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Category Archives: Croydon South
Make sure you are registered to vote – deadline June 18
To make sure that you have a vote in the General Election on July 4 – whether you are in any of Croydon’s four constituencies: Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West and Streatham and Croydon North – you need to … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, General Election, General Election 2024, Streatham and Croydon North
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Philp fighting for survival as Tories face capital punishment
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the stark news contained within the latest, most extensive piece of opinion polling, one month before election day With General Election day exactly one calendar month away, the latest and most extension polling done yet … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elliot Colburn, London-wide issues, Marley King, Paul Scully MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam
Tagged 2024 General Election, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, General Election, General Election 2024, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam, Tony Newman, Tory, YouGov
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Splash and purge: just another five weeks of campaigning to go
It started with a damp squib, but as the days have passed, the campaign has got steadily murkier. ANDREW FISHER assesses the first week of the 2024 General Election A week ago, in a wet Downing Street, Rishi Sunak, the … Continue reading
FREE: Our podcast answers the important election questions
Why vote? That is a question for many of us ahead of the July 4 General Election. In our latest, special episode of the Croydon Insider podcast, a panel of experts tries to answer some of the questions put to … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Croydon East, Croydon Insider, Croydon South, Croydon West, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Ria Patel, Streatham and Croydon North, Under The Flyover
Tagged 2024 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, General Election, General Election 2024, Green Party, Inside Croydon, Ken Towl, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Neil Chamroo, Ria Patel, Streatham and Croydon North, The Croydon Insider, Tory, Under The Flyover, Why Vote?
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LibDems name their candidates and Philp forgets he’s a Tory
Finally, days after the General Election was announced, Croydon’s Liberal Democrats have got around to confirming their four candidates for July 4 – details of which Inside Croydon had reported on weeks ago. The LibDems, who have had only a … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Jahir Hussain, Rick Howard, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, General Election, General Election 2024, Jahir Hussain, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Major Rick Howard, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Croydon’s Tory MP confronted: ‘Why should we trust you?’
It is not just Croydon Labour who are in ‘special measures’ with their national party officials, as alarm bells are ringing at Conservative HQ over the election prospects of ‘Congo’ Chris Philp. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Croydon Conservatives have … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Park Hill and Whitgift, Redhill, Reigate and Banstead Council, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tandridge District Council, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged 2024 London elections, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Park Hill and Whitgift, Reigate and Banstead, Steve Reed OBE, Surrey, Sutton Council, Tandridge District Council, Tory, Waddon, Woodside
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Residents’ groups reject Purley ‘pool’ plan backed by Perry
Our shadowy multi-millionaire developers based in off-shore tax havens correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on an outbreak of common sense, and serious reservations, over proposals for a massive retirement home complex Seven of the borough’s largest and most influential residents’ associations have … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Place Review Panel, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croham Valley Residents Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Hartley and District Residents' Association, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown Residents Association, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Tory
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Philp bottles it and exits ‘cesspit’ Facebook group in a hurry
Croydon Mayor Jason Perry and policing minister Chris Philp were in full-scale retreat after the London elections, hurriedly trying to distance themselves from the ‘absolute cesspit of vile racism and hate speech’ that they had helped to foster on social … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Conservatives, Croydon Council, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Greenpeace, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Tory, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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The shifts below the waterline that require action from all sides
ANDREW FISHER takes a look behind the numbers from Thursday’s election and finds lessons for Labour as well as the Tories For all the “excitement” of Thursday’s elections, nothing much changed for Croydon. Labour’s Sadiq Khan remains London Mayor, Conservative … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Natasha Irons, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall
Tagged 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon East, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Neil Garratt, South Norwood, Susan Hall, Tory
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Perry’s Facebook page part of Tory ‘vile cesspit’ of racism
By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon More than six months since this website exposed the Tory policing minister, Chris Philp, and Croydon’s Conservative Mayor, Jason Perry, as being involved with a secret Facebook group that appeared to encourage criminal damage … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Greenpeace, London, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Tory, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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Philp’s flop: Tory MP becomes national laughing stock (again)
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on a Croydon politician’s televised African problem There were genuine concerns among Croydon Tories last night, after the recording of this week’s episode of the BBC’s Question Time programme in north London, that Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Congo, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Daily Torygraph, Grauniad, John Crace, Kigali, Liz Truss, Rwanda, Thick Lizzy Truss, Tory
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May 2’s election day will show how bad things are for Tories
