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Category Archives: Steve O’Connell
So farewell, then, Steve O’Connell. Here’s what you achieved
As the curtain falls on the long and very well-paid career in local politics of Steve O’Connell (pictured right), who is standing down from public office today, Inside Croydon pays tribute to the Conservative councillor for Kenley and the Assembly … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Kenley, London Assembly, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Kenley, London Assembly, Steve O'Connell
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Tories include a proven liar among by-election candidates
The Conservative Party candidates in the council by-elections next month include one man who, the last time he stood for election to Croydon Council, was accused of telling falsehoods by no less than three bishops, and a woman who allowed … Continue reading
Posted in Bishop of Croydon, Croydon Council, Kenley, London Councils, Lynne Hale, New Addington North, Ola Kolade, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Fieldway, Jade Appleton, Kenley, Lara Fish, New Addington, New Addington North, Ola Kolade, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Tory, Woodside
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Candidates’ tough task to shake off Labour reputation
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how candidates standing in ward by-elections next month have to shake off the stigma of replacing discredited Tony Newman and Simon Hall Kola Agboola and Mike Bonello have been named by Labour as their … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Fieldway, Hamida Ali, Jane Avis, Kenley, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, Paul Scott, Report in the Public Interest, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jack Buck, Kenley, Kola Agboola, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Bonello, New Addington, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Woodside
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Tories O’Connell and Mohan stand down from council
Two senior Conservative councillors, Steve O’Connell and Vidhi Mohan, announced today that they are standing down from the council. It brings to five the number of ward by-elections that will need to be staged on May 6, the same day … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Fairfield, Kenley, London Assembly, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, Simon Hall, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kenley, London Borough of Croydon, Park Hill and Whitgift, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Vidhi Mohan
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The A to Zaha of Palace’s problems for new football season
A Croydon councillor has called for Wilfried Zaha to “knuckle down” and honour his recently signed five-year contract with Crystal Palace. As well as being a councillor for Fairfield ward, Chris Clark also happens to be a trades union workplace … Continue reading
Only five Croydon Tory councillors listed as ‘Backing Boris’
Croydon Town Hall’s Conservatives are not backing Boris. That’s according to a listing published today by the Boris Johnson leadership campaign which includes just five of Croydon’s 29 Tory councillors, from among 1,000 Conservative elected representatives at local authorities around … Continue reading
Tory Bailey manages just a single question for Mayor Khan
Shaun Bailey, the Conservative Party candidate in next year’s London Mayor elections, is so hard-working that he managed to put up just a single question for last month’s session of Mayor’s Question Time. Bailey, who has been a London Assembly … Continue reading
City Hall to debate Mayor investigation of TfL role in tram crash
The role of Transport for London officials in the withholding of “critical safety evidence” from the official investigation into the causes of the 2016 Sandilands tram crash is to be debated at City Hall this week. Mayor Sadiq Khan is … Continue reading
Posted in London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Croydon tram crash, Croydon Tramlink, Keith Prince, Leon Daniels, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Transport for London
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O’Connell’s threat to Ken Clarke displays his ignorance again
Silent Steve O’Connell, the London Assembly Member for Croydon and Sutton, is cutting an increasingly ludicrous figure around City Hall as he winds down towards his retirement to dozy Dorset. O’Connell, who is also a Tory councillor for Kenley ward, … Continue reading
Posted in Kenley, London Assembly, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Conservative, London, London Assembly, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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Taxi for O’Connell! Tory councillor thinks Tube runs to Croydon
There’s an old saying that you get what you pay for. It seems that these days, you can’t expect a great deal for £67,733. That’s the amount, in pay and council allowances, still being pocketed by “Silent” Steve O’Connell, the … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Kenley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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Tory O’Connell lets slip he’s retiring to Dorset, two years early
Silent Steve O’Connell, once the country’s most overpaid councillor, has revealed that he intends to retire to Dorset next year, two years before he completes his full term as an elected member of Croydon Council for Kenley ward. But in … Continue reading
Newman sends out distress signals over Westfield scheme
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the latest non-statement on lack of progress from the council leader Is Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon Council, panicked by the lack of progress over Westfield’s long-promised £1.4billion redevelopment of the town centre? … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Councillor’s £1,000 grant to football club outside the borough
One of Croydon’s football crazy Conservative councillors has been doling out council cash to a sports club that is based outside the borough. Croydon Council has allocated £560,000 per year to what it calls its ward budget scheme. Under the … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Coulsdon West, Croydon FC, Football, Kenley, Mario Creatura, Sport, Steve O'Connell, Whyteleafe FC
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Kenley, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Whyteleafe FC
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Twycross hits out at Tory Government’s ‘reckless’ police cuts
Fiona Twycross has hit out at the Conservative Government for its continuing cuts to police funding in London, saying that the budget cuts – begun when Theresa Mayhem was the Home Secretary – and the “reckless austerity agenda” is risking … Continue reading
Tories’ male, stale and, mainly, pale shortlist for selection
Our political editor WALTER CRONXITE reveals the Conservative shortlist for the candidate to stand in next year’s London Assembly elections in Croydon and Sutton The local Tory Party, which has held the Sutton and Croydon constituency at the London Assembly … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Bromley Council, Joseph Lee, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Simon Hoar, Stephen Carr, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Joseph Lee, London, London Assembly, Neil Garratt, Simon Hoar, Stephen Carr, Sutton, Sutton and Croydon, Tory
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Cummings goes public with bid for London Assembly selection
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on an email to Croydon Labour group from a South Norwood councillor that seems to suggest she has the backing of Tony Newman Patsy Cummings wasted little time after the Christmas holidays to confirm … Continue reading
Posted in Bensham Manor, Jamie Audsley, John Wentworth, Kenley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Patsy Cummings, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Jamie Audsley, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Patsy Cummings, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Tory
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Mayor pledges to build bridges with Addiscombe businesses
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan this morning promised to intervene personally with Transport for London in an effort to end the lengthy delays in re-opening Blackhorse Lane bridge in Addiscombe. The 120-year-old bridge, which crosses the tram tracks, had become … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Business, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell, TfL, Transport, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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O’Connell’s ‘reap what you sow’ remarks branded ‘terrifying’
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how a Tory councillor has been forced into a climbdown after appearing to voice support for right-wing thugs after their assault on peaceful protesters There was cross-party condemnation last night for Steve O’Connell, the Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Policing, Steve O'Connell, Tom Copley
Tagged Conservative, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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MP Jones accuses Prime Minister of ‘ignoring’ knife crime
Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, today accused the Prime Minister of “paying lip-service” to the scourge of knife crime on our streets. “She wouldn’t ignore it if it was middle-class children getting stabbed,” the Labour MP said. Jones … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Central, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, knife crime, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Member of parliament, Metropolitan Police, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell
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Palace paid not a penny towards their Old Bill bill last season
Crystal Palace go into the big Premier League kick-off tomorrow with a London politician demanding that the club pays a fairer share towards the costs of policing matches at Selhurst Park. Palace was the only London club in the top … Continue reading
Labour councillors defy Scott over Queen’s Hotel expansion
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on an against-the-odds victory for residents over the council’s planning machine For the second time in little more than six months, councillors sitting on Croydon’s planning committee have thrown out proposals for a giant-scale redevelopment … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Felicity Flynn, Jason Perry, Oni Oviri, Parking, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Planning, Queen's Hotel, Scott Roche, Simon Brew, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, TfL, Transport
Tagged Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Queen's Hotel, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed OBE, Uppper Norwood
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MP Jones to speak against Addiscombe Road flats scheme
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, reports on cross-party opposition to a property speculators’ multi-million-pound scheme that could change the exclusive Whitgift Estate forever Sarah Jones, Croydon Central’s Labour MP, will tomorrow night speak out at a Town Hall meeting against … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Parking, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Planning, Property, Queen's Hotel, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan, Wayne Lawlor
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Park Hill and Whitgift Estate, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Vidhi Mohan
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The race to replace ‘Silent’ Steve O’Connell has already begun
Just when you thought it was safe to go out on to the streets without risk of being button-holed by political activists, WALTER CRONXITE reports that preparations are already being made for the next round of elections Weekend reports that … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, 2021 London elections, Heidi Alexander, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Labour, Steve O'Connell, Sutton, Tory
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More calls for TfL officials to face questions over tram crash
A public transport safety campaigner has called for a former Transport for London director to be called in for questioning over his handling of a safety audit on the tram network following the 2016 crash at Sandilands. The report was … Continue reading
