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Category Archives: Boris Johnson
It’s a fair cop: we need more police officers on our streets
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Closing police stations would be fine if London Mayor Boris Johnson really did put the money saved and raised into officers on the streets, says DAVID CALLAM It’s a fair cop, Mr Mayor: time to come clean about … Continue reading
Boris’s latest lies on police and crime figures laid bare
It is a week now since London Mayor Boris Johnson published his police review which confirmed that Croydon, the capital’s most populated borough, is to have all but one of its police stations closed, and this barely 18 months since … Continue reading
Did we really vote for this man to be Mayor of London?
It is the sort of thing that is often referred to as “car crash telly”. It is not the sort of interview that someone as practised and skilled at evading and avoiding providing answers to uncomfortable questions usually gives. But … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, London-wide issues, Mayor of London
Tagged Boris, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Eddie Mair, Johnson, London, Mayor
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Steve Reed MP: “I’m taking police cuts issue to the very top”
After his first 100 days as MP for Croydon North, STEVE REED is getting on with the job at Westminster, and in Croydon I’ve just finished my first 100 days since I was elected last November. As a new MP, … Continue reading
“Truly shocking” 18% rise in muggings in Croydon
Figures released today show that muggings in Croydon have increased by 18 per cent in the past year, at a time when across London, the number of “robberies against a person” have fallen by 8 per cent, prompting the local … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Croydon North, England, London, Religion, Steve Reed, Westminster
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Croydon among worst hit boroughs by police station closures
Croydon is one of the London boroughs worst affected by proposals from the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to close police stations. According to research conducted by the Green Party’s London Assembly Member Jenny Jones, an additional 107,774 people during … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Greens, Kenley, Mayor of London, Norbury, Policing, Purley, Riots Review Panel, South Norwood
Tagged Boris Johnson, Green, Jenny Jones, Kenley, London, Mayor, Metropolitan Police, Police station
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Kenley road island could cause more deaths, says campaigner
The scene of another road accident, this time a fatal one, on the A22 Godstone Road in the early hours of Saturday, is now a matter of dispute between local residents, cyclists, Mayor Boris Johnson and his cycling “advisor” Andrew … Continue reading
1.85%: Croydon in a Pickles over Council Tax hike
Mike Fisher, the leader of the Conservative group that tries to run Croydon Council, tonight raised the white flag at the Town Hall when – at the latest possible moment on a Friday evening just before half-term week – he … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Housing, Lambeth Council, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Policing, Schools, Sutton Council, Tim Pollard, URV
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Eric Pickles, Liberal Democrats, Ministry of Truth
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Dear Boris: an open letter on transport to the Mayor of London
Boris Johnson Mayor of London City Hall 14th February 2013 Dear Mr Johnson, I’m a non-driver – I have been all my life – so I have a strong vested interest in public transport. I use trains, trams or buses … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon Greens, Croydon Ramblers, Cycling, David Callam, East Croydon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Parking, Tramlink, Transport, Walks, West Croydon
Tagged Addiscombe West, Bus, Croydon, London, London Borough of Croydon, Netherlands, Public transport, River Thames
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Few takers for Croydon’s £1.1m post-riots rates scheme
Eighteen months after the Croydon riots, and a senior councillor has been forced to admit that a £1.1 million scheme that was to attract 2,000 jobs to the worst affected areas of the borough has yet to get underway, mired … Continue reading
Boris’s election campaign battle bus failed EU safety rules
Boris Johnson used a bus last year in his campaign to be re-elected as Mayor of London that did not comply with European Union safety laws, according to a ruling handed down by the Traffic Commissioner. Nicholas Denton made the … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, Schools, Transport
Tagged Boris Johnson, Bus, Conservative, Croydon, European Union, London, Transport Act 1985
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“Boris Bus” transport firm loses 60% of licences
Olympic South, the transport company which was involved in controversy when awarded the contracts to bus Croydon’s disabled children to school, has now had the licences for 60 of its 100 vehicles withdrawn. The decision to withdraw the licences was … Continue reading
Campaign asks residents to lobby Boris against the burn
Local Green issues campaigner Gordon Ross is appealing to residents to write to Boris Johnson and to Sutton Council to express their opposition to the proposed South London Waste Incinerator. In a letter circulating the borough, Ross writes, “I’m contacting … Continue reading
Shot-gun marriage provides £1bn Croydon facelift
ANDREW PELLING was a guest at the wedding feast this morning to announce the £1 billion Hammerfield union. He’s not sure it will last The risk of having a London Mayor who thinks he is a top-class joker is that … Continue reading
Posted in Allders, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Business, Centrale, Housing, Mayor of London, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Centrale, Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Frank Lowy, Hammerson, London, Westfield
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Bridge to Nowhere opens and offers a Stairway to Heaven
It is seven days now since the £22 million bridge at the north end of the platforms at East Croydon station was opened, at least partially. The video from engineers BAM Nuttall is a terrific view of the impressive work … Continue reading
Is Boris the man to make prefabs sprout in London?
CROYDON COMMENTARY: DAVID CALLAM muses over the mess our council has made of one of its most important community responsibilities Housing in Croydon is in crisis. A combination of lazy politicians and greedy developers has brought us to a parlous … Continue reading
