Category Archives: Coulsdon West

London opinion poll says Tories could regain Croydon Central

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE on some worrying numbers for Labour in Croydon Be afraid. Be very afraid. If a General Election was held this week, then this clown (right) would become Croydon Central’s Member of Parliament. That’s according to the latest London-only … Continue reading →

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Creatura’s Town Hall promotion could signal early end of May

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

The next full meeting of our council is Monday’s anachronistic annual ‘mayor-making’ ceremony in the Town Hall chamber. Ahead of it, the council’s two political groups have been tinkering with their line-ups. Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports that one … Continue reading →

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Tory splits grow as Barwell ‘flounces’ from social media group

Posted on May 6, 2019 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports that the Croydon Conservative Party is not a happy place to be in the midst of Brexit and local election carnage “Gavin Barwell left”. That was the final message on Friday night in an increasingly … Continue reading →

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PM’s chief of staff helps to lose Tory council seat in Woking

Posted on May 3, 2019 by

Oh dear. With friends like these… Gavin Barwell, as Inside Croydon’s loyal reader will know, is the former MP for Croydon Central. After writing the book How To Lose A Marginal Seat, Barwell duly lost his parliamentary seat in 2017. … Continue reading →

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‘We’re doomed!’ Local Tories shut down discussion on Brexit

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

KEN LEE reports on how the Conservatives have decided to block their usual mass debates As new splits, divisions and dissent over Brexit rent the Conservative Party asunder at Westminster, here in Croydon, local Tories have shut down all discussion … Continue reading →

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Politicians’ posturing and positioning as Brexit chaos reigns

Posted on March 25, 2019 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE tracks the activities of Croydon’s Town Hall and Westminster elites over a weekend where the fate of the nation appeared ever more precarious, in some part thanks to the ill-judged interventions of sometime MP Gavin Barwell … Continue reading →

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Tram drivers to strike next Thursday in dispute over pensions

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

Croydon’s tram drivers will be on strike, next Thursday, March 28. ASLEF, the union which represents the majority of tram drivers, announced the strike action last night, after talks broke down at the arbitration service, ACAS, over a long-running dispute … Continue reading →

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