Category Archives: Steve Reed MP

The Big Sleep Out, Croydon town centre, Mar 24

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

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Queen’s Hotel planning inquiry is a case of David v Goliath

Posted on February 26, 2019 by

Whose side is Croydon Council on? As JOE PAXTON reports from the Town Hall, Crystal Palace Council Tax-payers face a four-day public hearing having had little support from their own local authority A David v Goliath battle commences at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Norwood Society, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Planning, Stephen Mann, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Croydon Labour MP Reed is quick to reject Umunna’s splitters

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

STEVEN DOWNES on reactions and responses to the not-so-magnificent seven’s resignation from the Labour Party The bitter, decade-long personal, political feud between Chuka Umunna and Steve Reed OBE may have played a significant factor in the former vice-chair of Progress … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon North, Jack Buck, London-wide issues, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Skipper named in Labour’s five-woman shortlist for Norbury

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

The Norbury and Pollards Hill council by-election will be staged on March 14, but there has already been some manoeuvring over candidate selection by Labour, as WALTER CRONXITE reports As was entirely predictable, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Labour leader Tony Newman’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Caragh Skipper, Croydon North, Maggie Mansell, Norbury, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Tories rush to pick Croydon candidate for General Election

Posted on January 18, 2019 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on latest indications that, while Theresa Mayhem might be saying one thing, behind the scenes her ‘top advisers’ are doing another Senior figures in Downing Street, which presumably must mean gaffe-prone Gavin Barwell, the Prime Minister’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

‘People’s Vote’ poll paints bleak picture for Labour in London

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE has been crunching some numbers from the latest opinion poll A much bigger survey than usual  of London voters by YouGov, as part of their mega 25,000-people national poll (funded by something calling itself “The People’s Vote”), suggests … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Copley calls on councils to build homes for social rent

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

A Labour London Assembly Member has called for local authorities in the capital to provide thousands more homes for social rent – what used to be called council homes – and for the scrapping of the Thatcherite Right To Buy … Continue reading →

Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Housing, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Planning, Steve Reed MP, Tom Copley | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments