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Category Archives: Louis Carserides
And here are the Labour councillors who broke their word over the 15% tax hike and abandoned the people of Croydon
STUART KING. Leader of the opposition Councillor King took over as Labour group leader in May 2022. Had spent previous eight years mostly holding senior positions, including cabinet posts, in the Labour council administration of Tony Newman, Alison Butler and … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Brigitte Graham, Callton Young, Catherine Wilson, Chris Clark, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Clive Fraser, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Enid Mollyneaux, Humayun Kabir, Humayun Kabir, Janet Campbell, Karen Jewitt, Kola Agboola, Leila Ben-Hassel, Louis Carserides, Maddie Henson, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, Mohammed Islam, Nina Degrads, Patricia Hay-Justice, Patsy Cummings, Sean Fitzsimons, Sherwan Chowdhury, Stella Nabukeera, Stuart Collins, Stuart King, Tamar Nwafor, Tony Newman
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Scott, STUART KING, Tony Newman
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No action taken over councillor’s six-week holiday to Brazil
WALTER CRONXITE reports from the Town Hall on a controversial figure’s long-term absence When Matt Hancock pissed off to the jungle for a few weeks, the MP had the Conservative whip removed in parliament for his unauthorised absence. Much the … Continue reading
Residents’ groups show red card to Palace’s £100m new stand
Locals living near Selhurst Park have organised to oppose the new stand – despite being frozen out of meetings by their Labour councillors Two residents’ associations in the area around Selhurst Park, together with council tenants whose homes are under … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Christopher Herman, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Louis Carserides, Planning, Property, Selhurst, South Norwood, Sport, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Christopher Herman, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Holmesdale Residents' Association, Holmesdale Road, Labour, Louis Carserides, Pembroke Road Residents' Association, Selhurst Park, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Wooderson Close
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Consultation on Selhurst new stand is extended by two weeks
Politicians moved unusually swiftly to avoid grounds for legal objections after council officials originally allowed only two weeks for the public to view plans for Crystal Palace’s £100m redevelopment Croydon’s neo-con politicians, Progress MP Steve Reed OBE and the Conservative … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Heather Cheesbrough, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, South Norwood, Sport, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Bingle, Selhurst Park, Steve Reed OBE, Terrapin Group, Tory, Wooderson Close
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Residents blocked from meeting by football club’s lobbyists
Crystal Palace FC have lodged 40 new files as part of the planning application for their proposed £100m stand. But a meeting promised with affected households has been cancelled and residents told that they are not welcome to attend a … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Christopher Herman, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Housing, Louis Carserides, Mayor of London, Planning, Property, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Parish, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Labour, Les Parry, Louis Carserides, Planning, Selhurst Park, South Norwood, Steve Parish, Steve Reed OBE, Terrapin Group, Wooderson Close
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‘Abrasive’ lobbyist smoothing the way for Selhurst’s new stand
Crystal Palace’s £100m new stand at Selhurst Park has the backing of fans (natch), support from councillors and approval from the planning department. Yet the club has gone out and hired a planning lobbyist. STEVEN DOWNES profiles Terrapin’s man hoping … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Christopher Herman, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Kingston, Louis Carserides, Paul Scully MP, Planning, Property, South Norwood, Sport, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Parish, Stuart King
Tagged Christopher Herman, Crystal Palace FC, Heather Cheesbrough, Kevin Davis, Kingston Council, Louis Carserides, Peter Bingle, Selhurst Park, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, STUART KING, Terrapin Group, Wooderson Close
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Labour councillors accused of high street ‘social cleansing’
A community action group has responded angrily to Labour councillors in South Norwood signing up to a police scheme intended to clear the area of street drinkers Volunteers at the South Norwood Community Kitchen have characterised the plans as “social … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Christopher Herman, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, London-wide issues, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Stella Nabukeera
Tagged Christopher Herman, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, Louis Carserides, SNCK, Socco Cheta, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed OBE
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Lobbyist to meet councillors over Selhurst stadium proposals
South Norwood councillors will next week be meeting with a representative of a lobbying firm working for Crystal Palace Football Club to discuss issues around the stalled development of a new £100million stand at Selhurst Park. According to a spokesperson … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Louis Carserides, Planning, South Norwood, Sport, Stella Nabukeera
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Heather Cheesbrough, Kevin Davis, Louis Carserides, Peter Bingle, Selhurst Park, South Norwood, Terrapin Group, Wooderson Close
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King gets Labour leadership, but delays over cabinet posts
CROYDON LABOUR IN CRISIS: WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the latest horse-trading going on behind the scenes among the largest political group at the Town Hall Croydon Labour made such a mess of the council’s finances, the authority now has … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Callton Young, Janet Campbell, Kola Agboola, Louis Carserides, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mohammed Islam, New Addington, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Stuart King
Tagged Callton Young, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Janet Campbell, Kola Agboola, Labour, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Mohammed Islam, South Croydon, Steve Reed OBE, STUART KING, West Thornton
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Boycotts and resignations in rows over Labour selections
‘The conduct of Labour Party affairs locally does seem to be almost tailored to create continuing unease and disaffection’. WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, with the latest round-up of shenanigans “Croydon North’s in meltdown” was how one angry Labour member put … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe West, Callton Young, Catherine Wilson, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Elliott-Jay Munroop, Felicity Flynn, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Louis Carserides, Mohammed Islam, New Addington, New Addington North, Nina Degrads, Norbury, Norbury Park, Pat Ryan, Patsy Cummings, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Stephen Mann, Steve Reed MP, Tamar Nwafor, Thornton Heath, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, John Wentworth, Labour, New Addington, Norbury Park, Pat Ryan, Patsy Cummings, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath
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Regina Road scandal sees two more councillors de-selected
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the latest round of results in Labour’s sometimes shambolic local elections candidate selection process Labour members in South Norwood tonight de-selected two of Newman’s numpties, Clive Fraser and Patsy Cummings, senior councillors who had been … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Bensham Manor, Bernadette Khan, Broad Green, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Humayun Kabir, Humayun Kabir, Jamie Audsley, Louis Carserides, Manju Shahul Hameed, Muhammad Ali, Patsy Cummings, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, West Thornton
Tagged Broad Green, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, Manju Shahul Hameed, Patsy Cummings, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed OBE, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, West Thornton
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Chief whip worked with group that attacks council policy
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Evidence has emerged that shows a Labour councillor negotiating with an anti-LTN group over illegally obtained documents. And now he’s been put in charge of party discipline at the scandal-hit council. By STEVEN DOWNES The Town Hall’s … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Commuting, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Inside Croydon, Local media, Louis Carserides, Pat Ryan, South Norwood, Stuart King, Transport
Tagged Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Eliska Finlay, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Open Our Roads, Pat Ryan, South Norwood
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Newman’s Nark v Steve’s Snitch: Town Hall’s Hobson’s choice
The Town Hall Labour group, shellshocked after last Thursday’s massive rejection of their status quo stance at the mayoral referendum and still reeling from a series of resignations, suspensions and selection blocks, faces another rats-in-a-sack internal election tomorrow night. Jerry … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Louis Carserides, Norbury, Shafi Khan, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Labour, Louis Carserides, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Shafi Khan, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE
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Reed tells nation what he won’t tell Croydon: trust the people
REFERENDUM COUNTDOWN: Croydon’s Labour politicians continue to tie themselves in knots by opposing something which just happens to be their own party’s policy. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports on a keynote speech made at the party’s Brighton Conference The inherent … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Louis Carserides, Paul Scott, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Uncategorized
Tagged Croydon North, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Labour, Louis Carserides, Paul Scott, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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Lecturer blocked by Labour for ‘anti-council’ library campaign
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Rejected council election candidate makes wide-ranging allegations over fixed selections and racism in the local party. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES There is growing disquiet among grassroots Labour members in Croydon as the process to select candidates for … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Jamie Audsley, Jane Avis, Louis Carserides, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Jose Joseph, Labour, Louis Carserides, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tesfa Mehari, Tony Newman
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Scott and Butler among the ‘numpties’ looking to stand again
CROYDON IN CRISIS: No shame, no accountability, no remorse – Tony Newman’s ‘inner circle’ at the council who helped bankrupt the borough to seek selection to stand again. By STEVEN DOWNES Paul Scott and Alison Butler, two of the leading … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Louis Carserides, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed OBE, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Woodside
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‘Croydon Council! Shame on you!’: protesters make their point
SANJANA IDNANI reports from South Norwood on the latest efforts by council tenants to secure decent living conditions for their families Residents from across the borough took to the streets of South Norwood last night for a march and rally … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Louis Carserides, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South Norwood Tourist Board
Tagged Regina Road, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South Norwood Tourist Board
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Vote swings to Tories could see Labour lose 15 council seats
NOT-SO-SPECIAL ELECTION SPECIAL: The toxic legacy of Tony Newman and his cabal at the Town Hall could see the ex-leader’s former party wiped out if this week’s by-election results are repeated in 2022. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor If Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jade Appleton, Joy Prince, Kenley, Kola Agboola, Louis Carserides, New Addington North, Ola Kolade, Park Hill and Whitgift, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jade Appleton, Kenley, Kola Agboola, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Mike Bonello, New Addington, Ola Kolade, Park Hill and Whitgift, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Woodside
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MP Reed in possible data breach over South Norwood flats
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Starmer’s front-bench spokesman on local government is accused of trying to exploit the Regina Road council flats scandal to boost the election chances of his Westminster assistant. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Steve Reed OBE, the Progress MP … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Housing, Louis Carserides, Patsy Cummings, South Norwood, South Norwood Tourist Board, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Jane Nicholl, Labour, Louis Carserides, Regina Road, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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Aide to MP Reed selected for South Norwood by-election
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how the local MP could soon have a member of his office staff on the council Croydon North’s Progress MP, Steve Reed OBE, yesterday moved one step closer to his goal of installing a placeman … Continue reading