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Category Archives: Boris Johnson
‘Nostradamus Newman’ and his hot air on Heathrow expansion
If there was any remaining doubt, Tony Newman demonstrated yet again today that he don’t half talk some rubbish. Labour’s leader of Croydon Council decided to stick his two penn’orth in to the airport debate, in the midst of the … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman, Transport, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman, Tory, Zac Goldsmith
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Tory O’Connell gets it wrong on Commissioner’s retirement
Not for the first time, City Hall figures are asking whether Croydon’s representative, Steve O’Connell, is up to the task as a London Assembly member. O’Connell yesterday made a desperate grasp for some political capital over the retirement announcement of … Continue reading
The Shawcross redemption: transport deputy changes gear
The former leader of Croydon Council was a surprise appointment by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. But it is already proving to be a shrewd decision. By WALTER CRONXITE Val Shawcross, the former leader of Croydon Council who has been … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Bikes, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon North, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Malcolm Wicks MP, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon North, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Member of parliament, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Val Shawcross
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Fire tower in Croydon will be used ‘seven days a week, 24/7’
London’s fire authorities have confirmed that an £11-million training tower they want to build in Croydon will be operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, potentially producing dense smoke close to a densely populated residential area and four … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Fiona Twycross, London Assembly, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Waddon
Tagged Conservative, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Waddon
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Plodding councillor behind police cuts wants Pokémon patrols
Steve O’Connell, the Tory London Assembly Member from Croydon who has stood by while there has been a cut of 20 per cent in the number of uniformed policemen on the streets of London, now wants what is left of … Continue reading
Coulsdon residents call for urgent action on Cane Hill traffic
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a long-running planning saga which has seen Tory and Labour councillors indulging in political points-scoring rather than delivering solutions for local people and businesses The angry and frustrated residents of Coulsdon have called on borough councillors … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Cane Hill, Community associations, Commuting, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Housing, Jeet Bains, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayor of London, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Paul Scott, Planning, TfL, Transport
Tagged Charlie King, Conservative, Coulsdon, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Jeet Bains, Labour, Mario Creatura, Paul Scott, Tory
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Transport and housing need old policies, not New Labour ones
CROYDON COMMENTARY: A new era has begun for the capital. After an historic election, STEVEN DOWNES reports on the role of a Croydon property developer in Sadiq Khan’s campaign, and how that creates a challenge for the new Mayor of … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Housing, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Hammersfield, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Tory, Zac Goldsmith MP
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In low-key election, the Tories’ invisible man should win
Two years ago, WALTER CRONXITE correctly predicted the 40/30 seat result in the Croydon Council elections. Last year, he said Croydon Central was “too close to call”. So, will he be right in his prediction of tomorrow’s Croydon and Sutton … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Fiona Twycross, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor, Member of parliament, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tory, UKIP, Zac Goldsmith MP
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London’s eight wasted years under Tory Mayor Johnson
As Boris Johnson wafts through his final days in power at City Hall – much like the manner in which he has wafted through the previous 2,922 days in office – WALTER CRONXITE tries to find what the Tory Mayor … Continue reading
‘You’re stuffed’: O’Connell attacks Tory housing policy
London Assembly Member Steve O’Connell last night launched an unexpected attack on his own party’s housing policies. “If you earn around £35,000, you’re basically stuffed,” O’Connell said dismissively of the impact of Conservative policy when speaking to a small, supportive … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Coulsdon, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Steve O'Connell, Waste incinerator
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Labour, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor, Steve O'Connell, Tory, UKIP
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Tory O’Connell oversees yet more cuts for Croydon policing
Having already had the majority of the borough’s police stations closed under the current Conservative Mayor of London, yesterday saw an announcement from the Metropolitan Police that it is to shut five of Croydon’s community bases for its safer neighbourhood … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Kenley, Knife crime, Mayor of London, Policing, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Kenley, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Metropolitan Police, MOPAC, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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We’re on a road to nowhere with London transport policies
A leading transport commentator has said that there’s disappointingly little to choose between London’s two leading candidates for Mayor on one of the major issues facing the capital. Christian Wolmar is one of the country’s leading transport correspondents, and was … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Christian Wolmar, Commuting, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Tramlink, Transport, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Zac Goldsmith MP
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Bungling Boris loses £900m and jeopardises tram extension
Financial and project mismanagement on a multi-million-pound scale under Boris Johnson means that whoever is elected to succeed London’s Tory Mayor in May will not have so much money available for major capital projects, such as the much-promised Tramlink extensions … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 EU referendum, 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Evening Boris, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Steve O'Connell, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged BackZacAndCrack, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Tramlink, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Tramlink, Trams, Zac Goldsmith MP
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Dismore refuses to preside over Boris’s fire engine cuts
Andrew Dismore, the Labour London Assembly Member, today resigned as the chair of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority’s resources committee, refusing to preside over Tory Mayor Boris Johnson’s latest cuts to the fire service. Dismore’s resignation comes after … Continue reading
Boris’s farewell tour at the Fairfield goes out with a whimper
The hottest ticket in town? WALTER CRONXITE toddled along to the Fairfield Halls last night and found a faded star who had forgotten his lines So that’s how eight years of Boris’s London reign ends – a public meeting in … Continue reading
Ahmad to debate with O’Connell on eve of London elections
“After eight years of Boris, London needs a Labour Mayor.” As a motion for debate, it suggests only one answer, though given it is the topic up for discussion in true blue Old Coulsdon, at the Purley and Coulsdon Debating … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Boris Johnson, Coulsdon, Environment, Kenley, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Purley, Steve O'Connell
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Labour, Marina Ahmad, Purley, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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Housing 2016: worker sets up camp in Coulsdon woods
The housing crisis is not something limited to inner city areas or Croydon Town Centre. This temporary encampment was discovered in the woods of Old Coulsdon, and while no one has been observed actually living there, the careful construction and … Continue reading
Homes to be sacrificed as part of TfL’s Purley Way proposals
Transport for London today confirmed that they have abandoned the £85million Boris Flyover scheme they proposed for the A232 Croydon Road where it meets the Purley Way. Instead, they want to widen a road bridge over the railway line at … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Housing, Joy Prince, Kathy Bee, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Planning, Pubs, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Waddon
Tagged Boris Flyover, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Denning Avenue, Fiveways, Kathy Bee, London Assembly, Mayor, Purley Way, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Waddon
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Boris finally abandons plans to demolish Crystal Palace track
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has finally abandoned his ill-considered plans to demolish Crystal Palace’s athletics stadium and indoor track, following the deeply flawed consultation conducted by a company which has London’s Olympic hero, Seb Coe, as its executive chairman. … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, Sport
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace athletics stadium, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace NSC, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Tory
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We can expand Duppas Hill Park and still improve the roads
CROYDON COMMENTARY: This week, in an answer at Mayor’s Question Time, Boris Johnson gave the firmest indication yet that Transport for London has abandoned plans for a £85 million flyover on the A232 across Waddon Station. But as TfL delays … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Joy Prince, Kathy Bee, Mayor of London, Planning, Purley Way, Robert Canning, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Fiveways, Kathy Bee, Mayor, Purley Way, TfL, Transport for London, Waddon
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