Category Archives: Margaret Mead

Croydon Tories take their revenge on Fisher over #WadGate

Posted on September 13, 2017 by insidecroydon

There was blood on the shag pile at Croydon Tory HQ over selections for next May’s local elections. Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the high casualty rate among some of the council’s one-time big beasts Mike Fisher, until 2014 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Chris Wright, Coulsdon East, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, James Thompson, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Purley, Sara Bashford, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, Sue Winborn, Tim Pollard | Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Sara Bashford, Shirley, Tory | 8 Comments

Coulsdon councillor Bains gets bumped in Tory selections

Posted on September 7, 2017 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, reports that in the latest Croydon game of musical chairs, the music hasn’t stopped yet Jeet Bains, the subterraneanly low-profile Conservative councillor for Coulsdon West, looks to be the first casualty of the enforced re-selections … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon West, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Heathfield, Helen Pollard, James Thompson, Jeet Bains, Luke Clancy, Margaret Mead, Mario Creatura, Purley, Selsdon & Ballards, Sue Winborn, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan | Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Jeet Bains, Labour, Margaret Mead, Purley, Sue Winborn, Tory | Leave a comment

£180m Fairfield operator contract is called-in for scrutiny

Posted on April 19, 2017 by insidecroydon

Fifteen Conservative councillors signed official forms to call-in the decision to award the operator contract for the Fairfield Halls, a move which some fear might delay the appointment process, and others have described as petty political point-scoring. The matter will … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Stranack, Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Chris Philp MP, Chris Wright, Donald Speakman, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, James Thompson, Jan Buttinger, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Lynne Hale, Margaret Mead, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Sean Fitzsimons, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Yvette Hopley | Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Mario Creatura, Sean Fitzsimons, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Tory | 4 Comments

Council hands Hunt final decision over cuts to IVF treatment

Posted on April 7, 2017 by insidecroydon

The Council’s health and social care scrutiny committee has thrown a curve ball to the Tory government over cuts in NHS provision by referring the decision to end the provision of IVF fertility treatment in Croydon to Jeremy Hunt, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Andrew Stranack, Carole Bonner, Croydon CCG, Croydon Council, Health, Kathy Bee, Margaret Mead, Mayday Hospital, Sean Fitzsimons | Tagged Andrew Pelling, Carole Bonner, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon NHS CCG, Labour, Sean Fitzsimons, Tory | Leave a comment

Newman’s time for change as he faces threat of ‘dead sheep’

Posted on April 17, 2016 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE on the ins and outs of the latest council “non-reshuffles”, and how the the spectre of #WadGate and others’ past crimes still stalk the Town Hall’s corridors of (not much) power “They used to say that being attacked … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, 2018 council elections, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dudley Mead, Hamida Ali, Heathfield, Jason Cummings, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, Margaret Mead, Mark Watson, Matthew Kyeremeh, Mike Fisher, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Planning, Sara Bashford, Selsdon & Ballards, Steve O'Connell, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tim Pollard, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Whitgift Foundation, Woodside | Tagged #WadGate, Barwell, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Labour, Matthew Kyeremeh, Mayor, Mike Fisher, Steve O'Connell, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | 3 Comments

Victory for residents as Bog in the Box gets flushed away

Posted on December 21, 2015 by insidecroydon

Inside Croydon is feeling flushed with success. The Bog in the Box is no more, much to the relief of residents of Court Wood Lane, if not the drivers of 353 buses. Earlier this month, Inside Croydon brought you the … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Heathfield, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Margaret Mead, Steve O'Connell, Transport | Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Heathfield, London Assembly, Tory, Transport for London | 1 Comment

96 days to go and councillors’ self-interest is showing

Posted on January 31, 2015 by insidecroydon

Have you had someone with a rosette knock at your door yet? You will, says WALTER CRONXITE, you will. Though how the tax-payers of Croydon will benefit from one of the longest election campaigns in history is questionable Fed up … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Chris Wright, Croydon Central, Dudley Mead, Eddy Arram, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, Jan Buttinger, Jason Cummings, Jason Perry, Louisa Woodley, Maggie Mansell, Malcolm Wicks MP, Margaret Mead, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Mark Watson, Patricia Hay-Justice, Robert Canning, Sara Bashford, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Hollands, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Tony Newman, Wayne Lawlor, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged Addiscombe West, Barwell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Malcolm Wicks, Mario Creatura, Sara Bashford, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Tory, Whitgift Foundation | 1 Comment

Terry & June, the sequel: His and Her MBEs

Posted on December 31, 2014 by insidecroydon

As it’s the pantomime season, Inside Croydon is proud to present a special Croydon-themed show, not featuring Gareth Gates and unlikely to be performed at the Fairfield Halls any time soon, but starring Croydon’s First Couple, Dudley and Margaret Mead … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, London Mozart Players, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Planning, Theatre, Tony Newman, URV, Whitgift Foundation | Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Tony Newman, Tory, Whitgift Foundation | Leave a comment

