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We have been betrayed by broken promises, deceit and scandal
EXCLUSIVE: One of the first journalists to be given access to the book which has been sending shockwaves along Downing Street and making headlines on Fleet Street, Inside Croydon columnist ANDREW FISHER reviews The Fraud Lots of books are written … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 General Election, 2024 General Election, Andrew Fisher, David Evans, Inside Croydon, Paul Scott, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman
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iC subscribers get 20% off book that’s rocked Downing Street
Inside Croydon’s paying subscribers qualify for a massive 20% discount on a new book which has sent shockwaves through Downing Street and Westminster. The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy has already seen at least … Continue reading
MP Reed caps off his high-profile week with a flood of protest
CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK: Bringing Croydon’s trains back into public ownership and putting more emphasis on apprenticeships are among some of the announcements made by Labour figures in Liverpool, where ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, was checking out the queues for Steve Reed’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Andrew Fisher, Croydon College, East Croydon, Education, Heidi Alexander, London-wide issues, LSBU campus, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Transport
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Build Baby Build, Croydon, Croydon College, Donald Trump, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Labour Party Conference, Liverpool, London, London Borough of Croydon, LSBU Croydon Campus, MAGA, Mayor of London, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Morgan McSweeney, New Addington, President Donald Trump, Sadiq Khan, Sir Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed OBE
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Labour’s scandals and dramas reflected in Croydon politics
The 2025 Labour Party Conference begins in Liverpool on Sunday. Here, our columnist, ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, the party’s former director of policy, assesses the state of Labour little more than a year into Keir Starmer’s government. And he takes … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Croydon East, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Andrew Fisher, Andy Burnham, Bridget Phillipson, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dead candidate, Fairfield, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Party Conference, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Lucy Powell, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Reform UK, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory, Your Party, Zack Polanski, Zarah Sultana
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How we’ve managed to make a bad, sad situation much worse
There’s a new level of toxicity around the intertwined issues of race, immigration and asylum seekers, and in this latest Andrew Fisher Interview, our columnist talks to Dr Maya Goodfellow, the academic and writer, about how far-right rhetoric has been … Continue reading
Our Corbyn podcast exclusive is followed up by the nationals
Inside Croydon’s latest exclusive podcast, Andrew Fisher’s interview with former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, has been followed-up widely on social media and by the national press. More than 125,000 people have interacted with our online posting in less than 48 … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 General Election, 2019 General Election, 2026 council elections, Andrew Fisher, David Evans, Steve Reed MP
Tagged 2017 General Election, 2019 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Brexit, Croydon, David Evans, Islington North, Jack Blackburn, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Labour, London, Morgan McSweeney, National Executive Committee, Steve Reed MP, The Andrew Fisher Interview, The Times, Your Party, Zara Sultana
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Exclusive: Corbyn talks on Your Party, Labour and David Evans
In our latest premium content podcast, Andrew Fisher interviews Jeremy Corbyn MP, who talks about the formation of the new Your Party and how it might contest local elections in 2026. The former Labour leader also talks about the ‘control … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 General Election, 2019 General Election, 2026 council elections, Andrew Fisher, David Evans, Steve Reed MP
Tagged 2017 General Election, 2019 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Brexit, Croydon, David Evans, Diane Abbott, Islington North, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, John McDonnell MP, Labour, London, Morgan McSweeney, National Executive Committee, Steve Reed MP, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Your Party, Zara Sultana
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After the riots, survey finds we are not an ‘island of strangers’
Have we really lost our sense of community? Or are we all just people separated by our mobile devices? Our columnist ANDREW FISHER, right, looks at some interesting data from a piece of academic research PLUS: Jeremy Corbyn stands up … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Community associations, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Libraries, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged allotments, Andrew Fisher, Angela Rayner, Citizens UK, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, immigration, Jeremy Corbyn, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, More in Common, Rachel Reeves, Reform UK, Southport, Streatham and Croydon North, This Place Matters, Tory, UCL, University College London
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You can take Steve Reed to water, but you can’t make him think
ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, in his latest column for Inside Croydon, looks at the case for ending the ‘legalised larceny’ that is water privatisation, as the environment secretary sinks deeper into the mire The review commissioned by Steve Reed, the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, South West Water, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water
Tagged Channel 4 News, Clive Lewis MP, Croydon, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Feargal Sharkey, Great British Railways, Heidi Alexander, Labour, London, Margaret Thatcher, Nationalisation, Private Eye, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water, Water nationalisation
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London is a success. That’s why the right really hates our city
Earlier this month, in a corruscating piece of writing, Ian Dunt, author and columnist for The i Paper, tried to explain the phenomenon of right-wing politicians – including Croydon South MP Chris Philp – and commentators who have taken to … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Under The Flyover
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Ian Dunt, immigration, Podcast, racism, Reform UK, The Andrew Fisher Interview, The i Paper, Tory, Under The Flyover
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Vote for these benefit cuts and you deserve to lose your seat
More than 22,000 people in Croydon claim PIP or the health element of Universal Credit. So why aren’t Croydon’s MPs opposing the government cuts? ANDREW FISHER, right, looks at the storm gathering at Westminster for the Prime Minister Politics is … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Croydon East, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Blackadder, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon West, Keir Starmer, Natasha Irons MP, Personal Independence Payments, PIP, Sarah Jones MP, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Universal Credit
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Austerity has been a ‘false economy’ says economics professor
In our latest Andrew Fisher Interview, our columnist discusses Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review with Jo Michell, Professor of Economics at the University of the West of England in Bristol Given the news around Croydon Council over the past few … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Inside Croydon, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Under The Flyover
Tagged Andrew Fisher, austerity, Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, Government Spending Review, Jo Michell, Labour, Labour Government, Podcast, Professor Jo Michell, Rachel Reeves, Spending Review, Spotify, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Under The Flyover, University of the West of England
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Labour’s task looks tough amid finance and membership woes
As Britain’s long-established political duopoly fractures, ANDREW FISHER looks at what that could mean for Croydon at its next local elections in 2026 For the past 100 years two parties have dominated British politics: the Conservatives and Labour. Since the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Council Tax, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Waddon
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Brockwell Park, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Keir Starmer, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Nigel Farage, Reform UK, Tory, Waddon, Wes Streeting
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It’s bad for Starmer’s Labour and worse for Badenoch’s Tories
ANDREW FISHER has had a busy couple of days, as the clip from LBC above demonstrates, as he has been keeping close watch on the local election results. Here, he considers what they might mean for Croydon The overnight local … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Herne Hill, Jim Dickson, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Lambeth council, Liberal Democrats, Local elections 2025, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones, Runcorn and Helsby by-election, Surrey County Council, Tory
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What a load of old rubbish! And that’s just inside the Town Hall
There’s only a handful of opportunities each year for the public to question the way their council is being run, but as ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, discovered when watching last night’s full council meeting, it is increasingly obvious that the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Callton Young, Christopher Herman, Claire Bonham, Council Tax, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Heathfield House, Jason Cummings, Katherine Kerswell, Live Facial Recognition cameras, Mayor Jason Perry, Refuse collection, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis, Simon Fox, Stuart King, Veolia, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Cllr Callton Young, Cllr Christopher Herman, Cllr Jason Cummings, Cllr Ria Patel, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gaza, Green Party, Heathfield House, Israel, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Pension fund, Rowenna Davis, Tory, Waddon
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Bad for disabled people. Bad for unemployment. Bad for growth
Our columnist ANDREW FISHER on the Chancellor’s Spring Statement and the impact it could have on Croydon Last week, Labour announced it would cut £5billion from the social security benefits that disabled people receive. In the Orwellian, anti-truth language now … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Fisher, Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Ellen Clifford, Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Spring Statement
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The Andrew Fisher Interview: cuts are ‘a life or death issue’
With an estimated one million people facing having their benefits reduced by Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves in an announcement expected next week, our latest Andrew Fisher Interview meets disability rights campaigner Ellen Clifford to talk about what she calls ‘a … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Inside Croydon, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Under The Flyover
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Department for Work and Pensions, Disabled People Against the Cuts, DPAC, DWP, Ellen Clifford, Labour, Labour Government, Podcast, Rachel Reeves, Spotify, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Under The Flyover
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Everything’s going up except Starmer and Labour’s poll ratings
Energy prices up, transport fares up, water bills up, Council Tax up… ANDREW FISHER says that the government’s failure to tackle the cost-of-living crisis could have lasting political impact In December last year, Keir Starmer set out his “Plan for … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Fisher, Council Tax, Croydon, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, Mayor, National Insurance, Steve Reed OBE, Thames Water
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Labour’s letting water companies take the pee with rising bills
ANDREW FISHER on the contradictions, ironies and utter inadequacy of the government’s approach to the water company polluters; plus even more Council Tax rip-offs coming our way At the end of January, the government passed the Water (Special Measures) Bill … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Clive Lewis MP, Council Tax, Croydon, DEFRA, Department of Environment Farming and Rural Affairs, Labour, Lord Prem Sikka, Margaret Thatcher, Prem Sikka, Southern Water, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water, Tory, Water (Special Measures) Bill, Water bills, Water companies, Water privatisation
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In-depth and informed: John McDonnell answers our questions
Our latest piece of premium content exclusively available to iC’s paying subscribers is a wide-ranging interview with John McDonnell, the veteran MP and former shadow Chancellor. This is the latest in our The Andrew Fisher Interview series, an Under The … Continue reading
The public knows what matters to them. But does PM Starmer?
Happy New Year? Maybe not for Keir Starmer’s Labour, as it grapples with the twin issues of the economy and the NHS, says ANDREW FISHER in his first column of 2025 This year is likely to be a very tricky … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon, Economy, Labour, London, NHS, Rachel Reeves, Wes Streeting
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Here’s our wish-list for a better Croydon and Sutton in 2025
What do you want for Croydon, and Sutton, in 2025? We approached a wide range of figures, including loyal readers, religious leaders, educators and business people for their thoughts – and hopes – for the New Year Ken Towl Addiscombe … Continue reading
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Government must act to end the chaos, austerity and decline
Will Labour’s council reforms announced this week build a new Jerusalem in our hard-pressed town halls? ANDREW FISHER analyses the government’s English Devolution White Paper, and what it might mean for Croydon Unveiling her new White Paper on Monday, the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Angela Rayner MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Jim McMahon, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Tory
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Podcast: What Donald Trump’s election win might mean for us
Inflation x Incumbency = political death Inflation x Incumbency x Immigration = political catastrophe, particularly for the Left That’s the devastating equation to take away from the elections in America, according to the latest expert guest on our new podcast … Continue reading
