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Tag Archives: 2024 London elections
Tories facing ‘extinction-level event’, while Greens flip their list
Tory MP hits out at Susan Hall’s mayoral election campaign as showing ‘no aspiration for what is an aspirational city’, while Green candidate Zoe Garbett becomes a London Assembly Member through the back door. WALTER CRONXITE wraps up the election … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Caroline Russell, Darren Johnson, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Susan Hall, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2024 London elections, Conservative, London, London Assembly, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Paul Scully MP, Sian Berry, Susan Hall, Tory, Zoë Garbett
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Philp bottles it and exits ‘cesspit’ Facebook group in a hurry
Croydon Mayor Jason Perry and policing minister Chris Philp were in full-scale retreat after the London elections, hurriedly trying to distance themselves from the ‘absolute cesspit of vile racism and hate speech’ that they had helped to foster on social … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Conservatives, Croydon Council, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Greenpeace, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Tory, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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The shifts below the waterline that require action from all sides
ANDREW FISHER takes a look behind the numbers from Thursday’s election and finds lessons for Labour as well as the Tories For all the “excitement” of Thursday’s elections, nothing much changed for Croydon. Labour’s Sadiq Khan remains London Mayor, Conservative … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Natasha Irons, Neil Garratt, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall
Tagged 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon East, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Neil Garratt, South Norwood, Susan Hall, Tory
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Grumbled recriminations but little is changed at the Town Hall
Fuelled by a double espresso and a Count Binface discounted croissant, political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports from ExCel on the outcome of a couple of Croydon sideshows As news seeped out from ExCel last night of the two Croydon sideshows … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Price, Jade Appleton, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Mike Bonello, Park Hill and Whitgift, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged 2024 London elections, Andrew Pelling, Andrew Price, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Green Party, Jade Appleton, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Elections, London elections 2024, Melanie Felten, Mike Bonello, Park Hill and Whitgift, Tony Newman, Tory, Vote rigging, Woodside
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Now Tory newspaper turns against Tories’ fringe candidate Hall
Even the right-wing press doesn’t much care for the Harrow hairdresser. By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE At the 11th hour, and after some wavering in the final days before tomorrow’s London elections, the Evening Standard has said it supports … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Evening Boris, Housing, Local media, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall
Tagged 2024 London elections, Conservative, Croydon, Evening Boris, Evening Standard, Labour, London, London Assembly, London elections 2024, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Tory
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Sadiq Khan’s last-gasp appeal for donations: ‘I’m really worried’
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE has obtained internal Labour correspondence that suggests some pre-election panic for the party With the London elections just days away, Labour has sent begging letters to members appealling for tens of thousands of pounds in last-minute … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Susan Hall, Zoe Garbett
Tagged 2024 London elections, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon West, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Elections, London elections 2024, Maddie Henson, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Peter Underwood, Rob Blackie, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Susan Hall, Tory, Zoë Garbett
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1-in-5 Londoners have no idea there’s an election next week
Shocking figures released today show that 20% of Londoners – 1-in-5 – don’t have a Scooby Doo (it’s rhyming slang…) that next Thursday, May 2, is election day in the capital. Among younger Londoners – those under 30 years old … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Crime, Housing, Knife crime, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged 2024 London elections, Antonia Jennings, Centre for London, Conservative, Croydon, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Savanta, Tory
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This time we’ve got it right, council says on postal ballot forms
Croydon Council has confirmed that there has been no error in the printing of the postal vote envelopes for the London elections next month. As postal ballot papers began to arrive at voters’ homes in Croydon this week, some questioned … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Park Hill and Whitgift, Woodside
Tagged 2024 London elections, Croydon, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Elections, London elections 2024, London Elects, Mayor, Park Hill and Whitgift, Returning Officer, Woodside
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All you will ever need to know about the 2024 London elections
With the London elections, and two Croydon ward by-elections, just weeks away, our latest episode of the Croydon Insider, our monthly news podcast, discusses what your vote counts for, how the voting system has changed for London Mayor, which parts … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Park Hill and Whitgift, Under The Flyover, Woodside
Tagged 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Brian Finegan, Croydon Insider, London Elections, London elections 2024, Park Hill and Whitgift, Patreon, Podcast, Rev Ruth Chapman, Spotify, Under The Flyover, Woodside
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Under The Flyover: interview with Green Party’s Zack Polanski
With the London elections less than a month away, as part of its Under The Flyover series of podcasts, Inside Croydon interviews Zack Polanski, a London Assembly Member since 2021 and the deputy leader of the Green Party. During the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon Greens, Environment, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Inside Croydon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, ULEZ expansion, Under The Flyover, Woodside, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2024 London elections, Croydon, Green Party, Green Party of England and Wales, Labour, London, London Assembly, London elections 2024, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Podcast, Sadiq Khan, Spotify, Susan Hall, ULEZ, Under The Flyover, Woodside, Zack Polanski
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Fox is left fuming after being kicked off London Mayor ballot
The capital’s election authorities have confirmed all the candidates for standing for election on May 2. And some that won’t be standing, too The jokes just write themselves. The bloke who used to be sidekick to Inspector Morse’s sidekick would … Continue reading
Yes We Cans! Brewers stage Snappy Hours to help voters
South London brewery is doing more to encourage the electorate to vote, and comply with new photo ID rules, than the Tory Government that introduced the changes It used to be said that some people drank to forget. Now an … Continue reading
44 days to go: register and get photo ID for May 2 elections
Today marks the official start of the pre-election period for the Mayor of London and London Assembly elections being held on May 2. The notice of election was issued at 8am, and from today the candidates who wish to stand … Continue reading
Anonyvoter’s co-owner wins Labour vote held on Anonyvoter
Loyal member of ‘Newman’s Numpties’ is declared the selection winner less than half-an-hour after online voting deadline. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The candidate selected by Labour to stand in Croydon and Sutton at May’s GLA elections had their name on … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Addiscombe East, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Neil Garratt
Tagged 2024 London elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Anonyvoter, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), David Evans, GLA elections, Henson IT Solutions Ltd, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, London elections 2024, Maddie Henson, Martin Whelton, Mayor
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Mayor who took on Trump is ready for his ULEZ showdown
‘You don’t make our country more level by making London poorer’: Sadiq Khan on why keeping the city competitive with its European rivals and cleaning up the capital’s toxic air remain key principles for City Hall Less than 12 months … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Business, Commuting, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 2024 London elections, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Donald Trump, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ
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