Category Archives: The Andrew Fisher Interview

These are the questions that Mayor Perry is too afraid to face

ANDREW FISHER has interviewed three of the main candidates standing for election as  Croydon Mayor. Only Tory Jason Perry refused our invitations. What has Perry got to hide? These are the questions Perry has left unanswered Apparently, “Mayor Perry remains … Continue reading

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How MP Reed used antisemitism to discredit Labour rivals

The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, by Paul Holden, has already been a deeply impactful book which has claimed the scalp of Downing Street’s director of strategy and, quite plausibly, No10’s director of communications, … Continue reading

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How we’ve managed to make a bad, sad situation much worse

There’s a new level of toxicity around the intertwined issues of race, immigration and asylum seekers, and in this latest Andrew Fisher Interview, our columnist talks to Dr Maya Goodfellow, the academic and writer, about how far-right rhetoric has been … Continue reading

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London is a success. That’s why the right really hates our city

Earlier this month, in a corruscating piece of writing, Ian Dunt, author and columnist for The i Paper, tried to explain the phenomenon of right-wing politicians – including Croydon South MP Chris Philp – and commentators who have taken to … Continue reading

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Austerity has been a ‘false economy’ says economics professor

In our latest Andrew Fisher Interview, our columnist discusses Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review with Jo Michell, Professor of Economics at the University of the West of England in Bristol Given the news around Croydon Council over the past few … Continue reading

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The Andrew Fisher Interview: cuts are ‘a life or death issue’

With an estimated one million people facing having their ­benefits reduced by Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves in an announcement expected next week, our latest Andrew Fisher Interview meets disability rights campaigner Ellen Clifford to talk about what she calls ‘a … Continue reading

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In-depth and informed: John McDonnell answers our questions

Our latest piece of premium content exclusively available to iC’s paying subscribers is a wide-ranging interview with John McDonnell, the veteran MP and former shadow Chancellor. This is the latest in our The Andrew Fisher Interview series, an Under The … Continue reading

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Here’s our wish-list for a better Croydon and Sutton in 2025

What do you want for Croydon, and Sutton, in 2025? We approached a wide range of figures, including loyal readers, religious leaders, educators and business people for their thoughts – and hopes – for the New Year Ken Towl Addiscombe … Continue reading

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Podcast: What Donald Trump’s election win might mean for us

Inflation x Incumbency = political death Inflation x Incumbency x Immigration = political catastrophe, particularly for the Left That’s the devastating equation to take away from the elections in America, according to the latest expert guest on our new podcast … Continue reading

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The Andrew Fisher Interview: how to tackle the housing crisis

“Imagine if everyone owned the home they live in.” No, not John Lennon, but the country’s only housing correspondent working for a national newspaper, on her thoughts of how, at a stroke, to do something to resolve the housing crisis … Continue reading

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Oxford professor explains Budget in Andrew Fisher Interview

“The austerity period that started in 2010 was a first-year undergraduate mistake.” That’s the view of Oxford economics professor Simon Wren-Lewis in the first of a new podcast strand from Under The Flyover, The Andrew Fisher Interview, available exclusively to paying … Continue reading

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