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King’s Town Hall gambit has Labour teamed up with Tories
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Orders from Labour Party’s Central Command and local enmities look to consign our borough’s residents to years of more party political pantomime that shores up the position of bungling Mayor Jason Perry. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor … Continue reading
Posted in Adam Kellett, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis, Stuart King
Tagged Angela Eagle MP, CALAT, Cllr Ria Patel, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Reform Ltd, Tory, Zionism is Racism
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Croydon could hold a ‘no confidence’ referendum over Perry
CROYDON COMMENTARY: After almost five years of incompetence and failure under a Tory Mayor, it is now possible for Croydon residents to abolish the role. ANDREW PELLING explains the changes, and the predicament for the borough’s political classes. PLUS: Take … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Pelling, Children's Services, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Planning, Tony Newman
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Angela Rayner MP, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Green Party, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Peter Underwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Mendacious Mayor is sitting on £8m of overpaid tax money
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The cash-strapped council’s Tory leader had no answers when asked why he has failed to refund ‘money which rightfully belongs to hardworking residents’. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Croydon’s failed Mayor Jason Perry is sitting … Continue reading
Healey’s ‘breathing space’ Budget was tempered by Trump
Small Business Rate Relief is not the headline-grabber from yesterday’s Budget that a £100 payment to millions of households to help with fuel bills was. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports how it is a measure that should help more than … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Council Tax, Croydon Council
Tagged Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Iran, Iran war, John Healey, Labour, London, President Donald Trump, Small Business Rate Relief, SMEs, Tory
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Unpicking the Budget and the Bayeux Tapestry in our podcast
The latest episode of the Croydon Insider podcast is now available – free for our paying subscribers as premium content via Patreon, or for purchase on our Spotify page. It’s another jam-packed episode, with a panel of iC readers going … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Under The Flyover
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Bayeux Tapestry, BBC, Beckenham Junction, British Museum, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Croydon Trams, Dr Yusuf Ali Osman, Elmers End, London Trams, New Addington, Patreon, Podcast, Sanjana Idnani, Spotify, The Budget, Yusuf Osman
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Have your voice heard at South Norwood Council Tax meeting
A special meeting attended by a local law centre is taking place tomorrow in South Norwood to help military veterans, disabled people, lone parents and those on low incomes with their Council Tax South West London Law Centres will be … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Croydon, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Norwood Junction, Portland Road, SNCK, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, SWLLC
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Perry’s plan is rejected by four parties – and Commissioners
CROYDON IN CRISIS: ‘Zero plan and zero competence’ – Croydon Mayor has his proposed business plan blocked at the Town Hall this week in an embarrassing reverse for the Tories and the council’s interim CEO. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Jackson, Stuart King
Tagged 39% Council Tax increase, Business plan, Conservative, Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Councillor Amy Foster, Councillor Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Disabled Persons Freedom Pass, Disabled Persons Freedom Passes, Failed Mayor, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor's business plan 2026-2023, Tory
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‘Utterly outrageous’ proposal to withdraw disabled travel pass
The consequences of the council losing its LTN case in the High Court in March, and with it millions of pounds in fine refunds and lost revenue, now sees Croydon’s failed Mayor taking travel passes from the disabled. WALTER CRONXITE, … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mark Adderley, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged 39% Council Tax increase, Cllr Mark Adderley, Conservative, Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Councillor Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Disabled Persons Freedom Pass, Disabled Persons Freedom Passes, Failed Mayor, London Borough of Croydon, Tory
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Mayor fails to find ‘right’ person for £275,000 CEO vacancy
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A year since the vacancy arose at Fisher’s Folly, the Mayor is no closer to recruiting someone for the top job to take over from Katherine Kerswell. KEN LEE, Town Hall correspondent, reports Jason Perry has failed … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Mike Jackson, Section 114 notice
Tagged Chief executive officer, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, GatenbySanderson, Interiim chief executive, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Jackson, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Perry’s consultation is outsourced to AI spyware company
Zencity is owned by a cyberwarfare expert who learned his sinister trade in an elite unit of the Israel Defense Force. The use of the firm has been subject to growing complaints and scrutiny in America Croydon’s “digital first” council … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged 39% Council Tax increase, AI, Commonplace Digital Ltd, Conservative, Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Councillor Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Eyal Feder, Failed Mayor, London Borough of Croydon, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory, Zencity
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Perry looks to inflict pain for his failures on Croydon’s poor
Not content with axing services that protect children, closing libraries and committing ‘cultural vandalism’ over CALAT, Croydon’s Mayor is now coming after lone-parent families and even disabled residents. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on Perry’s plan to make cuts to Council … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Stuart King
Tagged 39% Council Tax increase, Conservative, Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Councillor Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Failed Mayor, London Borough of Croydon, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Tory
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Here’s suggested (polite) responses to Perry’s consultation
As Croydon’s £86,000 per year piss-poor Mayor looks to cut support for lone parents and the disabled, this is your chance to let him know what you really think… The lovely, helpful people at the South Norwood Community Kitchen have … Continue reading
‘Challenge remains enormous’ as Perry hikes Council Tax again
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on the grim budget report from the borough’s failed Mayor After almost five years in charge at Croydon Town Hall, Mayor Jason Perry has made a public admission of failure. “It remains difficult to see a … Continue reading
That’s ACE! Gaskell the latest to join council’s growing 200 club
Cash-strapped Croydon now has at least three execs, two of them interims, being paid at rates of £200,000 per year or more. But someone in Mayor Jason Perry’s council is trying to keep the latest appointment a secret. EXCLUSIVE by … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Jackson, Section 114 notice, Stephen Gaskell
Tagged Camden Council, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Interim assistant chief executive, Interims, Jenny Rowlands, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Jackson, Tory
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Perry’s ‘comedy’ video claims are leaving the joke on Croydon
The borough’s Conservative Mayor, rendered impotent by the presence of government Commissioners, has spent much of the summer conducting some personal political campaigning, all paid for by tax-payers, that is often deliberately misleading, that sometimes gaslights residents and, very often, … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Andrew Fisher, BH Group, Business, Commissioners, Council Tax, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Fly tipping, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Planning, Policing, Refuse collection, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon Park Hotel, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Labour, Live Facial Recognition, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Shop lifter tagging, Tory, URW, Westfield
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Exposed: New CEO’s role in Norfolk’s £30m incinerator scandal
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Did Mayor Perry’s appointments committee bother to conduct a full background check into the employment record of the man they have just handed the council’s top job and £1,500 per day pay? A big Croydon welcome to … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Jackson, Section 114 notice
Tagged Bernard Weatherill House, Chief executive officer, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Fisher's Folly, incinerator, Interiim chief executive, Katherine Kerswell, Kings Lynn, Kings Lynn incinerator, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Jackson, Norfolk, Norfolk County Council, Tory
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£1,500 per day for bankrupt council’s third CEO in 10 months
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The propaganda department at cash-strapped Croydon Council waited until just before 6pm to sneak out the announcement of its latest interim chief exec. What they failed to mention is that Mike Jackson, who is to be … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Katherine Kerswell, Mike Jackson, Section 114 notice
Tagged Chief executive officer, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Interiim chief executive, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Jackson, Tory
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Perry’s plan: More borrowing. More debt. And £58m more cuts
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Reports sneaked out ahead of next Wednesday’s council cabinet meeting talk of ‘difficult decisions’, after residents have already suffered six years of the consequences of ‘difficult decisions’. By STEVEN DOWNES Less than six months since he pushed … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Claire Bonham, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Ainscough, SEND, Stabilisation Plan, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Claire Bonham, Cllr Paul Ainscough, Cllr Stuart King, Conrad Hall, Conservative, Council debt, Croydon, Croydon Council, EFS, Exceptional financial support, HM Treasury, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Section 114 Notice, The Green Party, Tory
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Perry’s latest bright idea: a begging letter to new PM Burnham
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After four years of record Council Tax rises and record borrowing from central government, the borough’s bungling Mayor appears to think that the new occupier of No10 Downing Street might solve his problems. By our Town Hall … Continue reading
Perry’s council to face Judicial Review over Access Croydon
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Failed Mayor Jason Perry probably ought to get a season ticket for the High Court, as his council is facing yet another legal challenge over his decision to close the public access service inside Fisher’s Folly. By … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Council, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, London Renters' Union, Mayor Jason Perry, PILC, Public Interest Law Centre, Public Services Delivery Hub, Tory
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£275,000: Loadsamoney Perry breaks the bank for new CEO
CROYDON IN CRISIS: As the council faces having to replace its interim CEO with an interim interim CEO, the Mayor splashes the cash to try to find someone for what he calls ‘London’s most important leadership role’ Recruitment ads for … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dean Shoesmith, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jenny Rowlands, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Nathan Elvery, Section 114 notice
Tagged CEO, Chief executive officer, Commisssioners, Conrad Hall, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dean Shoesmith, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Nathan Elvery, Tory
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Do you recognise your council as described in the CEO job ad?
CROYDON IN CRISIS In the recruitment ad, are the Commissioners seeking a competent and experienced civic administrator with more than the charisma of a dead fish for the role of council chief executive? Or are they looking for a knight … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dean Shoesmith, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jenny Rowlands, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Nathan Elvery, Section 114 notice
Tagged CEO, Chief executive officer, Commisssioners, Conrad Hall, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dean Shoesmith, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Nathan Elvery, Tory
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Perry tries to hide homelessness service with South End move
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Just hours before his council was due at the High Court to face a possible Judicial Review over its closure of Access Croydon, the Mayor announced that he was moving the housing service. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Cavendish House, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Emma Gardiner, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, London Renters' Union, Mayor Jason Perry, PILC, Public Interest Law Centre, Public Services Delivery Hub, South End, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, Tory
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Perry’s council facing High Court threat over Access Croydon
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council is being dragged into the High Court next week to face claims that it is failing to meet its statutory responsibilities on housing as a consequence of making its offices open only on an appointment … Continue reading
Posted in Bernard Weatherill House, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Emma Gardiner, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, London Renters' Union, Mayor Jason Perry, PILC, Public Interest Law Centre, Public Services Delivery Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, Tory
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Add poor time management to Mayor’s long list of failings
TOWN HALL SKETCH: Jason Perry missed the kick-off of the big match in Leipzig, and managed to deliver his annual ‘state of the borough’ speech without a single mention of the cash-strapped council’s finances. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Adam Kellett, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, New Addington South, Scott Roche, Stuart King
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Adam Kellett, Cllr Scott Holman, Conservative, Council constitution, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Scott Roche, The Green Party, Tory
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