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Category Archives: Croydon North
Labour figures busy playing a game of selection musical seats
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest moves by the borough’s Blairites and how the numptiest of Newman’s numpties is abusing the selection system One of the Labour councillors who last week betrayed residents by abandoning their opposition to … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon North, Manju Shahul Hameed, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Bodger Bodmer, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon North, Croydon West and South Norwood, Joel Bodmer, Labour, Richard Serunjogi, Steve Reed OBE, Steve Weed, Streatham and Norbury, Stuart Brady, Subischa Thayaparan, Tony Newman
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Grey man’s appointment places Gray with Croydon clique
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE delves into the shadowy south London connections that Sue Gray will encounter when she starts work as the Labour leader’s Chief of Staff The grey man of British politics, the terminally boring Keir Starmer, now has … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Hamida Ali, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Evans, Imogen Walker, Keir Starmer, Labour, Morgan McSweeney, Steve Reed OBE, The Campaign Company, Tony Newman
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10-year campaign by locals wins reprieve for Central Hill Estate
Plans by a labour-controlled south London council to bulldoze a residential estate have been binned, after a decade-long campaign by locals. Lambeth Council has paused the redevelopment of Central Hill and two other estates after a critical report recommended a … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Community associations, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Matthew Bennett, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Central Hill estate, Cressingham Gardens, Croydon North, Homes for Lambeth, Labour, Lambeth, Lambeth council, Mathhew Bennett, Steve Reed OBE
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Ranulph Fiennes: Get your MP to vote for trophy hunting Bill
In a first for Inside Croydon, Sir RANULPH FIENNES, Britain’s best-known explorer, has written to this website to call on our readers to lobby all Croydon’s MPs to support a private Member’s Bill due to go before Parliament this month … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Environment, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Wildlife
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Henry Smith MP, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill, Sarah Jones MP, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Steve Reed OBE, Trophy hunting Bill
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Council Tax hike petition’s strongest support in Croydon South
More people in Croydon South have signed the Parliamentary petition opposing Mayor Jason Perry’s 15per cent Council Tax hike than any other constituency in the borough. That’s according to official figures on the parliament.uk website. By noon today the petition, … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parliamentary petition, Tory, Town Hall petition
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No action taken over councillor’s six-week holiday to Brazil
WALTER CRONXITE reports from the Town Hall on a controversial figure’s long-term absence When Matt Hancock pissed off to the jungle for a few weeks, the MP had the Conservative whip removed in parliament for his unauthorised absence. Much the … Continue reading
The ‘Croydon Factor’ could yet damage Labour MPs’ prospects
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With the party flying high in the polls nationally, Labour’s London region staged a conference over the weekend where the mood was bullish as the implosion of the Tory government and its tax dodgers continues. But for … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jamie Audsley, Keir Starmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Val Shawcross, Waddon
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Voters looking for third parties’ assurance over reds and blues
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Opinion polls suggest that the Tories should have no chance of electoral success in this borough. But as WALTER CRONXITE outlines in this second part of a special report, ‘the Croydon effect’ of the Newman years has … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Taylor, Claire Bonham, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114 notice, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross
Tagged Claire Bonham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Esther Sutton, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Tories welcome Taylor’s selection for Labour in Croydon South
A candidate with a record-breaking losing record has been selected as Labour’s parliamentary candidate – though not before party officials tried to interfere with the voting process, reports WALTER CRONXITE, political editor A freelance marketing consultant who lives on Coulsdon’s … Continue reading
Merton councillor gets the nod onto Croydon South shortlist
And then there were four… Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on Labour’s shortlist for the ‘must-win’ Croydon South constituency Being parachuted in from the north of the borough with endorsements from Starmer shadow cabinet member Steve Reed OBE and Stuart King, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon West, Croydon North, Croydon South, Old Coulsdon, Paul Waddell, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Waddon
Tagged Ben Taylor, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Labour, Mike Smith, Natasha Irons, Paul Waddell, Purley, Sanderstead, Steve Reed OBE, Waddon
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Now Lambeth Labour forced to ditch its failed housing venture
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on the latest embarrassing climbdown by a south London council Lambeth Council is to wind up its arms-length housebuilding company Homes for Lambeth after an official review described its performance as “very poor” and recommended … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Community associations, Croydon North, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Matthew Bennett, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Bob Kerslake, Brick by Brick, Central Hill estate, Cressingham Gardens, Croydon, Croydon North, Homes for Lambeth, Kerslake Review, Labour, Lambeth council, Lord Kerslake, Matthew Bennett, Pete Elliott, Steve Reed OBE
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Croydon South’s Labour contender gets backing from MP Reed
