Category Archives: Joseph Lee

Feck! Croydon Tories cry foul as Garratt wins selection ballot

Posted on March 1, 2019 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on a somewhat fractious outcome to the Conservatives’ vote on who  will represent the party in the 2020 London Assembly elections Neil “Father Jack” Garratt, the councillor for Belmont ward, will be the Conservative candidate for … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 London elections, Joseph Lee, Neil Garratt, Outside Croydon, Simon Hoar, Stephen Carr, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tories’ male, stale and, mainly, pale shortlist for selection

Posted on February 25, 2019 by

Our political editor WALTER CRONXITE reveals the Conservative shortlist for the candidate to stand in next year’s London Assembly elections in Croydon and Sutton The local Tory Party, which has held the Sutton and Croydon constituency at the London Assembly … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 London elections, Bromley Council, Joseph Lee, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Simon Hoar, Stephen Carr, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Could Newman back ‘shoot Trump’ Skipper for Assembly?

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE has found Croydon Town Hall’s political ‘elite’ on manoeuvres, hopeful of selection for bigger, better allowances. But is the local Labour leader going to back a complete outsider? Despite campaign groundwork being laid for a snap … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, 2020 London elections, Addiscombe East, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Caragh Skipper, Fiona Twycross, Joseph Lee, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Simon Hoar, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tory Creatura and Croydon’s nightmare before Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on signs that at least one political party in the borough is gearing itself up for a General Election (yep, another one) Members of Croydon’s Conservative Party will meet tonight to choose a candidate to contest the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 London elections, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Joseph Lee, London Assembly, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Hoar, Sutton Council, Vidhi Mohan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Fare rises and jerk chicken: Tory Bailey hasn’t much to offer

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

Shaun Bailey, recently named as the Conservative candidate for London Mayor, was in Croydon last night for what the local Tories tried to bill as a Black History Month event. KEN TOWL went along to see what Bailey had to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 London elections, Addiscombe East, Black History Month, Joseph Lee, Ken Towl, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Gerrymandering suspicions surface on streets of Addiscombe

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: After months of delays, a road in what Labour calls a ‘key marginal’ ward is suddenly to be resurfaced. Some are suggesting the council work is being co-ordinated to favour Labour’s local election candidates. WALTER CRONXITE reports Residents … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Caragh Skipper, Joseph Lee, Maddie Henson, Paul Scott, Stuart King, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Say it ain’t so, Joe: Lee has changed his tune on policing

Posted on April 19, 2018 by

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Croydon’s Tories seem confused about the home address of one of their local election candidates, while another has previously campaigned for more spending on police and youth facilities, when he was a LibDem parliamentary election candidate. WALTER CRONXITE … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West, Ian Parker, Jeet Bains, Joseph Lee, Thornton Heath | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments