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Category Archives: Dudley Mead
Tory candidate Mohan gets lost again over Croydon North
Making Croydon a London Living Wage borough? Tick. Announcing free swimming in the council’s pools this summer for all Croydon’s children? Tick. Introduce a £1 million scheme to make good use of the borough’s empty homes? Tick. Making the Tory … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Dudley Mead, Fairfield, Housing, Jason Perry, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Property, Simon Hall, Steve O'Connell, Stuart Collins, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan, West Thornton
Tagged Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Fairfield, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Tory, West Thornton
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Aimless opposition could make for an extended honeymoon
THE VIEW FROM THE BACK BENCHES: Last night’s first council cabinet meeting of the new Labour administration was full of interesting announcements for Waddon councillor ANDREW PELLING So that’s what my Labour colleagues have been up to over the last … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Bernard Weatherill House, Bishop of Croydon, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Environment, Fly tipping, Housing, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Refuse collection, Steve Reed MP, Taberner House, Tony Newman, URV, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, Mike Fisher, Steve Reed OBE, Stuart Collins, Taberner House, Tony Newman, Tory
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Tory council votes to increase payments to its leadership
Mike Fisher, the florid-faced leader of the Conservatives who have been running Croydon Council since 2006, is keen to see next Thursday’s election contested on his record in office. Unsurprisingly, the £1 billion debt that Croydon Council has built up … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Kenley, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Steve O'Connell, Surrey, Tim Pollard
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fisher's Folly, Helen Pollard, Labour, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Steve O'Connell, Surrey, Tim Pollard, Tory
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Council allowances and local politicians’ secret consensus
CROYDON COMMENTARY: There’s one cut-back our Town Hall politicians won’t make, writes STEVEN DOWNES Here’s a proposal you will not find in any party’s local election manifesto – if Croydon’s Tories ever get round to publishing a statement of policies … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Ian Parker, London Assembly, Mike Fisher, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Assembly, Mike Fisher, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Tory
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Budget-busting 25 quid bribe ignores Croydon’s £1bn debt
Have you received your Council Tax bill this week? Wonder how Croydon Council can afford to pay out £25 to residents? With the Town Hall having accumulated £1 billion debt in the last eight years, SIMON HALL, pictured, says that, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fieldway, Fly tipping, Housing, Mike Fisher, Refuse collection, Simon Hall, Steve O'Connell, Street lighting, URV, Youth Services
Tagged Bernard Weatherill House, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fieldway, Fisher's Folly, Labour, Mike Fisher, Simon Hall, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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Charity Commission report confirms block on council takeover
The Charity Commission, the official body responsible for supervising the management and running of the nation’s charities, has today published a report into the trust which runs the Fairfield Halls following an investigation instigated after seeing reports on Inside Croydon … Continue reading
Yeo, Perry and the ‘unacceptable face of Conservatism’
Croydon can rest easy: there is only one Jason Perry (and no, this is not suggested as a new chant from the Holmesdale End, “One Jason Perry, there’s only one…”). Inside Croydon’s loyal reader points out that, if you dig … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Business, Clare Hilley, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Jason Perry, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Planning, Property, South Croydon, URV, Waddon
Tagged "Sir" Tricky Dicky Ottaway, Carlton Building Plastics, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Iain Dale, Jason Perry, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, Richard Ottaway, South Croydon, Tim Yeo, Tory, Waddon
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Requiem has sounded for Mozart Players’ Croydon future
Turtle’s. The Mela. Nestle. The Warehouse Theatre. The Riesco Collection. Allders. The David Lean Cinema. Next, the London Mozart Players? It is looking increasingly likely that the London Mozart Players will soon be added to the litany of Croydon institutions that … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Art, Cinema, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema Campaign, Dudley Mead, Education, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, Music, Riesco Collection, Schools, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema, Fairfield Halls, LMP, London Borough of Croydon, London Mozart Players, Mozart, Music, Tory
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Mozart Players’ cut-backs forces managing director to leave
A further signal of how Croydon Council’s mishandling of the arts is having a detrimental impact on the whole of the local cultural scene – even among those organisations which benefit from the backing of the Town Hall Establishment – came through today … Continue reading
How much is your vote worth? Fisher reckons 50p a week
Things must be getting bad for florid-faced Mike Fisher, the Conservative leader of Croydon Council, who this morning announced at a poorly attended media briefing that he is to offer the borough’s residents a £3 million bribe – paid for out … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Ken Livingstone, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Fisher, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Tory
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No head, no leader, no planning: doubts over Free School
Plans for a three-form entry primary Free School on Highbury Avenue appear to be in some disarray, with no head teacher yet appointed just seven months before the school is supposed to open, no planning approval granted to build on … Continue reading
Posted in Advance School, Alisa Flemming, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dudley Mead, Education, John Wentworth, Maggie Mansell, Norbury, Schools, Tim Pollard, Uncategorized
Tagged Advance School Norbury, Alisa Flemming, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dudley Mead, Education, John Wentworth, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Norbury, Primary school, Russell King, schools, Thornton Heath, Tim Pollard
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Charity Commission forces council to drop Fairfield takeover
Croydon Council’s plans to take over the Fairfield Halls have collapsed, in yet another embarrassing and costly (for Council Tax-payers) reversal for the Conservative administration at the Town Hall. And this at a time when the costs of the much-needed … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Charity, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Education, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, London-wide issues, Margaret Mead, Planning, Riesco Collection, Theatre, URV, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Charity Commission, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Tory
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Council’s cultural vandalism leaves borough short-changed
102,440,000 That’s how much Croydon Council raised from the auction in Hong Kong this morning of 24 pieces of the borough’s priceless Riesco Collection of Chinese porcelain. Unfortunately for the likes of florid-faced Mike Fisher and his cronies Dudley Mead … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Community associations, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, Mike Fisher, Museum of Croydon, Riesco Collection, South Croydon Community Association, Tim Pollard
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Hall, Hong Kong, London, Mike Fisher, Museums Association, Tony Newman
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