for the next year The next Mayor of Croydon will be Bernadette Khan. Or it … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Badsha Quadir, Bernadette Khan, Croydon Council, Mike Selva, Purley, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, West Thornton
Tagged Badsha Quadir, Bernadette Khan, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Selva, Purley, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, West Thornton
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#SuttonBinShame: Dombey accused of gerrymandering Veolia
A leaked email obtained by this website seems to show that Liberal Democrats have been abusing council resources in an attempt to get themselves out of the hole they have created with their rubbish Veolia service. Our Sutton investigations editor, … Continue reading
Sutton LibDems facing serious challenge for council control
BELLE MONT reports from Sutton, where the local Labour party is sounding confident of establishing a foothold on the Liberal Democrat-dominated council After 28 years of effectively a one-party state dominating their local council, Labour thinks it has a chance … Continue reading
Council Tax to increase by 5% just weeks before local elections
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the inevitable consequence of Tory government cuts to Croydon Council With the local elections just weeks away, Croydon’s council leader says that he has decided to be honest. “We are being honest with residents about Council … Continue reading
Newman: Fairfield Halls won’t be ready to open until 2019
Fairfield Halls will not re-open until 2019, Tony Newman, the leader of the council, announced in a somewhat off-hand matter last night. The prestigious arts complex was supposed to be ready for a grand re-opening in July 2018. But now, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Art, Ashcroft Theatre, BH Live, Fairfield Halls, Theatre, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Tony Newman
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Newman’s patronage proves persuasive with ambitious Skipper
Momentum supporters in Croydon are growing concerned that their leadership has ‘gone native’ to support Blairites. WALTER CRONXITE reports It is not only Toby Young who has been trying frantically to rewrite his past through mass deletions of his embarrassing … Continue reading
Unions hold vote to reject ‘commercial’ Brick by Brick scheme
Croydon’s trade unionists will tonight vote on a proposal to oppose Brick by Brick’s attempts to build flats on a patch of green space next to Ruskin House, the historic home of the Labour movement in the borough. One of … Continue reading
Fieldway’s Hall launches attack on ‘unacceptable’ Veolia
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on the widening splits within the leadership of the Labour group on the council, with local elections less than four months away One of Croydon council leader Tony Newman’s most trusted lieutenants has this week … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Carole Bonner, Felicity Flynn, Fieldway, Fly tipping, Louisa Woodley, New Addington North, New Addington South, Oliver Lewis, Refuse collection, Simon Hall, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Tony Pearson, Veolia
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Fieldway, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Simon Hall, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Veolia
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Another selection hic-cup as Tories pick ‘probable alcoholic’
KEN LEE on more problems for Croydon Conservatives over their poor judgement in candidate selections for the local elections Despite their four-month pause before allocating their B List candidates to contest wards in the north of the borough, Croydon’s Conservatives … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Matthew O'Flynn, South Norwood, Tim Pollard
Tagged Conservative, Matthew O'Flynn, South Norwood, Tim Pollard, Tory
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Tories scrape together B Listers, but miss out Selhurst
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the latest sign that Croydon’s Tories really don’t much care for the north of the borough Four months on from the botched announcement of their candidates for next May’s local elections, and Croydon’s … Continue reading
Collins backs free Christmas tree collection service for 2018
WALTER CRONXITE reports from the council chamber on the first giveaways of the 2018 election campaign Stuart Collins, the deputy leader of Croydon’s Labour-run council, put an early present under every household’s Christmas tree in the borough last night. Collins … Continue reading
Collins deserves new T-shirt as fly-tip figures start to fall
Now might be the time for Stuart Collins to start dishing out the T-shirts. Three years ago, the Labour councillor put in charge of getting Croydon’s streets clean launched a “Don’t Mess With Croydon – Take Pride” campaign, handing out … Continue reading
Senior Tory councillor quits Town Hall but keeps it all quiet
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the disappearing act performed by one of the local Tories’ former leading lights Unannounced at the Town Hall, and unmentioned to the people of Selsdon and Ballards ward she was supposed to be … Continue reading
Labour councillor Watson opts to jump before de-selection
STEVEN DOWNES reports on the latest shift of power at the Town Hall Addiscombe councillor Mark Watson, an influential member of the council cabinet, last night stunned Labour Party members in his ward by announcing his withdrawal from the selection … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Business, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Smith, Sean Fitzsimons, Stephen Mann, Surrey Street, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe West, Addiscombe West, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sean Fitzsimons, Tony Newman
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Labour’s new slate in Fairfield as Momentum makes a mark
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, with the latest weekly round-up of the ins, and outs, in a tortuous selection process Boundary changes, demographic changes and the Jeremy Corbyn-inspired swing towards Labour has made Fairfield ward in the town centre a … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Carole Bonner, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Fieldway, Jane Avis, John Wentworth, Mary Croos, New Addington North, Niro Sirisena, Pat Ryan, Patricia Hay-Justice, Patsy Cummings, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Sue Winborn, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, New Addington North, South Norwood
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New Addington Tories confused about what they stand for
As exclusively revealed by Inside Croydon, the local Tories are putting their ‘B List’ candidates only in less-winnable wards. WALTER CRONXITE reports that it appears that some of those Conservative B-listers don’t seem to understand their own party’s policies When … Continue reading
Speakman speaks truth to the council’s powers-that-be
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on a rare outburst of straight talking among our Town Hall elected representatives “Thank goodness someone finally had the courage to say it,” one very senior Labour councillor confided after Monday night’s full council meeting … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, Jason Cummings, Jo Negrini, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Oliver Lewis, Patsy Cummings, Phil Thomas, Purley, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, Jason Cummings, Jo Negrini, Labour, Mario Creatura, Patsy Cummings, Tony Newman, Tory
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Labour deputy leader Butler is under threat of de-selection
Croydon Labour’s long-delayed local election candidate selection process is beginning to look like a cross between House of Cards and Game of Thrones, as WALTER CRONXITE reports Alison Butler, the all-powerful deputy leader of the Labour group on Croydon Council, … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Andrew Rendle, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Humayun Kabir, Jamie Audsley, Jane Avis, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Louisa Woodley, Maggie Mansell, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mike Selva, New Addington South, Norbury, Oliver Lewis, Shafi Khan, Sherwan Chowdhury, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Cornelius Lionel, Jamie Audsley, Maggie Mansell, Mike Selva, Momementum, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Waddon
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