Category Archives: Croydon Central

Croydon’s top Tory Barwell admits: I am politically homeless

Posted on September 26, 2022 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on the Conservative peer’s criticism of the Truss government’s reckless ‘Mini-Budget’ Baron Barwell of Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon has had enough of the Conservative government. The patience of the man who was Tory … Continue reading →

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A bad week for Tory MP just got very much worse for Croydon

Posted on September 24, 2022 by insidecroydon

Yesterday’s disastrous ‘Mini-Budget’ from the Tory government saw Chris Philp described as ‘the idiot’s idiot’. You can’t say we weren’t warned, writes our Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE There’s a reason Chris Philp is called “the Treasury’s No2”. There’s also good … Continue reading →

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TV investigation uncovers Labour Party’s dirty tricks and hacks

Posted on September 22, 2022 by insidecroydon

On the eve of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, a three-part television investigation is set to rock the party’s hierarchy, from General Secretary David Evans downwards, with many shocking revelations drawn from what the producers describe as “the biggest leak … Continue reading →

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Council’s latest cuts force mental health services to close

Posted on September 21, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: MP says the latest round of funding cuts to services delivered by mental health charity are ‘devastating’. By STEVEN DOWNES Mind in Croydon is to close two of its support services for people living with complex, long-term … Continue reading →

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New PM gives Philp opportunity to do right thing for Croydon

Posted on September 8, 2022 by insidecroydon

ANDREW FISHER takes a look at what Liz Truss’s Premiership could mean for Croydon, its MPs and constituencies, its council and its people So, we now have our fourth Prime Minister in just six years, as Liz Truss begins the … Continue reading →

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‘If things go badly, a Bring Back Boris campaign will start’

Posted on September 5, 2022 by insidecroydon

Far-right comedian Joe Lycett was not available to give us his take on the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. So instead, we turned to the doom-laden Twitter feed of Conservative peer GAVIN BARWELL “Lord” Gavin Barwell was Chief of Staff … Continue reading →

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MP offers advice sessions to help cope with cost of living crisis

Posted on September 2, 2022 by insidecroydon

Sarah Jones, Croydon Central’s Labour MP, today begins a series of advice sessions to try to help her constituents through the cost of living crisis. The MP is holding eight advice sessions in locations across her constituency, where she will … Continue reading →

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River from Tory Philp’s constituency runs brown with sewage

Posted on August 26, 2022 by insidecroydon

Within a day of Thames Water imposing a hosepipe ban on London and the south-east, the company was caught pumping raw sewage into the River Wandle, and a Croydon MP wrote to the company accusing it of turning a parkland … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon parks, Croydon South, Environment, Health, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Sutton Council, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Council rejects private school’s planning scheme for Heathfield

Posted on August 13, 2022 by insidecroydon

A planning application from a private education business to make extensive alterations to Heathfield House, a listed building owned by Croydon Council, has been refused. As Inside Croydon reported in June, Cressey College has been renting the building from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Education, Gardening, Heathfield House, Nicola Townsend, Planning, Property, Sarah Jones MP, Schools, Selsdon and Addington Village | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Racism, bullying and factionalism: Labour needs to do better

Posted on August 4, 2022 by insidecroydon

Former Corbyn adviser ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, gives his assessment of the Forde Report, and how it reflects what has been happening in the party in Croydon The Forde Report – the investigation into the culture of the Labour Party … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Fisher, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Central, David White, Gavin Barwell, Jamie Audsley, Robert Canning, Stuart King, Waddon | 8 Comments

M&S recruiting 130 staff ahead of opening Purley Way store

Posted on August 2, 2022 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: The company CEO’s life-long association with the Croydon store may have helped to give the beleaguered Whitgift Centre a reprieve. By STEVEN DOWNES Marks and Spencer is recruiting more than 130 staff in advance of its opening a new … Continue reading →

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Rish! Sunak brings the Tory leadership contest to Purley

Posted on July 31, 2022 by insidecroydon

Our mole in the Croydon Conservatives was quite impressed by the flying visit of the former Chancellor. And with his shoes Liz is down in Surrey but we’re told she’ll come to visit us, too. But with a good two … Continue reading →

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Tories’ Not-So-Famous Five offer little real hope for nation

Posted on July 15, 2022 by insidecroydon

ANDREW FISHER on the search for a new Prime Minister, and what it could all mean for Croydon The ancient Roman poet Juvenal observed that people needed “bread and circuses”. In Britain today, more people than ever are queuing for … Continue reading →

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Finally, Coulsdon’s Tory councillor Creatura cuts before he runs

Posted on July 8, 2022 by insidecroydon

Boris Johnson fanboy and former Downing Street aide to Theresa May is trying to clean up his act ahead of parliamentary selections Tory councillor Mario Creatura, for many years the “gobby factotum” to Gavin Barwell when he was a Conservative … Continue reading →

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Croydon MP Philp in stunned silence as government collapses

Posted on July 6, 2022 by insidecroydon

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the deeply divided Conservative Party – in Croydon There has been what can only be assumed to be stunned silence overnight from Croydon’s sole Conservative MP, Chris Philp, as all around him other ministers in … Continue reading →

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MP joins objectors as Heathfield House plans get called in

Posted on June 30, 2022 by insidecroydon

A council official-backed proposal to convert Heathfield House into a special school, surrounding it with 9ft-high prison-style fencing, has been “called in” for consideration by the planning committee. Today is the final day for residents and interested bodies to lodge … Continue reading →

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£150 Council Tax rebate help session, Shirley, Jul 7

Posted on June 30, 2022 by insidecroydon
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‘There’s no excuse for the force they used on a black boy’

Posted on June 29, 2022 by insidecroydon

Met Police’s ‘systemic’ failings, in particular over stop and search, have been highlighted by incident close to a Croydon tram stop last week Two dire episodes of policing, including one in Croydon which has shocked many television viewers, emphasise why … Continue reading →

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Boo-ris Johnson: Barwell predicts end for PM could be close

Posted on June 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

As Boris Johnson is booed by royalists gathered outside St Paul’s Cathedral for the latest part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, a former colleague lays out the weaknesses of the Prime Minister’s position as a result of Partygate, and the … Continue reading →

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Labour officials pick ‘worst-ever’ candidate for by-election

Posted on May 27, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON LABOUR IN CRISIS: Emergency resolution from constituency party blames Local Campaign Forum for multiple failures in local elections. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Labour officials have hand-picked as a candidate for the South Croydon election re-run someone who three weeks … Continue reading →

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The Speaker and Croydon MP pay thanks to Commons chef

Posted on May 26, 2022 by insidecroydon

A chef from Addiscombe with more than 30 years’ dedicated service at the Houses of Parliament was singled out for special praise by the Speaker yesterday before Prime Minister’s Questions. Since starting work at Westminster in the 1980s, Nick Munting … Continue reading →

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MPs’ gofers and failed businesses: new cabinet’s back-stories

Posted on May 23, 2022 by insidecroydon

Top team, or top chumps? Town Hall reporter KEN LEE runs the rule over the backgrounds of the new Mayor and his Tory colleagues in charge of delivering £68m-worth of budget cuts over the next two financial years We know … Continue reading →

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‘Morally and politically, the government needs to do more’

Posted on May 14, 2022 by insidecroydon

Tory peer and former Croydon MP has barbed criticism for his former parliamentary colleagues Croydon’s local election results left one prominent Tory Party grandee in something of a quandary. “Lord” Gavin Barwell of Clarion is the former Croydon Central MP … Continue reading →

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Croydon May 2022 is writing on the wall for Starmer’s Labour

Posted on May 13, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: One week on from the election count that turned the council from merely a bankrupt borough into a national laughing stock, JIMMY BALDWIN adds his personal reflections on the events that took place at Trinity School from … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, David Evans, David White, Gavin Barwell, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Val Shawcross, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Election results leave Labour supporters angry and dismayed

Posted on May 9, 2022 by insidecroydon

With the final declaration in, WALTER CRONXITE reports on the state of the council after the 2022 elections By the end, the emotions on show at the Croydon Council election count at Trinity School were less those of shock, disappointment … Continue reading →

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