Category Archives: Callton Young

Canning rejects new job after being dropped as cabinet deputy

Posted on May 25, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the fall-out from the latest round of patronage for Tony’s cronies Tony Newman’s usual tactic of using public money patronage to keep the support of his Labour council colleagues appears to have been less … Continue reading →

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Black councillor loses vote to become Labour deputy leader

Posted on May 12, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE on a failed challenge for the place at the local party’s top table Just as Tony Newman’s 41 Labour councillors were slapping themselves on the back about how “inclusive” they are, their first meeting as a group following … Continue reading →

Posted in Callton Young, Joy Prince, Pat Clouder, Paul Scott, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

How Tories used Form 696 to ban black music from our clubs

Posted on January 16, 2018 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Our local council has had a racist licensing policy for the past nine years. Now it’s time to celebrate, and enjoy, black music in Croydon’s night clubs, writes Councillor CALLTON YOUNG In 2008, the Parliamentary Select Committee on … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Business, Callton Young, Crime, Croydon Council, Dance, Music, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Support black councillors who fight racism, don’t sack them’

Posted on December 21, 2017 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The sacking of Callton Young from his position as a deputy cabinet member at Croydon Council, according to LEE JASPER, is an example of how black councillors are intimidated from raising the issue of racism This is how … Continue reading →

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Newman could face legal challenge over councillor sackings

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest twist to the sackings of two Labour councillors over the borough’s licensing policy Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon’s Labour-run council, may face a legal challenge to his decision to strip councillors Callton Young … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Andrew Pelling, Boxpark, Business, Callton Young, Croydon Council, Jane Avis, Music, Pubs, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Newman sacks two councillors over bashment ban debate

Posted on December 18, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE on the latest power move by Labour’s council leader Tony Newman, the leader of the Labour-held council, with Soprano-esque savagery, has sacked two councillors in the festering dispute over the implementation of a new licensing policy to favour … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Boxpark, Business, Callton Young, Croydon Council, Dance, Jane Avis, Music, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Croydon condemned for ‘cultural apartheid’ over music ban

Posted on December 14, 2017 by

One of the country’s most prominent black activists has condemned Croydon Council’s suppression of its own report into the town centre’s night-time economy. Lee Jasper has described Croydon police’s “bashment ban” – withholding licences from nightclubs that want to play … Continue reading →

Posted in Amy Lamé Limited, Andy Tarrant, Business, Callton Young, Croydon Council, Dance, Jeff Boothe, Jo Negrini, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Music, Policing, Pubs, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments