Category Archives: Tim Pollard

Pollard’s candidate list ignores five wards in Croydon North

Posted on September 13, 2017 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE on another bungled announcement by Croydon Conservatives No matter how hard they try to make it look as if they do give a toss about the north of the borough, Croydon’s Tories really don’t give a shit. And … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Bensham Manor, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Gareth Streeter, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, Jeet Bains, Kenley, Purley, Selhurst, Shirley North, Simon Hoar, South Croydon, South Norwood, Steve Hollands, Sue Winborn, Thornton Heath, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon, West Thornton | Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, Ian Parker, London Borough of Croydon, Purley, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tim Pollard, Tory, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon | 2 Comments

Croydon Tories take their revenge on Fisher over #WadGate

Posted on September 13, 2017 by insidecroydon

There was blood on the shag pile at Croydon Tory HQ over selections for next May’s local elections. Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the high casualty rate among some of the council’s one-time big beasts Mike Fisher, until 2014 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Chris Wright, Coulsdon East, Croydon Council, Donald Speakman, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, Heathfield, James Thompson, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Purley, Sara Bashford, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley North, Sue Winborn, Tim Pollard | Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Sara Bashford, Shirley, Tory | 8 Comments

Tories pick B-List election candidate. And fail to announce it

Posted on August 9, 2017 by insidecroydon

Shhh! Don’t tell anyone, but there is a Conservative candidate for the council by-election, as WALTER CRONXITE reports Croydon Conservatives have chosen their candidate to stand in the South Norwood council by-election on September 7. It is to be Rebecca … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon North, Jason Cummings, Patsy Cummings, Peter Underwood, Sara Bashford, South Norwood, Tim Pollard | Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Jason Cummings, Labour, Patsy Cummings, Rebecca Natrajan, Sara Bashford, South Norwood, Tim Pollard, Tory | 2 Comments

Croydon Tories’ leadership abandon hope with their B listers

Posted on August 7, 2017 by insidecroydon

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, has obtained a copy of a Croydon Conservatives internal document which shows their north-south divide of the borough when it comes to picking candidates for next year’s council elections Whoever Croydon Conservatives select to contest … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Jason Cummings, Mario Creatura, New Addington South, Sara Bashford, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon | Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon South, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Sara Bashford, South Norwood, Tim Pollard, Tory, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon | 3 Comments

Newman attacks O’Connell over his Tory cuts to police

Posted on July 19, 2017 by insidecroydon

Monday night’s council cabinet meeting was the last before the summer break, and it produced a much-needed outbreak of political passion and rhetoric. Political editor WALTER CRONXITE trawled through the webcast so that you don’t have to Tony Newman, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Kenley, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged Barwell, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Tory | Leave a comment

Commission draws the line under Newman’s bid for control

Posted on July 4, 2017 by insidecroydon

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how an effort to shore-up Town Hall power through boundary changes has left Croydon’s Labour leadership even more dependent on Jeremy Corbyn, the party leader many of them tried to oust The Local Government Boundary … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Ashburton, Croydon Council, David Wood, Fairfield, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, Kenley, Maddie Henson, Maria Gatland, New Addington South, Paul Scott, Selhurst, South Croydon, Stephen Mann, Steve O'Connell, Sue Winborn, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon | Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, South Croydon, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Waddon | 4 Comments

Tory threat to Boundary Commissioners over council map

Posted on July 1, 2017 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE reports on a significant development which could influence the political control of the borough for decades to come The Boundary Commissioners have brought forward the publication date for the latest revision to proposals for Croydon’s council electoral wards … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Croydon Council, Tim Pollard | Tagged Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Conservative, Labour, Local Government Boundary Commission, Tim Pollard, Tory | Leave a comment

Dinner at the Hilton looks to be good for builders’ business

Posted on May 26, 2017 by insidecroydon

BELLA BARTOCK, our resident culture vulture, slipped on her best frock and sling-backs for a night on the town with a motley crew of councillors Some of the world’s best-paid leaflet deliverers took the night off yesterday, as Croydon’s councillors … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Croydon Council, Refuse collection, Tim Pollard, Toni Letts, Veolia, Wayne Lawlor | Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Toni Letts, Tory | Leave a comment

£180m Fairfield operator contract is called-in for scrutiny

Posted on April 19, 2017 by insidecroydon

Fifteen Conservative councillors signed official forms to call-in the decision to award the operator contract for the Fairfield Halls, a move which some fear might delay the appointment process, and others have described as petty political point-scoring. The matter will … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Stranack, Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Chris Philp MP, Chris Wright, Donald Speakman, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, Helen Pollard, James Thompson, Jan Buttinger, Jason Cummings, Jeet Bains, Lynne Hale, Margaret Mead, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Sean Fitzsimons, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Yvette Hopley | Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Labour, Mario Creatura, Sean Fitzsimons, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Tory | 4 Comments

Tories object to flats – one mile from housing minister’s home

Posted on February 12, 2017 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE highlights the latest egregious example of hypocrisy and misrepresentation from Croydon’s Conservatives In the week of the government’s housing White Paper, when the focus was on resolving the housing crisis, Croydon Conservatives led by Tim “Nice But Dim” … Continue reading →

Posted in Gavin Barwell, Housing, Lynne Hale, Paul Scott, Planning, Sanderstead, Tim Pollard | Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Paul Scott, Sanderstead, Tim Pollard, Tory | 4 Comments

Coast to Capital’s £14.2m grant boosts Fairfield Halls scheme

Posted on February 3, 2017 by insidecroydon

What larks yesterday between the political duopoly in Croydon in a tug-of-love over the Fairfield Halls, after a development quango announced that it had allocated £14.2million toward the cost of rejuvenating the Fairfield Halls and College Green area. The local … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Housing, Music, Planning, Theatre, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman | Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Gavin Barwell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory | 2 Comments

New delay in council boundary review is bad news for Tories

Posted on January 11, 2017 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the slow process of drawing up the political map of the borough is causing anxiety among Croydon’s blue-rinse set Maybe they thought that, after the Christmas and New Year break, no one would be paying … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Croydon Council, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman | Tagged Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Boundary Commission, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Shirley, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon | Leave a comment

Lycra-obsessed Tories forget their support for parks and ride

Posted on December 15, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon is the most unsafe borough in south London for cycling, according to a senior councillor. Not that anyone was at the Town Hall meeting to register the point, as STEVEN DOWNES reports If a tree falls in a forest … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, Connected Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Cycling, Environment, Fairfield, Heathfield, Helen Pollard, Lloyd Park, Sean Fitzsimons, Stuart King, Tim Pollard, Transport, Wandle Park | Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Croydon Council, Helen Pollard, Labour, Sean Fitzsimons, STUART KING, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory | 1 Comment

Croydon Tories still don’t grasp meaning of data protection

Posted on September 26, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon Tories clearly do not understand the meaning of the word “Protection” in the title of the Data Protection Act. Last week Inside Croydon published a report on how the local Conservative Party, and its Town Hall group leader, Tim … Continue reading →

Posted in Coulsdon, Helen Pollard, Ian Parker, Tim Pollard | Tagged Conservative, Ian Parker, Tim Pollard, Tory | 1 Comment

Tories could face £5,000 fine over alleged breach of data law

Posted on September 23, 2016 by insidecroydon

Tim Pollard, the leader of Croydon Conservatives, has been accused of breaking data protection laws with an email widely circulated to residents asking them to support his party’s latest petition over council policy. If enough Croydon residents complain, Pollard and … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Planning, Purley, Sanderstead, Tim Pollard | Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Sanderstead, Tim Pollard, Tory, Waddon | 2 Comments

Croydon’s silly season stats which do not stand up to scrutiny

Posted on September 3, 2016 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The infamous maxim that if you repeat a lie often enough it becomes the truth has flourished in Croydon this week. STEVEN DOWNES is just glad the silly season is over Thank goodness it’s September. I wouldn’t usually … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Advertiser, Croydon Council, Evening Boris, Jon Rouse, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tech City, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman | Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory | 1 Comment

Pollard’s Tories too timid in their call to axe 10 councillors

Posted on July 15, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council Tax-payers are subsidising the local Conservative and Labour parties to the tune of nearly £100,000 per year. No wonder the duopoly at the Town Hall don’t want to make any serious reductions to the number of councillors, reports … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, John Wentworth, Sanderstead, Selsdon & Ballards, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman | Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, Jo Negrini, Sanderstead, Selsdon and Ballards, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory | 5 Comments

Down with this sort of thing: Tory petitioners get it wrong, again

Posted on July 7, 2016 by insidecroydon

After last month’s debacle, it should be clear to most reasonable people that “government by referendum” is full of unintended consequences. Closer to home, here in Croydon, it appears that opposition through petition is a bit crap, too. Mario Creatura, … Continue reading →

