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Call to remove Churchill mural puts Labour council on spot
Council leader Tony Newman doesn’t tend to enjoy having his judgement called into question, but a councillor-backed petition to remove the image of the wartime leader from the side of a town centre building appears to do just that, as … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Business, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, History, Rise Gallery, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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Tagged Chris Clark, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison, Labour, Leoni Descartes, Matthews Yard, Tony Newman, Winston Churchill
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Former Barwell aide tweets his support for ‘Tommy Robinson’
Shaun Bailey, the very dim Tory candidate for London Mayor, came in for another round of criticism last night after his Twitter account posted praise for the supporters of far-right racist extremist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known to some as “Tommy Robinson”. … Continue reading →
Posted in Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Gavin Barwell, Ian Parker, Mario Creatura
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Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Ian Parker, London Assembly, Mario Creatura, Mayor, Shaun Bailey, Tory
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Centrale’s Debenhams to remain closed after lockdown ends
Our demise-of-high-street-retailing correspondent, MT WALLETTE, says that there’s no coming back from the latest hammer blow to the £1.4bn town centre regeneration scheme Coronavirus claimed another victim last night: Debenhams in Croydon. In truth, the department store, which has been … Continue reading →
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Debenhams, Gavin Barwell, Jo Negrini, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Tagged Barwell, Croydon, Croydon Central, Debenhams, Gavin Barwell, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Business is booming for housing lobbyist ‘Barren’ Barwell
Despite the lockdown on business prompted by covid-19, like “Lord” Gavin Barwell, the former Croydon Central Tory MP and author of How To Lose A Marginal Seat. In less than six months since being elevated to the House of Lords … Continue reading →
Posted in Business, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell
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Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Tory
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Scaled-down town centre development could take 10 years
MT WALLETTE, our unbuilt shopping malls correspondent, reports on the deep hole that Croydon has got itself into over the aborted Westfield development Croydon Council has allowed itself to be mugged by a couple of multi-national developers, and has handed … Continue reading →
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Housing, Jason Perry, Jo Negrini, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Wait-field: now Labour council leader Newman calls it a ‘mess’
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the rancour and recriminations between the borough’s third-rate politicians, desperately trying to pass the buck over the stalled £1.4bn supermall scheme, as City Hall is forced to step in to try to salvage … Continue reading →
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Jo Negrini, Jules Pipe, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
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Tagged Barwell, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Jules Pipe, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Barwell cashes in on his ‘expertise’ as an ex-housing minister
Gavin Barwell, the author of How To Lose A Marginal Seat, is sticking his snout in the trough ever deeper. Despite being firmly rejected by the voters of Croydon in 2017, the former Conservative MP and housing minister who ignored … Continue reading →
Posted in Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Housing
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Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Tory
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‘Barren’ Barwell is not fit to sit on housing association board
Gavin Barwell, a “not very successful career politician”, should never have been appointed to the board of Clarion, the country’s largest housing association. That’s the view of Rob Gershon, a prominent activist for tenants’ rights, in a devastating critique of … Continue reading →
Barwell jumps on housing gravy train before Grenfell inquiry
No sooner had “Baron” Barwell been kicked upstairs to the House of Lords and their generous £305 daily allowances, than he’s now jumped on the gravy train by taking a juicy directorship with the country’s largest housing association. It is … Continue reading →
Posted in Gavin Barwell, Housing
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Tagged Barwell, Clarion Housing, Conservative, Gavin Barwell, Tory
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Tory peer spends weekend trolling Labour MP over Corbyn
The rancour and recriminations over the General Election outcome could fester on for some time if last weekend’s jibes and insults on social media are anything to go by, as WALTER CRONXITE reports Two old men have had a Twitter … Continue reading →
Posted in 2019 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
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Tagged Barwell, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Tory Creatura accused of homophobic and racist prejudice
Mario Creatura, Theresa May’s former Twit-in-Chief in Downing Street, has been accused of publishing a litany of homophobic, sexist and racist views. The bulging file full of cuttings and clippings, some going back more than 10 years, demonstrate under-lying bigotry … Continue reading →
Posted in 2019 General Election, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP
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Tagged Barwell, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Labour looking strong as freezing polling day approaches
As we enter the final week of the General Election campaign, political editor WALTER CRONXITE gets a guide on the likely results from the pollsters and the bookmakers Next Thursday’s polling day for the General Election is predicted to have … Continue reading →
Posted in 2019 General Election, Anna Jones, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Donald Ekekhomen, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Olga Fitzroy, Paul Scott, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
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Tagged Anna Jones, Barwell, Boris Johnson, Brexit Party, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mario Creatura, Member of parliament, Olga Fitzroy, Paul Scott, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, UKIP
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‘Dumb Creatura’: bad week for Tories who duck questioning
The subject of ridicule in the national press, criticised for handing over voter details to a cult-like church and now too scared to face questions from Inside Croydon’s virtual hustings: Mario Creatura’s dream of becoming a Conservative MP is turning … Continue reading →
Posted in 2019 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Esther Sutton, Gavin Barwell, Inside Croydon, Mario Creatura, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Under The Flyover
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mario Creatura, Peter Sonnex, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Sprague, Tony Newman, Tory
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Conservative candidates get backing from far-right fringe group
“The fact that Nigel Farage praises the Conservatives’ manifesto for having UKIP policies should ring alarm bells among traditional Conservative voters. “This is not the party it used to be.” So warned Dominic Grieve QC, the former Attorney General in … Continue reading →
Posted in 2019 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Donald Ekekhomen, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Michael Swadling, Steve Reed MP
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Donald Ekekhomen, Mario Creatura, Michael Swadling, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, UKIP
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Stormzy’s Glastonbury slogans become rallying call for Labour
Stormzy has thrown his support behind Labour and called on people to register to vote to “end austerity, rebuild our communities and take back the means to change our lives for the better”. Stormzy, recently voted the coolest bloke in … Continue reading →
Posted in 2019 General Election, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Sarah Jones MP
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Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Stormzy, Tory
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Serious Fraud Office investigating SPAC links to 50 companies
Extent of fraud investigations into controversial church are revealed, as national newspaper follows up on Inside Croydon’s story, and further disturbing allegations begin to emerge over child-safeguarding The Serious Fraud Office has been investigating the cult-like SPAC Nation since February, … Continue reading →
Posted in 2019 General Election, Charity, Church and religions, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Steve Reed MP
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Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Gavin Barwell, Jayde Edwards, SPAC Nation, Steve Reed OBE, Tobi, Tobi Adeboyega, Tory
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Labour’s Reed: Tories should drop Creatura over SPAC scandal
The mounting scandal over the cult-like SPAC Nation church should force the Conservative Party to sack Mario Creatura as a General Election candidate. That’s the view of Steve Reed OBE, who will be seeking re-election as the Labour MP for … Continue reading →
Posted in 2019 General Election, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
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Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Croydon Tories’ leader distances himself from SPAC Nation
On the eve of the Fairfield council by-election, the leader of the Conservative group at Croydon Town Hall has tried to distance his local party from the controversial SPAC Nation. The Tory candidate in Thursday’s Fairfield by-election, 20-year-old Jayde Edwards, … Continue reading →
Posted in 2019 General Election, Church and religions, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Tim Pollard
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Tagged Barwell, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Jayde Edwards, SPAC Nation, Tim Pollard, Tobi Adeboyega, Tory
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Tory candidate’s church is under police investigation for fraud
Inside Croydon has confirmed that the locally based evangelical church SPAC Nation is under investigation for fraud. Jayde Edwards, the Conservative candidate standing in Thursday’s Fairfield council by-election, is a leading member of SPAC Nation. Her campaign has received much … Continue reading →
Posted in Business, Church and religions, Crime, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura
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Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Jayde Edwards, SPAC Nation, Tobi Adeboyega, Tory
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Mayfair property developers fence off Woodside play space
Greedy property developers, who are trying to bully a group of neighbours off the community gardens they have created in South Norwood, have erected a six-foot fence around a children’s play area in Love Lane without seeking any planning permission. … Continue reading →
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, Gavin Barwell, Hamida Ali, Heather Cheesbrough, Jane Avis, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Planning, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Tagged Croydon Central, Heather Cheesbrough, London Borough of Croydon, Love Lane, Love Lane Green, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Empty promises and puppet candidates shape Fairfield vote
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, crunches the numbers ahead of the next Croydon polling day Labour look to be on course to win the election. No, not the Christmas General Election which Prime Minister Boris Johnson may or may not … Continue reading →
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Croydon Central, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Jose Joseph, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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Tagged Andrew Rendle, Barwell, Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Esther Sutton, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, Jayde Edwards, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Mayor, Member of parliament, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Interest hike squeezes Brick by Brick’s speculative schemes
The Tory government’s obstinate fixation to drive the country off a Brexit cliff-edge at the end of October is driving down the value of the pound and causing massive problems for industry. Especially in construction – which could mean very … Continue reading →
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boxpark, Brick by Brick, Business, Colm Lacey, Colonnades, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Gavin Barwell, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
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Tagged Barwell, Boozepark, Boxpark, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Gavin Barwell, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Roger Wade, Ruskin Square, Tony Newman, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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The Creatura Files (Pt 1): Tories breaking data laws (again)
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reveals the damning verdict of an official investigation into misuse of Croydon residents’ personal data by Mario Creatura, the Coulsdon Conservative councillor who is so desperate to become an MP that he’s been breaking the law … Continue reading →
Barwell sent to the Lords while still facing Grenfell questions
On the day that a south London block of flats with inadequate fire safety measures was destroyed by a blaze, it has been confirmed that former housing minister Gavin Barwell is to be made a peer for his services to … Continue reading →
Posted in Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell
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Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Tory
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Councillors already busy working hard for their political parties
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports that the borough’s elected councillors are back to what they do best – delivering leaflets ahead of a General election. PLUS: we reveal ‘secret’ candidates in four local seats Croydon’s 70 councillors, Conservative as … Continue reading →
Posted in 2021 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Gavin Barwell, London Assembly, Mario Creatura, Paul Scully MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
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Tagged Barwell, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Paul Scully MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Sutton and Cheam, Tom Brake MP
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