Category Archives: Caroline Pidgeon

LibDems’ Mayoral candidate shows that Khan is a shoo-in

Posted on November 24, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE on the latest low-powered London election selection London’s Liberal Democrats are gathering in a phone box in Canary Wharf this morning for their annual conference, where their candidate for Mayor in  2020, Siobhan Benita, will give her first … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 London elections, Brian Paddick, Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

O’Connell’s ‘reap what you sow’ remarks branded ‘terrifying’

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

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 , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Now Mayor Khan takes an axe to his tree-planting programme

Posted on August 1, 2018 by

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has effectively cried “Timber!” to his promise to plant 2million trees along the capital’s roads. Such is the pressure on Transport for London’s budgets that it no longer has a dedicated amount of money … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

More questions after TfL is forced to publish tram fatigue report

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on an intriguing turn of events over a previously suppressed Transport for London report Within days of Inside Croydon highlighting the failure of Transport for London to share a safety audit report into driver fatigue with … Continue reading →

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‘Residents expect to be safe travelling on public transport’

Posted on December 7, 2017 by

Politicians at Croydon Town Hall and in City Hall this afternoon called for all of the recommendations in the RAIB report to be implemented as soon as possible. The Rail Accident Investigations Branch report published today followed an investigation into … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tony Newman, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Landlord licensing scheme made one prosecution in a year

Posted on November 24, 2017 by

BARRATT HOLMES on some surprising statistics regarding the borough’s private landlords The Labour-run council’s controversial landlord licensing scheme, which has collected an estimated £6million from the borough’s private landlords, has made just a single prosecution in the past 12 months. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Caroline Pidgeon, Croydon Council, Housing, Landlord licensing, London Assembly, London-wide issues | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Drivers warned of fatigue risks two years before tram crash

Posted on October 5, 2017 by

The operators of the Croydon tram network were formally warned by staff two and a half years before the tragic Sandilands derailment that the company’s shift system was creating dangerous levels of fatigue among its drivers “which could lead to … Continue reading →

Posted in Addiscombe, Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sandilands derailment, TfL, Tramlink, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments