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What a load of old rubbish! And that’s just inside the Town Hall
There’s only a handful of opportunities each year for the public to question the way their council is being run, but as ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, discovered when watching last night’s full council meeting, it is increasingly obvious that the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Callton Young, Christopher Herman, Claire Bonham, Council Tax, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Heathfield House, Jason Cummings, Katherine Kerswell, Live Facial Recognition cameras, Mayor Jason Perry, Refuse collection, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis, Simon Fox, Stuart King, Veolia, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Cllr Callton Young, Cllr Christopher Herman, Cllr Jason Cummings, Cllr Ria Patel, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gaza, Green Party, Heathfield House, Israel, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Pension fund, Rowenna Davis, Tory, Waddon
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Perry slammed for £439,000 in ‘golden hellos’ paid to new staff
Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest revelation about the spendthrift council under its Tory Mayor Croydon Council, which came under fire after this website revealed that it had paid a “golden handshake” of £437,000 in a hush money settlement … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Mayor Jason Perry, Uncategorized
Tagged 'Golden hellos', Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Daily Torygraph, Jo Negrini, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Social workers, Tory
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BINMAGEDDON 2: Councillors now ordered not to complain
EXCLUSIVE: The borough’s elected representatives, our councillors, have this week been ordered not to have direct contact with Katherine Kerswell’s council staff over such mundane issues as bin collections that have been missed by rubbish contractor Veolia. By our Town … Continue reading
Gone missing: Mayor ducks Town Hall cabinet for three months
EXCLUSIVE: Key public meetings have been cancelled, without any explanation, as Jason Perry is accused of wanting to run the borough by Trump-style edict. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Jason Perry, the Mayor of a borough that is £1.4billion in … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, General Purposes and Audit Committee, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Section 114 notice, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Ria Patel, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Cabinet, Council meetings, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, STUART KING, Tory
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Perry repeats lie as he calls meeting over No Access Croydon
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Delayed replies, giving short-notice of an appointment and a divide-and-rule approach betray Mayor’s struggle to justify the closure of the authority’s public area, as librarians are now providing advice to the homeless. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Jason … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Brown, Bernard Weatherill House, Charity, Community associations, Council Tax, Crisis Skylight Centre, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centres
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon Council, Croydon Nightwatch, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, London Renters' Union, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, Tory
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April Fools! £40m Veolia contract comes into force tomorrow
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on Tory Mayor Perry’s multi-million-pound practical joke being played on residents tomorrow in a borough which can’t say which day a street’s bins are due to be emptied, and where the rubbish contractor is … Continue reading
Mayor Perry lied over access to services at other councils
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Claims made by the chief executive and executive Mayor over how other London boroughs manage their appointments systems have been found to be exaggerated and simply untrue EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Jason Perry has deliberately misled residents … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', 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 Council, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, PSDH, Public Services Delivery Hub, Tory
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The Croydon Insider: Our No Access All Areas Podcast Special asks the questions that Mayor Jason Perry is too scared to face
We asked Croydon’s Conservatives to put up one of their 30-odd councillors – some of whom are paid more than £40,000 per year – for an hour’s podcast session and to face questions from Inside Croydon readers. When they refused, … Continue reading
Volunteer criticises Perry for taking credit for residents’ efforts
DODGY LEAFLETS: The Tory campaign to save Jason Perry’s political career is underway, with the Conservatives delivering pamphlets making all kinds of exaggerated claims. As KEN LEE reports, some community groups have not been fooled by Perry’s false claims With … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Love Norbury, Norbury, Norbury Avenue and Thornton Heath Residents' Association, Norbury Green Residents' Association, Norbury Park Residents' Association, Norbury Village Residents' Association, Refuse collection, Veolia
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dody leaflets, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Rubbish contractors, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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No Access Croydon: 30 voluntary groups demand reopening
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Jason Perry and CEO Katherine Kerswell’s decision to make access to the council’s offices appointment-only may be in breach of the council’s legal responsibilities EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Letters have landed on the desks of Mayor … 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, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, London Renters' Union, Mayor Jason Perry, PSDH, Public Services Delivery Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South West London Law Centre, Tory
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Kerswell issues warning to staff over ‘verbal abuse’ at council
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Flashpoints between security guards and council staff after just two days of the new appointments-only system at Fisher’s Folly have seen workers told ‘we will not tolerate abuse of any form’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Within two … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', Bernard Weatherill House, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell
Tagged Access Croydon, Bernard Weatherill House, BWH, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, PSDH, Public Services Delivery Hub, Tory
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No Access Croydon: Kerswell closes off Fisher’s Folly to public