Will they ever learn? Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest fumbling efforts by the Labour Party to organise a selection process in Croydon The Croydon Labour Party and their bosses at London Region have lost none of their capacity … Continue reading
Posted in Catriona Ogilvy, Chris Philp MP, Commuting, Coulsdon West, Croydon North, Croydon South, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, Paul Waddell, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Stuart King, Waddon
Tagged Ben Taylor, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Labour, Mike Smith, Natasha Irons, Paul Waddell, Purley, Sanderstead, Steve Reed OBE, STUART KING, Waddon
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Commissioners set Reed and Jones a boundaries conundrum
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the layer-cake solution to the future of Croydon, and Lambeth’s, parliamentary constituencies It has been a standing joke on this website for a decade or so that former Lambeth council leader Steve Reed OBE … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Lambeth Council, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West and South Norwood, Labour, Lambeth, Liberal Democrats, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury, Sutton, Tory
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Non-local mum wins Selsdon by-election with Greens second
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, sifts through the runes from the Selsdon Vale and Forestdale ward by-election Fatima Zaman retained the Selsdon Vale and Forestdale council seat for the Conservatives in yesterday’s by-election, as the reputational damage done to Labour locally … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Fatima Zaman, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fatima Zaman, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Peter Underwood, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, Tom Bowell, Tony Newman, Tory
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‘No records’ after council hired Starmer ally to advise leader
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mystery surrounds how a Labour figure with connections to David Evans was recruited to provide political advice when Hamida Ali took charge of Croydon Council – because no one kept any records. Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Jo Negrini, Julian Ellerby, Katherine Kerswell, Sarah Hayward, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged #LabourFiles, #TheLabourFiles, Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Evans, Hamida Ali, Imogen Walker, Katherine Kerswell, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Files, Morgan McSweeney, Sandwell Council, Tony Newman
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#TheLabourFiles: Source of hacked data worked for Evans
Further links to the Labour Party’s General Secretary have been confirmed since Al Jazeera broadcast The Spying Game documentary. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Further investigations since Al Jazeera broadcast their documentary “The Spying Game” have discovered that the person who … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Clive Fraser, Crime, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David Evans, Inside Croydon, Local media, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged #TheLabourFiles, Al Jazeera, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David Evans, David White, ICO, Information Commissioners Office, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Files, Morgan McSweeney, Open Our Roads, Robert Canning, Ruth Bannister, Stephen Mann, The Labour Files, Tony Newman
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#TheLabourFiles: It’s long past time to clean-up the Party
Former Labour staffer ANDREW FISHER reflects on what Al Jazeera’s series The Labour Files revealed about his former employers and the party of which he has been a member for 26 years “Poly-ticks”, according to Rowan Atkinson’s Edmund Blackadder, is … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Clive Fraser, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, David Evans, David White, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged #TheLabourFiles, Andrew Fisher, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, David Evans, David White, Forde Report, Jeremy Corbyn, Keir Starmer, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, The Labour Files
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#TheLabourFiles programmes show party ‘corrupt to the core’
A former MP leads a call for those responsible to resign as councillors after failing to report a malicious hack attack to the police. EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES A former MP and councillor of 32 years’ service at Croydon Town … Continue reading
#TheLabourFiles: Silence won’t make the hard facts go away
Political columnist Peter Oborne has taken his media colleagues to task for missing one of the biggest stories of the year. By STEVEN DOWNES One of the country’s most respected political commentators has said that “it is impossible to justify … Continue reading
#TheLabourFiles: MP Reed, Evans and the Croydon connection
By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon More than six months in the making, Al Jazeera’s investigations unit last night released the fourth part of their documentary series The Labour Files, this episode called “The Spying Game”, a detailed report on … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Clive Fraser, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David White, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Robert Canning, Stephen Mann, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged #LabourFiles, #TheLabourFiles, Al Jazeera, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David White, Labour, Paul Scott, Robert Canning, South Norwood, Stephen Mann, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Waddon
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#TheLabourFiles: anti-racism campaigner expelled by party
The second episode of Al Jazeera’s The Labour Files was a bit of a Croydon special, with cameo appearances of the local branch of the English Defence League, as well as another appearance by Croydon North MP Steve Reed, … Continue reading
#TheLabourFiles: MP Reed provided endorsement for Stanger
Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Croydon North and a prime mover in the notorious “Chicken Coup” attempt to unseat Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader in 2016, has been revealed as one of the party’s senior members who provided … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged #TheLabourFiles, Al Jazeera, Brighton, Croydon, Croydon North, Labour, Luke Stanger, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed OBE, The Labour Files
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