Posted in Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Dudley Mead, Environment, Fly tipping, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Quadron, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Tim Pollard, Waste incinerator | Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Mario Creatura, Purley, South Croydon, Stuart Collins, Tim Pollard, Tory | 2 Comments

Caption competition: God Save The Queen, bless ‘er

Posted on April 22, 2016 by insidecroydon

This is what passes for “positive publicity” from Croydon Council: a badly taken picture, which fails to illustrate the point it is trying to make. Who’d have thought that the council has a professionally staffed press office which costs tax-payers … Continue reading →

Posted in Patricia Hay-Justice, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman | Tagged Croydon Council, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman | 13 Comments

Newman’s time for change as he faces threat of ‘dead sheep’

Posted on April 17, 2016 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE on the ins and outs of the latest council “non-reshuffles”, and how the the spectre of #WadGate and others’ past crimes still stalk the Town Hall’s corridors of (not much) power “They used to say that being attacked … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 London elections, 2018 council elections, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dudley Mead, Hamida Ali, Heathfield, Jason Cummings, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, Margaret Mead, Mark Watson, Matthew Kyeremeh, Mike Fisher, Pat Ryan, Paul Scott, Planning, Sara Bashford, Selsdon & Ballards, Steve O'Connell, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tim Pollard, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Whitgift Foundation, Woodside | Tagged #WadGate, Barwell, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Labour, Matthew Kyeremeh, Mayor, Mike Fisher, Steve O'Connell, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation | 3 Comments

Philp’s Easter Sunday photocall could prompt an unholy row

Posted on March 28, 2016 by insidecroydon

After a week in which he had already been accused of being a Tory “toady”, an “exemplary arse-kisser” and of “brown-nosing”, Chris Philp, the relative new-comer as the Conservative MP for Croydon South, has now opened himself up to being … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Sanderstead, Tim Pollard | Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Sanderstead, Steve O'Connell, Tim Pollard, Tory, Warlingham, Westfield, Whitgift Centre | 2 Comments

Never mind the bollocks, here’s the Croydon Conservatives

Posted on March 5, 2016 by insidecroydon

It’s been Anarchy in the Town Hall this week, as our Tory councillors have been channelling their inner Johnny Rottens. WALTER CRONXITE suggests that such cunning stunts fail to serve their residents So who lost out from the decision of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Mike Fisher, Patricia Hay-Justice, Phil Thomas, Sara Bashford, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman | Tagged Barwell, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Mike Fisher, Phil "Two Permits" Thomas, Sara "Book Token" Bashford, Sara Bashford, Surrey Street Market, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory | 10 Comments

Newman hands Tories another gift over Council Tax

Posted on February 21, 2016 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE examines the budget options likely to be laid out before Monday’s cabinet meeting and at the full council meeting the following week It’s all over bar the shouting, and there’s sure to be some of that in the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Bernard Weatherill House, Chris Philp MP, Council Tax, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, New Addington South, Simon Hall, Surrey, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman | Tagged Barwell, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Labour, Mike Fisher, New Addington, Tony Newman, Tory | 5 Comments

Having a ‘mare: Newman could use chance for a reshuffle

Posted on January 24, 2016 by insidecroydon

Punch and Judy’s back on at the Town Hall tomorrow night, with the latest full meeting of the council. Nothing of note is likely to be decided. Little of real interest will be announced. That’s transparent and accountable democracy in … Continue reading →

Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Bernadette Khan, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, John Wentworth, Louisa Woodley, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mike Selva, New Addington South, Patricia Hay-Justice, Simon Hall, Stuart Collins, Tim Pollard, Timothy Godfrey, Toni Letts, Tony Newman, Wayne Lawlor, West Thornton | Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Louisa Woodley, Mayor, New Addington, Tony Newman, Tory, West Thornton | 8 Comments

Tandridge has plans for thousands of homes on Green Belt

Posted on January 17, 2016 by insidecroydon

A neighbouring Tory-run local authority in Surrey is consulting on bulldozing a golf course and redeveloping next to a Battle of Britain conservation area in a drive to build thousands of homes on the Green Belt, reports WALTER CRONXITE Croydon’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Cane Hill, Caterham, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Environment, Gavin Barwell, Housing, Kenley, Kenley Airfield Friends Group, Mario Creatura, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Outside Croydon, Planning, Sam Gyimah MP, Sanderstead, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, Tim Pollard | Tagged Barwell, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Kenley, Kenley Airfield, London, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, Steve O'Connell, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, Tory, Warlingham | 4 Comments

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