Education spokeswoman joins Letts on Whitgift board

Posted on September 12, 2014 by insidecroydon

An overwhelming 81 per cent of respondents in Inside Croydon’s latest online poll believe that veteran Labour councillor Tony Letts should resign her position on the board of governors of the Whitgift Foundation to avoid conflicts of interest in her … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Alisa Flemming, Allders, Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Education, Emily Benn, Gavin Barwell, Margaret Mead, Old Palace, Property, Sarah Jones MP, Schools, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dudley Mead, Emily Benn, Gavin Barwell, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Margaret Mead, Member of parliament, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | 6 Comments

Mayor has to apologise as Crapita draws a blank for public

Posted on June 4, 2014 by insidecroydon

Virtually the first thing which Croydon’s new mayor, Councillor Manju Shahul-Hameed, was forced to do on taking office last night was to apologise to around two dozen members of the public because of the latest embarrassing council technology short-coming caused … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Addiscombe West, Bernard Weatherill House, Broad Green, Capita, Charity, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, Libraries, Manju Shahul Hameed, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sara Bashford, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, URV, Waste incinerator, Yvette Hopley | Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Mayor, Mike Fisher, Tony Newman, Tory | 14 Comments

How Croydon Tories were trumped by more ideas and activists

Posted on June 2, 2014 by insidecroydon

COUNCILLOR ANDREW PELLING looks ahead to tomorrow evening’s formal Town Hall occasion which will herald the beginning of a new municipal year, and a new council administration I am looking forward to tomorrow’s annual meeting of the council. It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Andrew Pelling, Clare Hilley, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, Margaret Mead, Maria Gatland, Mike Fisher, Simon Hoar, Tony Newman, Waddon | Tagged Andrew Pelling, Barwell, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Mayor, Mike Fisher, New Addington, Tory, Waddon | 4 Comments

Time for thorough ethical review of Croydon’s governance

Posted on May 31, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The nexus of connections that have been developed between the local authority – of whatever political hue – and vested interests in the borough makes it long overdue for a review of proper governance, says CHARLOTTE DAVIES The … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Bishop of Croydon, Business, Care Homes, Croydon Commitment, Croydon Council, CVA, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, George Ayres, Housing, Jason Perry, Jo Negrini, Lynne Hale, Margaret Mead, Planning, Property, Riesco Collection, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, Trinity School, URV, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, Tory, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | 12 Comments

Tory council votes to increase payments to its leadership

Posted on May 14, 2014 by insidecroydon

Mike Fisher, the florid-faced leader of the Conservatives who have been running Croydon Council since 2006, is keen to see next Thursday’s election contested on his record in office. Unsurprisingly, the £1 billion debt that Croydon Council has built up … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Kenley, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Steve O'Connell, Surrey, Tim Pollard | Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fisher's Folly, Helen Pollard, Labour, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Steve O'Connell, Surrey, Tim Pollard, Tory | 4 Comments

Tories dump councillor No3 as Barwell strengthens his hand

Posted on March 10, 2014 by insidecroydon

Andy Stranack was duly selected on Saturday night as a Tory candidate for Heathfield ward in May’s local elections. Stranack’s selection saw a third sitting Conservative councillor dumped in the selection process so far and provided the latest sign that … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 by-election, 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Croydon Central, Dudley Mead, Eddy Arram, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, Helen Pollard, Ian Parker, Jason Cummings, Justin Cromie, Lynne Hale, Margaret Mead, Phil Thomas, Sanderstead, Sara Bashford, Selsdon & Ballards, Steve Reed MP, Tim Pollard, Yvette Hopley | Tagged Andy Stranack, Barwell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, Member of parliament, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Richard Ottaway, Steve Reed, Steve Reed OBE, Tim Pollard, Tory | 5 Comments

Tory councillors under pressure for re-selection in Heathfield

Posted on March 7, 2014 by insidecroydon

The nominations to be Conservative candidates in the ultra-safe council ward of Heathfield look like being strongly contested tomorrow. According to a very well-placed Tory source at the Town Hall, the current Heathfield councillors, Jason Cummings, Helen Pollard and a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Clare Hilley, Croydon Central, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, Helen Pollard, Janet Marshall, Jason Cummings, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Richard Chatterjee, Shirley North, Simon Hoar, Steve Reed MP, Tim Pollard, Tony Harris, Waddon | Tagged Andy Stranack, Barwell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, Mark Johnson, Member of parliament, Mike Fisher, Shirley, Waddon | 2 Comments

Charity Commission forces council to drop Fairfield takeover

Posted on January 8, 2014 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council’s plans to take over the Fairfield Halls have collapsed, in yet another embarrassing and costly (for Council Tax-payers) reversal for the Conservative administration at the Town Hall. And this at a time when the costs of the much-needed … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Charity, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Education, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, London-wide issues, Margaret Mead, Planning, Riesco Collection, Theatre, URV, Warehouse Theatre | Tagged Charity Commission, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Tory | 4 Comments

Charity reform required to alter Foundation’s influence

Posted on December 23, 2013 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: At the weekend, Susan Oliver asked: what is the real role in Croydon of the multi-million pound Whitgift Foundation, the owners of much of the land being redeveloped as part of the £1bn Hammersfield scheme? Here, DAVID CALLAM … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Care Homes, Charity, Church and religions, David Callam, Dudley Mead, Education, Gavin Barwell, History, Margaret Mead, Old Palace, Property, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift School | Tagged Croydon, England, Labour, London, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | 1 Comment

Paxman and Brand unmask deep distrust with local politicians

Posted on November 6, 2013 by insidecroydon

Yesterday, we posted an online poll for our loyal reader to vote for their preferred candidate to become the local Conservatives’ candidate for Croydon South at the next parliamentary election. Whoever is chosen next week will be replacing Tricky Dicky … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Clare Hilley, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Heathfield, Margaret Mead, Richard Ottaway MP, Selsdon & Ballards, Waddon | Tagged Conservative, Croydon South, Jeremy Paxman, Newsnight, Patrick Mercer, Radio Times, Russell Brand, YouTube | 5 Comments

Tired tribute acts represent poor value for £13m Riesco sale

Posted on August 3, 2013 by insidecroydon

The much-awaited programme from the Favoured Halls drops into the letter box at Inside Croydon Towers. What delights await us all in September and October? What exciting range of entertainment has been arranged for the people of Croydon after the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Margaret Mead, Music, Riesco Collection, Tim Pollard | Tagged Arts Council, Chinese ceramics, Croydon, Dorking, Fairfield Halls, London, London Mozart Players | 1 Comment

Croydon’s secret plan to flog £13m-worth of Riesco Collection

Posted on May 31, 2013 by insidecroydon

Maybe someone at Croydon Council does have a sense of irony, however twisted. Because no sooner is a local antiques dealer installed as the borough’s Mayor, than it emerges that Croydon’s Conservative-run council is secretly trying to flog off two … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Art, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, History, Margaret Mead, Riesco Collection, Theatre, URV, Warehouse Theatre | Tagged Arts Council, Ashmolean Museum, British Museum, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Hall, London, London Borough of Croydon | 16 Comments

Charity Commission to examine takeover of Fairfield Halls

Posted on May 29, 2013 by insidecroydon

The Charity Commission is to look into Conservative-run Croydon Council’s plans to take over the running of the Fairfield Halls and London Mozart Players. The Commission’s decision follows reports on Inside Croydon. Papers for the decision-making cabinet last month suggested … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Charity, Croydon Council, David Fitze, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, George Ayres, London Mozart Players, Lynne Hale, Margaret Mead, Music, Planning, Theatre, Timothy Godfrey, URV | Tagged Charity Commission, Croydon, Fairfield Hall, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Council, London Mozart Players | 1 Comment

Countdown to council elections begins in Toy Town gowns

Posted on May 21, 2013 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: It is one year until the council elections, and for some, they have everything to lose, writes STEVEN DOWNES Last night’s instalment of a new Mayor of Croydon, Sanderstead councillor Yvette Hopley, marked the firing of the starter’s … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", 2012 by-election, 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Badsha Quadir, Boris Johnson, Centrale, Clare Hilley, Coulsdon East, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Eddy Arram, Environment, Gavin Barwell, Health, Louisa Woodley, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, New Addington, Policing, Purley, Richard Ottaway MP, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, Simon Hoar, Tony Harris, Tony Newman, Waddon, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Yvette Hopley | Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Labour, New Addington, Nigel Farage, UK Independence, UKIP | 1 Comment

How long does it take a £43k pa councillor to answer a letter?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by insidecroydon

Having seen Inside Croydon’s report last night about the many interesting interests of Dudley and Margaret Mead, Croydon Council’s very own Terry and June, loyal reader John Gass got in touch. Our report was about the various charities, businesses and … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Margaret Mead | Tagged Croydon, Fairfield Hall, London, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Mead, Whitgift Foundation | 8 Comments

Council’s Mr & Mrs act that defies proper declarations

Posted on May 8, 2013 by insidecroydon

The move by Croydon Council to take over the running of the Fairfield Halls has thrown a supertrouper spotlight on some of the interests, and potential conflicts of interest, of leading members of the borough’s Establishment. After all, with senior … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Care Homes, Charity, Croydon 8/8, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Margaret Mead, Old Palace, Riots Review Panel, Schools, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School | Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Hall, Localism Act 2011, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Meads | 4 Comments

X marks the spot: Croydon appoints firm in administration

Posted on March 24, 2013 by insidecroydon

News reaches Inside Croydon of what appears to be yet another epic fail by the leadership at Croydon Council. On February 11, at the Town Hall cabinet meeting, Mike Fisher, the council leader, and his “top team” decided to appoint … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Environment, Jason Perry, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Phil Thomas, Sara Bashford, Simon Hoar, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard | Tagged Croydon, Fixed penalty notice, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Steve O'Connell | 1 Comment

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