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Category Archives: Simon Hoar
Council planning decisions ‘open to corruption’, says research
Recommendations from an independent think tank, if they were applied in Croydon, could force cabinet member Paul Scott to stand down from all planning responsibilities. KEN LEE reports Planning decisions are open to corruption from secretive lobbying, council officials’ conflicts … Continue reading
Feck! Croydon Tories cry foul as Garratt wins selection ballot
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on a somewhat fractious outcome to the Conservatives’ vote on who will represent the party in the 2020 London Assembly elections Neil “Father Jack” Garratt, the councillor for Belmont ward, will be the Conservative candidate for … Continue reading
Tories’ male, stale and, mainly, pale shortlist for selection
Our political editor WALTER CRONXITE reveals the Conservative shortlist for the candidate to stand in next year’s London Assembly elections in Croydon and Sutton The local Tory Party, which has held the Sutton and Croydon constituency at the London Assembly … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Bromley Council, Joseph Lee, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Simon Hoar, Stephen Carr, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Joseph Lee, London, London Assembly, Neil Garratt, Simon Hoar, Stephen Carr, Sutton, Sutton and Croydon, Tory
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Could Newman back ‘shoot Trump’ Skipper for Assembly?
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE has found Croydon Town Hall’s political ‘elite’ on manoeuvres, hopeful of selection for bigger, better allowances. But is the local Labour leader going to back a complete outsider? Despite campaign groundwork being laid for a snap … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, 2021 London elections, Addiscombe East, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Caragh Skipper, Fiona Twycross, Joseph Lee, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Simon Hoar, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon, Jamie Audsley, Joseph Lee, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Patsy Cummings, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Simon Hoar, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Council gets more secretive over its councillors’ declarations
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on a strange reversal of previous open and transparent Town Hall policy, which is deliberately keeping cabinet members’ interests under cover The Labour group which is running Croydon Council is becoming more secretive by the … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Badsha Quadir, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jason Cummings, Louisa Woodley, Mario Creatura, Oliver Lewis, Paul Scott, Simon Hall, Simon Hoar, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Badsha Quadir, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Paul Scott, Simon Hoar, Steve O'Connell, Tony Newman, Tory
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Palace are playing a homes game which council will lose 5-0
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the detail-lite presentation at the Crystal Palace stadium public consultation If you’re going along to the Crystal Palace stadium public consultation at Speroni’s tomorrow, don’t get too excited. The football club wants to … Continue reading
Posted in Clare Hilley, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Paul Scott, Planning, Selhurst, Simon Hoar
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Labour, Paul Scott, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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Council CEO parrots Tory party line in official press releases
Amid more accusations of “dirty” campaigning ahead of Thursday’s Town Hall elections, formal complaints have already been filed with the Electoral Commission over alleged abuse of public office by some of the most senior employees at Croydon Council. With the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon Council, Julie Belvir, Kenley, Knife crime, Nathan Elvery, Policing, Simon Hoar, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Nathan Elvery, Simon Hoar, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon
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Tea-time leaflet leaves Easter egg over faces of Waddon Tories
Direct from an election meeting where the most impressive thing was Eddie Izzard’s new glasses, WALTER CRONXITE, our man on Katharine Street with the rolled up copy of the local free paper and an e-cigarette tucked behind his ear, reports … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Simon Hoar, Tony Harris, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Dudley Mead, Labour, Mike Fisher, Simon Hoar, Steve O'Connell, Tory, Waddon
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Council spends £200,000 on dropped kerbs in flood-risk area
Senior Conservative politicians have ordered Croydon Council staff to cold-call house-holders in a marginal ward to offer to build dropped kerbs with a hefty discount provided on the rates. At the same time that council staff and the emergency services … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Andrew Pelling, Bensham Manor, Clare Hilley, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Joy Prince, Parking, Phil Thomas, Property, Robert Canning, Simon Hoar, Tony Harris, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Phil Thomas, Tory, Waddon
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Building problems force another closure at Waddon pool
The swimming pool at Waddon Leisure Centre is part-closed again, for the second time in just a couple of months. The Waddon Leisure Centre was opened in January 2013, but has been prone to a range of snagging issues with … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Bernard Weatherill House, Clare Hilley, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Planning, Purley Way, Simon Hoar, Swimming, Tony Harris, URV, Waddon
Tagged Bridge to Nowhere, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Croydon station, Tory, Waddon, Waddon Leisure Centre
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“Cheap” Hoar is now taking a fracking liberty in Waddon
Senior Croydon Conservative councillor Simon “I’m Cheap But I’m Not Free” Hoar says he “doesn’t see anything wrong” with allowing oil and gas multi-nationals to drill under people’s homes with exploratory fracking. Prime Minister David Cameron fired the starting gun … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Coulsdon, Croydon Greens, Environment, Fracking, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Simon Hoar, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Fracking, Green Belt, Labour, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Simon Hoar, South Croydon, Tory, Waddon
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Tory councillor Hilley jumps ship before 2014 elections
It was Enoch Powell who said that all political careers end in failure. In the case of Croydon councillor Clare Hilley, that failure has just come a little sooner than she might have hoped. The Waddon Tory will not be … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Andrew Pelling, Clare Hilley, Joy Prince, Robert Canning, Simon Hoar, Tony Harris, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Hilley, Labour, Steven George, Tory, Waddon
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Flawed inspection regime highlights health risks of incinerators
Four years ago, Simon Hoar, a cabinet member in the Conservative group that controls the Town Hall, was distributing leaflets in Waddon ward offering a solemn promise that he and his colleagues, if re-elected to the council, would stop the … Continue reading
Downing Street tips its advisors for parliamentary selection
On yer bike. Downing Street has spoken and Laura Trott is one of its three preferred candidates to run for the Conservatives in the ultra-safe Tory Croydon South seat in 2015. But you might want to hit your Shimano brakes… … Continue reading
Man who lost Upper Norwood takes charge of Tory selection
It appears that there may be at least 300 career politicians among the Conservative party, all desperate to get a state-paid job for life. So overwhelming has been the response for applications to be the Tory candidate in ultra-safe Croydon … Continue reading
Labour uses shock tactics at Carshalton Environmental Fair
The Labour party in Carshalton and Wallington courted controversy on Monday at the Carshalton Environmental Fair by wearing face masks and industrial suits to protest against the decision by the local council to grant planning permission to the Beddington Lane … Continue reading
Incinerator campaigners to take battle to judicial review
Environment campaigners in south London want to use a judicial review to challenge the decision to allow Viridor and Sutton Council to build a waste incinerator on Metropolitan Open Land at Beddington Lane. The decision was announced on Wednesday by … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Business, Clare Hilley, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Simon Hoar, Sutton Council, Tony Harris, Waddon, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Croydon, Environment Agency, Incineration, Labour, London, Metropolitan Open Land, Recycling, Viridor
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Jones makes final call on Boris to reject Beddington incinerator
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, is expected to announce his final decision on the Viridor incinerator at Beddington Lane tomorrow. Jenny Jones, the Green party London Assembly member, today called on the Mayor to firmly reject the incinerator plan … Continue reading
