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Tory MP Colburn caught out as ‘leftists’ defend public liberties
In the middle of “Party Gate”, one local Conservative MP has shown that not only does he favour authoritarian laws that remove the rights and liberties that helped to make this country what it is today, but he managed to … Continue reading
Councillor scarpers rather than face the heat from SDEN
Our Sutton Council reporter, BELLE MONT, on signs that the ruling Liberal Democrats are becoming concerned for their prospects at next May’s local elections LibDem councillors in Sutton are starting to leave their sinking ship. Ben Andrew, a former Liberal … Continue reading
Latest Tory sleaze scandal shows that rules are for other people
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The backlash against the Tory government’s vote to let one of their MPs escape penalties for breaking the rules over lobbying has today brought the suggestion of a U-turn. But why is it one rule for them and … Continue reading
Government cuts £100m from budget for new Sutton hospital
Plans for a new hospital in Sutton have been hit after the government wrote to the local NHS Trust to advise that they would be cutting their contribution to the £511million build costs by around a quarter. The plans to … Continue reading
Simpson feels heat from MP over SDEN ‘independent’ review
A Sutton MP has raised serious doubts whether a supposedly “independent” review into the controversial council-owned SDEN company will make any difference for the hundreds of Hackbridge residents whose homes and lives have been blighted by the expensive and unreliable … Continue reading
Posted in Elliot Colburn, London-wide issues, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Richard Simpson, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Amanda Cherrington, Beddington Lane incinerator, Carshalton and Wallington, Elliot Colburn MP, Hackbridge, New Mill Quarter, Nick Mattey, NMQ, SDEN, Sutton Council, Sutton Decentralised Energy Network
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MP Colburn in ‘angry’ row with Sutton over faulty heat network
The hot water supplied to Hackbridge’s New Mill Quarter might be lukewarm, but the political row over the council’s faulty heating network is close to boiling point, as our Sutton correspondent, CARL SHILTON, reports The MP who represents thousands of … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Andrew, Elliot Colburn, Helen Bailey, Jayne McCoy, London Fire Brigade, Property, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Ben Andrew, Elliot Colburn MP, Helen Bailey, Jayne McCoy, New Mill Quarter, NMQ, SDEN, Sheldon Vestey, Sutton Council
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Community dishes up plates-full of embarassment for Tory MPs
A social media flashmob protest took place yesterday outside the offices of Sutton’s Conservative MPs to express public disgust at Paul Scully voting in the Commons against providing free meals for vulnerable children during the half-term break. Protesters described Scully’s … Continue reading
Appeals to Sutton and Croydon to join Rashford campaign
The leaders of LibDem-run Sutton and Labour-controlled Croydon have been urged to join a growing number of councils in issuing food vouchers over half term as the row over free school meals provision during holidays continues. London boroughs Southwark, Lambeth, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Elliot Colburn, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, Schools, Southwark Council, Sutton Council
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Marcus Rashford, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tory
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Tories choose NHS’s birthday to sound death knell for St Helier
The Tory government chose the weekend of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the NHS to sound the death knell for acute services at St Helier Hospital, and at Epsom Hospital in Surrey. A 25-year-long battle to maintain and … Continue reading
XR’s slow march highlights lack of progress on emissions
Extinction Rebellion protesters yesterday marched through Sutton town centre before delivering letters to the borough’s pair of Tory MPs, Paul Scully and Elliot Colburn, demanding action on the climate emergency. Sutton XR said, “The letter urges our MPs to publicly … Continue reading
Sutton’s heating network inflicts fuel poverty on new estate
Our Sutton reporter, CARL SHILTON, on a saga of deceit and disservice Sutton Council and its Liberal Democrat councillors have found themselves in hot water over SDEN, the district heating network which was supposed to provide cheap, “green” energy pumped … Continue reading
SDEN: A timeline of council bungling and sky-high fuel prices
Sutton Council’s handling of its energy network has placed a number of families who have moved into the Barratt’s-built New Mill Quarter at Hackbridge in “fuel poverty”. This timeline tells a story of denial, dishonesty and outright incompetence 2018: The … Continue reading
Posted in Elliot Colburn, Jayne McCoy, Sutton Council
Tagged Ben Andrew, New Mill Quarter, Nick Mattey, NMQ, SDEN, Sutton Council
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MP challenges Viridor over its management of wildlife reserve
A Member of Parliament has intervened over the serious damage to the wildlife habitat and the destruction of one of London’s largest nesting colonies of house sparrows, following reports of the ecological calamity by Inside Croydon. Elliot Colburn was elected … Continue reading
Creatura shows his contempt for public by backing Cummings
Dominic Cummings can rest easy. Coulsdon councillor Mario Creatura reckons he did no wrong. Creatura, who worked in Downing Street as Theresa Mayhem’s Twitter monitor, must now surely be ranked as only the second-worst government special adviser in the history … Continue reading
Decision time for Labour comes too late for Davis or Cummings
Our political editor WALTER CRONXITE, on how a drawn-out selection process has hampered any prospects of electoral success for Labour in Croydon and Sutton in May’s elections to City Hall In a primary contest that has lasted longer than that … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Elliot Colburn, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Neil Garratt, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Carshalton and Wallington, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Labour, London Assembly, Neil Garratt, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Tory
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What the election means for Croydon, Westfield and St Helier
After a long and sleepless night, our political editor WALTER CONXITE sifts through the wreckage of the General Election, and what it might mean for Croydon, and Sutton The fourth General Election since 2010 is significant because it is the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2019 General Election, Adult Social Care, Boris Johnson, Brick by Brick, Centrale, Children's Services, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Elliot Colburn, Health, Housing, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Paul Scott, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Shaun Bailey, St Helier Hospital, Steve Reed MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Elliot Colburn MP, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Mario Creatura, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Sutton Council, Tom Brake, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Threats of libel action as Sutton election campaign turns nasty
EXCLUSIVE: Chuka Umunna, Jo Swinson, Caroline Lucas, even Bianca Jagger, have all taken at face value allegations made by a Liberal Democrat General Election candidate, and so now could now be dragged into a bitter legal action. Our Sutton investigations … Continue reading
Protestors meet Greta Thunberg and bring XR closer to home
At least two local residents were arrested in the past week as part of the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations across central London, which saw members of a group from Sutton meet Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who has captured the attention … Continue reading
Incinerator on security lockdown as Viridor get twitchy over XR
Viridor had their £210million Beddington Lane incinerator plant on security lockdown yesterday, apparently out of fear of incursions from… local birdwatchers. The controversial and troubled Viridor incinerator is already nine months late in being fully operational to meet the terms … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, London-wide issues, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Lane incinerator, Extinction Rebellion, Liberal Democrats, London, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Viridor
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