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How to make friends and influence people, Croydon 2019
So, this is what political lobbying looks like in Croydon in 2019. The photograph shows a merry gathering of Labour campaigners, on the night last week that the Grauniad columnist, Owen Jones, paid a fleeting visit to rally activists as … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Paul Scott, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Kevin Craig, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Owen Jones, Paul Scott, PLMR, Sarah Jones MP, TCC, The Campaign Company, Tony Newman
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Jones leading calls for a change of laws over tram safety
On the eve of the third anniversary of the Croydon tram crash, families of the victims have launched a campaign to reform tram safety, demanding that “the tragedy of the Croydon tram crash must never happen again”. Supported by Sarah … Continue reading
Labour win Fairfield by-election despite 10% vote drop
WALTER CRONXITE crunches the numbers after a council by-election where the biggest losers were the residents of Croydon Jack Buck, the Labour Party paid employee who fixed the Fairfield ward selection so that his friend, Caragh Skipper, could be nominated … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Mario Creatura, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Boris Johnson, Caragh Skipper, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jayde Edwards, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory
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‘Don’t call us cult-like’ says cult-like SPAC Nation
A cult-like church group which has been dabbling in right-wing politics says that it objects to being called “cult-like”. The press office of the SPAC Nation has written to Inside Croydon, objecting to the description of their organisation as cult-like, … Continue reading
Creatura accused of breaking privacy rules over video
The Tory candidate in Croydon Central has been issued with what is effectively a ‘cease and desist’ notice after he featured individuals in a campaign video without seeking their permission. KEN LEE reports Mario Creatura, the oleaginous Conservative candidate who … Continue reading
Labour election worries: ‘We’re heading for an unholy Buck up’
Jack Buck, the Labour Party employee who last month was at the centre of a candidate selection fix for the Fairfield by-election, has ordered party members in the borough to ignore that scandal and to turn out for canvassing sessions. … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jayde Edwards, Labour, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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No one to blame. Or no one cares? Tram crash case dropped
No one was to blame. That, after three years of investigations by police and other agencies, was the view of the Crown Prosecution Service when it announced yesterday that there were to be no charges brought following the Croydon tram … Continue reading
‘He’s running scared’: Newman cancels Town Hall meetings
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, reports from the Town Hall, where the council leader is playing hard to get Tony Newman, Labour’s leader on Croydon Council, has cancelled December’s full meeting of the council, using the General Election on December 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon Central, Dawn Butler MP, Fairfield, John Healey MP, Jose Joseph, Labour, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Tory
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General Election Special: all you need to know about Johnson
Posted in 2019 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Keeping your children safe online, Bingham Road, Oct 31
Posted in Activities, Addiscombe West, Croydon Central, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Addiscombe West, Sarah Jones MP
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Momentum demand inquiry into Fairfield selection scandal
Nearly a month since their self-proclaimed founder resigned as a councillor following a “serious incident”, Croydon Momentum have finally broken their silence over the scandal and shambles of the Labour Party selection for the Fairfield ward by-election. In their belated … Continue reading
Tawdry affair of Fairfield candidate coup and the double agent
EXCLUSIVE: The scandal surrounding Labour’s candidate selection for the Fairfield by-election looks set to worsen after a lengthy mea culpa was issued by the Local Campaign Forum, as WALTER CRONXITE reports The two most senior officials in Croydon Labour’s LCF … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Clark, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Croydon Central, Dan Frost, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, Mike Higgs, Tony Newman
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Adonis joins Croydon MP’s 5-year-old campaign for Zone 4
Former Labour transport minister Andrew Adonis has backed calls from a Croydon MP and local businesses to re-zone East Croydon and West Croydon Stations, to make it cheaper to travel between the city centre and the south London borough. Lord … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Commuting, Croydon BID, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Andrew Adonis, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Labour councillor subject to police investigation, says Newman
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the latest snippet of what passes for public accountability in the mysterious case of the vanishing deputy cabinet member. And how Inside Croydon is setting the council agenda – again The “serious incident” … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Humayun Kabir, Jo Negrini, Mario Creatura, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Tory
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Creatura hands Edwards front-row seat for Fairfield by-election
Even before the Fairfield ward council by-election date was announced, Croydon Tories had selected their candidate – though not through any process as crassly democratic as allowing the local Conservative members a vote. Jayde Edwards, a young mum who is … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Fairfield, Mario Creatura
Tagged Conservative, Fairfield, Jayde Edwards, Labour, Mario Creatura, SPAC Nation, Tory
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Councillors expect answers over Sirisena’s ‘serious incident’
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the growing disgust among the council’s ruling Labour group at the conduct of a former colleague, but also discomfort at the way their leadership handled the councillor’s shock resignation The majority of Croydon’s 40 remaining Labour … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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