Category Archives: Sutton and Cheam

Dear LibDems: I remain a liberal, a democrat and a councillor

Posted on April 17, 2015 by insidecroydon

Sutton LibDems’ suspension of Councillor Nick Mattey could have a damaging impact on the General Election campaign in their parliamentary constituencies, reports WALTER CRONXITE Tom Brake’s efforts to be re-elected as MP for Carshalton and Wallington, the seat he has … Continue reading →

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Survey predicts MP Barwell is facing capital ‘punishment’

Posted on January 27, 2015 by insidecroydon

Even the Evening Boris is predicting that Gavin Barwell, the MP for the Whitgift Foundation, will lose his parliamentary seat at the General Election in 100 days time. Barwell had London Mayor Boris Johnson attend his glitzy campaign launch last … Continue reading →

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Bad day for LibDems in Sutton – and for St Helier Hospital

Posted on March 12, 2014 by insidecroydon

Stephen Fenwick, a councillor in Sutton, was forced to resign as a Liberal Democrat yesterday after pleading guilty in court to racially aggravated assault. Fenwick was given a conditional discharge and a fine, after admitting a drink-fuelled rant in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Environment, Health, Mayday Hospital, Paul Burstow MP, St Helier Hospital, Stephen Fenwick, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Sutton’s LibDem MPs face election defeat, says pundit

Posted on February 5, 2014 by insidecroydon

The LibDems in Sutton could be facing a Bluewash at the 2015 General Election, and may lose both the borough’s MPs, the “charismatically challenged” Tom Brake, the deputy leader of the House in the ConDem Government, and the former health minister … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Outside Croydon, Paul Burstow MP, Sarah Jones MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Noted: How our local MPs voted to oppose food bank motion

Posted on December 20, 2013 by insidecroydon

On Wednesday, in the House of Commons, the Labour party put forward a motion that called for the government to look into the use of food banks in Britain. The number of people – many of them hard-working families – … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Charity, Croydon Central, Croydon Nightwatch, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Paul Burstow MP, Richard Ottaway MP, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Mayday! Mayday! Croydon hospital among the country’s worst

Posted on October 24, 2013 by insidecroydon

Well, if you weren’t gloomy enough about life in Croydon already, as shown by the Prime Minister’s “happiness index” published yesterday, today’s news about the standards of our country’s hospitals, and Mayday in particular, will really cheer you up. Not. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gavin Barwell, Health, Mayday Hospital, Paul Burstow MP, St Helier Hospital, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Syria, Parliament and the local MPs who want it all ways

Posted on August 31, 2013 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Where do local MPs stand on the issue of intervention in Syria after Thursday night’s votes in the House of Commons? In some cases, it is hard to say, writes ANDREW PELLING, especially for the MP who voted … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Paul Burstow MP, Richard Ottaway MP, Steve Reed MP, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ashes to ashes: Only Boris can stop Viridor incinerator now

Posted on May 16, 2013 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Did Sutton’s LibDems last night grant planning permission to Viridor for its £1bn incinerator project at Beddington Lane just so that someone else could make the tough decision to block it? Contributing editor ANDREW PELLING says that nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Business, Croydon Greens, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Paul Burstow MP, Planning, Simon Hoar, St Helier Hospital, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Mayday! Croydon hospital on CQC’s staffing danger list

Posted on January 13, 2013 by insidecroydon

The NHS safe in their hands? So this is how the coalition works: in the General Election the Conservatives promise “no top-down re-organisation” of the NHS. Having failed to win the election, the Tory-led government then pushes forward plans for … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Mayday Hospital, Paul Burstow MP, St Helier Hospital, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Westfield lobbyist Scully selected by Sutton Conservatives

Posted on December 22, 2012 by insidecroydon

Sutton and Cheam Conservatives have chosen a prospective parliamentary candidate with a strong Croydon connection – and it’s not Steve “Three Jobs” O’Connell. Paul Scully is to be the Conservative candidate to challenge Liberal Democrat MP, Paul Burstow, at the … Continue reading →

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Sutton’s Tories in meltdown as they face “yellow wash”

Posted on December 11, 2012 by insidecroydon

The Liberal Democrats defied all national trends and their party’s unpopular part in the ConDem coalition to hold Stonecot ward with a 7.7 per cent swing from the Conservatives in last Thursday’s Sutton Council by-election. If repeated in the 2014 … Continue reading →

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Election questions: Marisha Ray, Liberal Democrats

Posted on November 17, 2012 by insidecroydon

The Croydon North by-election is on November 29, and Inside Croydon has put to candidates a set of questions. We will be putting the responses on the record, published without the artifice, interruptions and grandstanding of the usual hustings. We … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 by-election, Boris Johnson, Croydon North, CSEP, Education, Health, Housing, Libraries, London Road Traders Association, Marisha Ray, Mayor of London, Paul Burstow MP, St Helier Hospital, Tom Brake MP, Transport | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Halloween horror: How did your MP vote on the EU budget?

