Category Archives: Gavin Barwell

Thornton Heath ‘boosted’ by Camilla’s vaccination centre visit

Posted on March 3, 2021 by insidecroydon

Health service workers, volunteers and those Thornton Heath locals arriving at a local church for their coronavirus vaccination appointment at lunchtime today were given an added boost when the Duchess of Cornwall turned up on a visit to see the … Continue reading →

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Tory candidate for London Mayor accused of campaign fraud

Posted on January 26, 2021 by insidecroydon

Lawyers acting for the Labour Party have accused Shaun Bailey of a form of fraud ahead of the London Mayoral elections, after his campaign last month distributed leaflets headed with fake City Hall insignia. The leaflets made the claim that … Continue reading →

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‘Best in the business’ Creatura lands new Westminster job

Posted on January 21, 2021 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the latest job manoeuvre by someone whose political ambitions exceed his abilities Mario Creatura, the Tory councillor who sought the help of the SPAC Nation cult church to try to win him the Croydon Central … Continue reading →

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Barwell’s Downing Street book is promising ‘revelations’

Posted on December 8, 2020 by insidecroydon

Gavin Barwell, the author of the less-than-acclaimed How To Lose A Marginal Seat, has been signed up to write another book. As if the £305 per day attendance allowance at the House of Lords was not enough, nor the various … Continue reading →

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Tories accused of putting campaigns ahead of covid safety

Posted on October 28, 2020 by insidecroydon

Croydon South’s MP and a former Downing Street special adviser have been caught breaking their own government’s rules. KEN LEE reports Chris Philp, the Conservative MP for Croydon South, and arch-careerist Mario Creatura, one of the Town Hall’s top Tories, … Continue reading →

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Newman leaves it to others to clear up as he quits as leader

Posted on October 13, 2020 by insidecroydon

TOWN HALL SKETCH: Finally, reluctantly, Croydon’s council leader agrees to stand down. But, as STEVEN DOWNES reports, Tony Newman might hang around for a while yet, ‘like a fart in a lift’ It was barely 10 minutes in, and this … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Tories in call for Town Hall meeting and Newman’s resignation

Posted on September 5, 2020 by insidecroydon

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on how the borough’s Conservative opposition appears to be waking from its slumbers, as the council leader is accused of ‘reckless financial mismanagement’ Jason Perry, in his first significant act as leader of the Conservative … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Hall, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tories issue plea to members to help them ‘fill our hole’

Posted on August 28, 2020 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Tories are calling for Tony Newman to stand down as council leader immediately, saying the Town Hall finances “are in an appalling state”. But with the slapstick comic timing of Frank “Ooo Betty” Spencer, the Conservatives’ criticism of Newman … Continue reading →

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Ex-councillor admits he was wrong over Westfield scheme

Posted on August 17, 2020 by insidecroydon

A former deputy council leader has spoken publicly about their deep regret for their part in bringing developers, such as Westfield, to their town centre, leaving it as “a tragedy of a place now”. “There’s plenty of nostalgia and lots … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Jo Negrini, Planning, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Call to remove Churchill mural puts Labour council on spot

Posted on June 9, 2020 by insidecroydon

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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Former Barwell aide tweets his support for ‘Tommy Robinson’

Posted on June 8, 2020 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Centrale’s Debenhams to remain closed after lockdown ends

Posted on May 7, 2020 by insidecroydon

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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Business is booming for housing lobbyist ‘Barren’ Barwell

Posted on May 5, 2020 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Scaled-down town centre development could take 10 years

Posted on March 3, 2020 by insidecroydon

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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Wait-field: now Labour council leader Newman calls it a ‘mess’

Posted on February 20, 2020 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Barwell cashes in on his ‘expertise’ as an ex-housing minister

Posted on February 19, 2020 by insidecroydon

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 →

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‘Barren’ Barwell is not fit to sit on housing association board

Posted on December 31, 2019 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Barwell jumps on housing gravy train before Grenfell inquiry

Posted on December 17, 2019 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Tory peer spends weekend trolling Labour MP over Corbyn

Posted on December 16, 2019 by insidecroydon

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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tory Creatura accused of homophobic and racist prejudice

Posted on December 11, 2019 by insidecroydon

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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Labour looking strong as freezing polling day approaches

Posted on December 5, 2019 by insidecroydon

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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

‘Dumb Creatura’: bad week for Tories who duck questioning

Posted on November 29, 2019 by insidecroydon

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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Conservative candidates get backing from far-right fringe group

Posted on November 26, 2019 by insidecroydon

“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 →

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Stormzy’s Glastonbury slogans become rallying call for Labour

Posted on November 25, 2019 by insidecroydon

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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Serious Fraud Office investigating SPAC links to 50 companies

Posted on November 10, 2019 by insidecroydon

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 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment