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Category Archives: Boris Johnson
Boris calls for ‘punitive’ Council Taxes on empty properties
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London who has waved through planning consents for projects such as Croydon’s £1 billion Hammersfield development which undertakes to provide a very small amount of “affordable” new homes, is now calling on London boroughs to … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Cane Hill, Centrale, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace Park, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Taberner House, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Council CEO parrots Tory party line in official press releases
Amid more accusations of “dirty” campaigning ahead of Thursday’s Town Hall elections, formal complaints have already been filed with the Electoral Commission over alleged abuse of public office by some of the most senior employees at Croydon Council. With the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon Council, Julie Belvir, Kenley, Knife crime, Nathan Elvery, Policing, Simon Hoar, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery, Simon Hoar, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon
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Greens take a stand against Chinese takeaway of public park
Green Party figures from the five boroughs that meet at Crystal Palace – Bromley, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth and Croydon – have united to oppose what they have called the “privatisation” of the Grade II-listed public park in a promised £500 … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Community associations, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Park, GLA, Greater London Authority, Lambeth, London, London Assembly, Southwark
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£500m Palace developers admit: we don’t know what it’ll do
The on-going transfer of billions of pounds’ worth of public assets – in the form of academised schools, privatised libraries, given away building land – to private profiteers is a sadly familiar theme. Yet the shady deal done by London … Continue reading
The council’s in a hole, and yet they still keep on digging
ANDREW FISHER, the author of a new book on the failed economics of the last four decades, says that the same mistakes are being repeated in £1billion shopping centre-fixated Croydon In the 1930s, the economist John Maynard Keynes advocated the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Allders, Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Business, Centrale, Housing, Mayor of London, Tramlink, Transport, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammerson, London, London Assembly, Tory, Trams, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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A Viscount, two Lords and a comedian back Labour campaign
Eddie Izzard was out campaigning in Croydon town centre this morning with local Labour leader Tony Newman. Cue jokes from all other political parties about there being more than one comedian in Croydon Labour… It’s unclear whether many of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Catriona Ogilvy, Emily Benn, Heathfield, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, New Addington South, Oliver Lewis, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Waddon, Wayne Lawlor, West Thornton
Tagged Addiscombe West, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, East Croydon station, Eddie Izzard, Emily Benn, Labour, London Assembly, Member of parliament, New Addington, Viscount Stansgate, Waddon
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‘Coulsdon was sentenced to be crucified last night’
There was a mixture of dismay and outright anger among Coulsdon residents after last night’s strategic (ha!) planning meeting at the Town Hall saw six Tory councillors vote through the planning applications for Barratt to build 677 houses on the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Chris Wright, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Environment, Housing, Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Property, Richard Ottaway MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Lion Green Road, Richard Ottaway, Surrey, Tory
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Assembly Member calls Chinese Palace plans a “fiasco”
An influential member of the London Assembly has warned that Mayor Boris Johnson is trying to flog off a chunk of Crystal Palace Park to Chinese developers for the benefit of a Tory borough council, with little proper consultation or … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Boris Johnson, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Lambeth, Lewisham, London Assembly, Southwark, Tory, Zhong Rong
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Cyclists’ manifesto wants end to ‘carnage’ on Croydon’s roads
Croydon cyclists are feeling ignored and unloved. And it’s not just because they take their lives in their hands almost daily when they get cut up by speeding motor vehicles seemingly at every junction. This week Croydon again missed out … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Transport
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Croydon Cycling Campaign, Cycling, London, London Assembly, LondonCycling Campaign
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De-selected Pollard quickly finds Fairfield ward an easy Fitze
Congratulations to the Pollard family, who had to go barely 24 hours facing the horrible prospect of living like ordinary, hard-working Croydon residents and no longer receiving their annual “allowances” total of £67,354 for their part-time roles as Croydon councillors. … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Andrew Stranack, Boris Johnson, David Fitze, Fairfield, Heathfield, Helen Pollard, Jan Buttinger, Jason Perry, Kenley, Maria Gatland, Mayor of London, Michael Neal, South Croydon, Steve Hollands, Steve O'Connell, Sue Winborn, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Andy Stranack, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Fitze, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Heathfield, Helen Pollard, Jason Perry, Kenley, Maria Gatland, Mike Fisher, South Croydon, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tory
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Public only get to peek in at the uncertain Palace plans
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Nearly a year on since Boris Johnson stood on the terracing of the old Crystal Palace to announce a £500 million “investment” and the handing over of a significant chunk of public property to a Chinese developer, there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Community associations, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, Tramlink, Transport, Val Shawcross
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace Park, Lambeth, Lewisham, London, London Assembly, Ni Zhaoxing, Southwark, Val Shawcross, ZhongRong Group
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Arena Academy proposals look like a quart for a pint-sized plot
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Dealing with the borough’s school places shortage is looking to be a particularly difficult problem, especially in finding suitable sites, writes ANDREW PELLING Croydon Council faces an extraordinarily difficult task in finding sites for new schools to accommodate … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Education, Environment, Mayor of London, Parking, Planning, Property, Ryelands Primary and Nursery, Schools, South Norwood, Sport, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Arena Academy, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Education, London, schools, Tory, Trams
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Boris plan wants to bulldoze West Croydon bus station
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Plans announced this week suggest a drastic solution to the issue of bus and tram congestion alongside the soon-to-be £1billion Hammersfield shopping centre – knock down the bus garage. The replacement proposed, says ANDREW PELLING, lacks imagination, proper … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Commuting, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Steve O'Connell, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Hammerson, Ken Livingstone, London, London Assembly, Steve O'Connell, Surrey, West Croydon, West Croydon station, Westfield
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Jones critical of ‘crass stupidity’ of national flood planning
What can be done to avoid the worst impact of the floods that have blighted large areas of Kenley and Purley, and closed a major A-road in the area for the best part of a month? Jenny Jones, the 2012 … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Coulsdon, Croydon Greens, Environment, Fracking, Gardening, Jenny Jones, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Environment, flooding, floods, Green Party, Jenny Jones, Kenley, London, London Assembly, Purley, Tory
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Boris returns to Kenley to thank flood emergency workers
Like a petty potentate or a minor royal, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, was back in Kenley yesterday, doing his Young Mr Grace bit of “You’re all doing very well”, shaking hands and patting the backs of fire fighters … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon South, flooding, floods, Kenley, London, London Assembly, Member of parliament, Purley, Richard Ottaway, South Croydon, Tory
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Boris visits Kenley-on-Thames as Greens call for flood action
Boris Johnson, the former MP for Henley on Thames, was in his former constituency’s new, near namesake, Kenley-on-Thames, this morning, the London Mayor becoming the latest high-profile politician to visit the scene of flooding in the south of Croydon. Just … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Croydon Greens, Environment, Jenny Jones, Kenley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley, Roke Primary, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, flooding, floods, Kenley, London, London Assembly, Member of parliament, Purley, South Croydon, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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“Cheap” Hoar is now taking a fracking liberty in Waddon
Senior Croydon Conservative councillor Simon “I’m Cheap But I’m Not Free” Hoar says he “doesn’t see anything wrong” with allowing oil and gas multi-nationals to drill under people’s homes with exploratory fracking. Prime Minister David Cameron fired the starting gun … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Coulsdon, Croydon Greens, Environment, Fracking, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Simon Hoar, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Fracking, Green Belt, Labour, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Simon Hoar, South Croydon, Tory, Waddon
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Hoardings and mud or affordable homes? It’s your choice
Croydon has more than 9,000 families on the waiting list for a home, yet the current council administration is refusing to insist that property developers – among them Conservative party donors – include the levels of social housing in their plans which even London … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Cherry Orchard Gardens, Croydon Council, Housing, Jason Perry, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning
Tagged Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Housing, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor of London, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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How much is your vote worth? Fisher reckons 50p a week
Things must be getting bad for florid-faced Mike Fisher, the Conservative leader of Croydon Council, who this morning announced at a poorly attended media briefing that he is to offer the borough’s residents a £3 million bribe – paid for out … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Ken Livingstone, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Tory
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