Category Archives: Croydon Central

Croydon Tories’ Twitter gaffe as they demystify the anus

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE on the  latest ham-fisted bungling social media  campaign from the local Conservatives Could Conservatives in Croydon be about to emulate their party colleagues at a national level and stage a leadership contest? After a long, hot and – … Continue reading →

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MP Jones accuses Prime Minister of ‘ignoring’ knife crime

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, today accused the Prime Minister of “paying lip-service” to the scourge of knife crime on our streets. “She wouldn’t ignore it if it was middle-class children getting stabbed,” the Labour MP said. Jones … Continue reading →

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Boundary changes put Labour MP Jones’ seat under threat

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

The parliamentary boundary commissioners have finally issued their proposals for new constituencies, and it is not good news for Croydon’s Labour MPs. WALTER CRONXITE reports Tasked by the Conservative Government under David Cameron (remember him?) to reduce the size of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Lambeth Council, Merton, Sarah Jones MP, Siobhain McDonagh MP, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Former Woolworths manager is advising PM on politics

Posted on August 22, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on the latest instance of ‘jobs for the boys’ as the Croydon clique takes a key position in Downing Street At a  time of her greatest political peril, with the looming prospect of a “No … Continue reading →

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MP Jones ‘shocked’ as Philp’s new money claim proves false

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

Two of Croydon’s MPs have been in a spat over the details of the Tory Government’s latest initiative to help the homeless, after Croydon South Conservative MP Chris Philp was wheeled out for the broadcast media on Sunday night and … Continue reading →

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More trouble in store as House of Fraser is sold to Ashley

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

MT WALLETTE, our retailing correspondent, on the latest set-back for Croydon’s plans for a £1.4bn temple to shopping House of Fraser, the troubled department store, has this morning been snatched out of administration by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley for … Continue reading →

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Croydon MP accuses Tories of ‘tolerating racism’ over Johnson

Posted on August 8, 2018 by

Croydon North MP Steve Reed OBE has this morning stepped in to the row over Boris Johnson’s Islamaphobic remarks made in a column in the Daily Torygraph earlier this week. In common with a growing number of politicians from all … Continue reading →

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