With two weeks to go, ANDREW FISHER focuses in on your three, or four, votes in Croydon. PLUS: how you can make sure you have proper photo ID for election day Every Croydon voter will have at least three votes … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Sutton Council, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Woodside, Zoe Garbett
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Anonyvoter, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Mayor, Maddie Henson, Mark Menzies, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mrs Anonyvoter, Neil Garratt, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Tory, ULEZ, Woodside, Zoe Garbutt
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Time is running out to help save our threatened public libraries
CROYDON COMMENTARY: As the deadline approaches for the consultation on Tory plans to close or downgrade half the borough’s libraries, ELAINE GARROD seeks your support in responding to the council consultation I have always believed that having a local library … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon South, Elaine Garrod, Libraries
Tagged Bradmore Green Library, Broad Green Library, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Libraries, Croydon Public Libraries, Croydon South, Elaine Garrod, Green Party, Libraries, Libraries consultation, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Public libraries, Sanderstead Library, Shirley, Shirley Library, Tory
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Don’t panic! MP Philp could lose seat in Tory election wipe-out
By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Inside Croydon’s long-dormant mole inside Croydon Tories’ headquarters in Purley (it’s been an especially long winter, even for small furry creatures that don’t usually hibernate) reports having been rudely awoken by the sound of … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, London-wide issues, Paul Scully MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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NUTS! Croydon Labour blunders into new cover-up shock
Embroiled in a series of controversies, the latest being the cover-up of the vote rigging for their own Croydon East parliamentary selection, the local Labour Party blundered into a cover-up of a different sort in Coulsdon on Saturday. And no, … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Andrew Price, Ben Taylor, Carole Bonner, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Jason Cummings, Jess Hammersley-Rich, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Natasha Irons, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Susan Hall, Woodside
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon East CLP, Croydon South, Croydon West, Jason Cummings, KamiKwasi Kwarteng, Labour, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Susan Hall, Tory, Trussonomics
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Putting Croydon First: the reasons I am now a Liberal Democrat
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Yesterday we reported how a former Croydon MP is standing for election with his third political party. Here, ANDREW PELLING explains why his days as an independent candidate are over “All politics is local”. Tip O’Neill’s phrase has … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Claire Bonham, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Park Hill and Whitgift, Richard Howard, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Major Rick Howard, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Park Hill and Whitgift, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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People in Croydon are the most giving in whole of London
Croydon residents are some of the most generous charity donors in the country, according to figures released today, with residents living in the Croydon South constituency topping the table among London’s charity-givers. Despite the Cost of Living Crisis, Londoners donated … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon East, Croydon South
Tagged CAF, Charities Aid Foundation, charity, covid, covid lockdown, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South
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Croydon East members claim Labour has still not emailed them
SELECTION FRAUD CASE: Readers have contacted this website after they failed to receive official notification from their party. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Labour’s shambolic handling of its parliamentary selection for the new Croydon East seat has taken another downward spiral, … Continue reading
‘Underhand’ Tories blame residents for medical centre delays
The almighty row in Coulsdon over a long-promised medical centre has seen the local Tories panicked into issuing multiple press releases to stake claim to some kind of “victory”, after the Tory-led council broke its promises to residents by putting … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS Trust, Croydon South, Health, Ian Parker, Luke Shortland, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon CALAT, Coulsdon Community Centre, Coulsdon Medical Centre, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS, CWRA, Ian Parker, London Borough of Croydon, Luke Shortland, Mario Creatura, Matthew Kershaw, Tory
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Labour admits serious breach of private data in Croydon East
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The Labour Party has admitted that there was an attempt at electoral fraud conducted in its parliamentary selection in Croydon East, involving the compromising of the personal data of more than 500 members. In a message … Continue reading
Cummings’ budget rejected before his big Newsnight moment
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The government has just found £2.5bn in ‘exceptional financial support’ for 19 councils. But Mayor Jason Perry and his finance chief have an anxious week after having had their unbalanced budget rejected in a Town Hall meeting. … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Chris Philp MP, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Section 114 notice, Stuart King
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, BBC Newsnight, Conservative, Council budget, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Levelling Up, DLUHC, Fund Croydon Fairly, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Panel, Jason Cummings, Labour, LGA, Local Government Association, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, Newsnight, Pay More Get Less, Ria Patel, S114, S114 notice, Say No To 15%, STUART KING, Tory, Unbalanced budget
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Labour members still waiting for their MP candidate decision
After a three-month wait, those involved in the process to choose a General Election candidate in Croydon East have been told to expect an announcement from officials, reports WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Labour Party members have been placed on stand-by … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon East, Olga Fitzroy
Tagged Ann Black, Croydon, Croydon East, Joel Bodger Bodmer, Jonathan Situ, Labour, Labour NEC, London, Natasha Irons, Olga Fitzroy
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