CROYDON IN CRISIS: At short notice, the council has announced that there will be no public access to the its offices without an appointment, in the latest cut in services under Mayor Jason Perry. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The council’s … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', 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 Council, Fisher's Folly, Homelessness, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, PSDH, Public Services Delivery Hub, Tory
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Fixing the finances: join the discussion with our podcast panel
In-depth and informed, this latest episode of The Croydon Insider looks back on a week of meetings at the Town Hall where residents’ Council Tax was hiked again and the council sought another government bail-out, this time £136million. Joining our … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Under The Flyover
Tagged Cllr Claire Bonham, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Patreon, Podcast, Spotify, The Croydon Insider, Under The Flyover
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They voted to raise your Council Tax, then to increase their pay
TOWN HALL SKETCH: Things don’t sound too good in the Chamber these days, and it is not just because the council has hired a cheaper contractor for its audio system. As tempers frayed at the most important meeting of the … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', Amy Foster, Avril Slipper, Callton Young, Christopher Herman, Claire Bonham, Council Tax, Croydon Carers, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Esther Sutton, Ian Parker, Jason Cummings, Katherine Kerswell, Kola Agboola, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis, Sean Fitzsimons, Section 114 notice, Stuart King
Tagged 2025 Council budget, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Kola Agboola, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Rowenna Davis, STUART KING, Tory
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Everything’s going up except Starmer and Labour’s poll ratings
Energy prices up, transport fares up, water bills up, Council Tax up… ANDREW FISHER says that the government’s failure to tackle the cost-of-living crisis could have lasting political impact In December last year, Keir Starmer set out his “Plan for … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Fisher, Council Tax, Croydon, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, Mayor, National Insurance, Steve Reed OBE, Thames Water
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Croydon’s finances are not sustainable warns council chief
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Ahead of tonight’s Council Tax-setting meeting, an exec director says the authority cannot continue by borrowing more, with overspends likely to rise to more than £200m by 2028. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Jason “Fix … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice
Tagged Angela Rayner, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jane West, Jason Cummings, Jim McMahon, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, S114, S114 notice, Tory
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Cut Mayor’s special allowances by 50%, say Croydon’s Greens
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Ahead of the council’s more-heat-than-light annual Budget meetings that begin this week, PETER UNDERWOOD highlights how the councillors of one party at the Town Hall are presenting some realistic proposals Honesty and fairness. They are the themes of … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, Youth Services
Tagged 2025 Council budget, Cllr Esther Sutton, Cllr Ria Patel, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Esther Sutton, Green Party, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel
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Government grants Perry’s record £136m council bail-out plea
CROYDON IN CRISIS: As government bails out cash-strapped council with record amount as part of £1.5bn provided across 30 local authorities in England, the borough’s elected Mayor was out on the piss. PLUS: There’s £40m provided to Lambeth to sort … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice
Tagged Bail-out, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Exceptional financial support, Jim McMahon, Lambeth council, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Tory
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Kerswell says debt write-off talks with Whitehall are ‘active’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Releasing the council from the shackles of its toxic debt could be the only lasting solution – and talks with Whitehall on the suggestion are continuing, according to a report in a trade magazine Katherine Kerswell, Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Tony McArdle
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, The Municipal Journal, Tony McArdle, Tory
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Cash-strapped council spends £5m on 4,000 shiny new laptops
CROYDON IN CRISIS: While the council goes cap-in-hand to the government for another bail-out, Fisher’s Folly has been taking delivery of 4,000 shiny new laptops for staff. As political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports, opposition councillors are fuming The bright and … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis
Tagged Boston Consulting Group, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Littlefish, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Tory, Waddon
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Council Tax hits £2,500 per year as debts continue to mount
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council chief exec and Mayor pass the buck to central government for borough’s continuing financial problems, while confirming that they are to axe another 360 jobs. Watch the world’s worst comedy double act – Perry and Kerswell … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, SEND
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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Government’s local council settlement still not enough – LGA
A leading think tank and the largest association of local councils say that the funding from central government that has been announced this week is still not enough to deal with steepling increases in costs faced by town halls across … Continue reading
Labour accuse Perry of ‘mismanagement’ of Town Hall finances
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Opposition councillors say residents will be ‘horrified’ by Tory Mayor’s request to government for ‘a staggering’ £136million bail-out Pay more. Get less. That was the reaction from Croydon Labour this morning in response to Tory Mayor Jason … Continue reading
Croydon In Crisis: budget overspend now close to £100m
Council Tax will have risen by 27% under Mayor Jason Perry, as Croydon and six other London boroughs beg Whitehall for multi-million-pound bail-outs Cash-strapped Croydon’s predicted budget overspend for the coming year is now at least £98million. That’s according to … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Tony McArdle
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jim McMahon, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Tory
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