Posted on November 1, 2012 by insidecroydon

The ConDem government was defeated in parliament on the EU budget last night – Halloween – after 53 Conservative MPs defied their party over the issue. Tory rebels joined with Labour to pass an amendment calling for a real-terms cut … Continue reading →

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Little Ray of sunshine for LibDems in Croydon North

Posted on October 18, 2012 by insidecroydon

Any jokes about the Liberal Democrats in Croydon being an endangered species were only reinforced late last night with the announcement of a candidate for the forthcoming parliamentary by-election, as they named Marisha Ray, a former councillor in Islington, north … Continue reading →

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East is East for Barwell after boundary changes change

Posted on October 17, 2012 by insidecroydon

As former MP ANDREW PELLING observes, the revised proposals for the parliamentary constituencies in Croydon and Sutton suggest that in this part of south London, at least, the LibDems have driven a hard bargain The Boundary Commission’s latest proposals have … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Pelling, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, London-wide issues, Paul Burstow MP, Richard Ottaway MP, Selhurst, Selsdon & Ballards, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Promotions for Grant and Deighton; but nothing for Barwell?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by insidecroydon

The ConDem government’s week-long reshuffle has included much interest for locally based figures, with Helen Grant, who has a solicitors’ practice based on the Purley Way, getting promoted to a job at the Ministry of Justice. The Conservative MP for … Continue reading →

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LibDem MP happy to put the Brake on Sutton seat changes

Posted on August 29, 2012 by insidecroydon

Tom Brake, the Sutton LibDem MP who could see his Carshalton and Wallington seat broken up in a merger with safe Tory Croydon wards, believes that the coalition government’s boundary changes are dead in the water. Speaking to Inside Croydon … Continue reading →

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Sutton shows its neighbours the power of volunteering

Posted on August 26, 2012 by insidecroydon

With Croydon Council failing to back any local summer fairs or concerts, ANDREW PELLING joined thousands of other residents from the borough at yesterday’s environmental fair in Carshalton Croydon used to be blessed with large community events in its parks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities, Art, Charity, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Education, Environment, Gardening, Health, Jon Rouse, Music, Outside Croydon, Paul Burstow MP, Richard Ottaway MP, Sara Bashford, Selsdon & Ballards, St Helier Hospital, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Walks, Waste incinerator, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Lording over democracy: what reforms we really need

Posted on July 19, 2012 by insidecroydon

Our report from the House of Commons on the Lords Reform debate produced several insightful comments from Inside Croydon readers. Reform of the second chamber may not be the most important matter facing the government, but it is significant because … Continue reading →

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Barwell fails to whip up support for unpopular Lords reform

Posted on July 11, 2012 by insidecroydon

Former MP ANDREW PELLING on how our local MPs chose to vote on the controversial Lords Reform Bill last night No gumption in evidence last night from four of our local MPs in resisting the flawed options for reform of … Continue reading →

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MP Barwell admits: it’ll be Croydon East for me in 2015

Posted on May 28, 2012 by insidecroydon

Gavin Barwell, MP for Croydon Central, has declared himself as a candidate for the Conservative nomination for a parliamentary seat that does not exist (yet). Barwell told Inside Croydon that “I will apply for Croydon East”. This is a very … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Outside Croydon, Paul Burstow MP, Richard Ottaway MP, Selsdon & Ballards, South Croydon, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Latest vote results will help Brake decide which way to jump

Posted on May 15, 2012 by insidecroydon

When the ward-by-ward voting results from the London Assembly elections are released tomorrow, the music will begin in a game of musical seats for the MPs of Croydon and Sutton. ANDREW PELLING offers this guide to how things might be … Continue reading →

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St Helier decision puts Sutton MP Burstow on the spot

Posted on May 10, 2012 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: An MP for neighbouring Sutton got a most unwelcome birthday present yesterday, with the announcement of proposed closure to the Accident and Emergency and the maternity departments of St Helier Hospital. Here, ANDREW PELLING says that ConDem cuts … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Gavin Barwell, Health, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Paul Burstow MP, St Helier Hospital, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments