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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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Borough Solicitor to investigate Tory councillor’s eligibility
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on the latest twist in the tale of the tax-avoiding businessman councillor for Purley The council’s lawyers have been asked to examine whether a Conservative councillor was ineligible to stand for election. Badsha Quadir has … Continue reading
Posted in Badsha Quadir, Purley
Tagged Badsha Quadir, Conservative, Croydon Council, London Borough of Croydon, Purley, Purley and Woodcote, Tory
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MP-backed curry house has avoided massive tax and VAT bills
STEVEN DOWNES reports on how a recently re-elected Tory councillor has been overseeing a restaurant business which has left a trail of debts over the past decade A Croydon Conservative councillor, who runs an “award-winning” restaurant, has meanwhile seen five … Continue reading
Posted in Badsha Quadir, Chris Philp MP, Restaurants, Tim Pollard
Tagged Badsha Quadir, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Purley, Selsdon, Tory
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Khan or Quadir: the parties name their Mayor candidates
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the private deliberations of the political party duopoly at the Town Hall as to who gets to wear the Trumptonesque outfits for the next year The next Mayor of Croydon will be Bernadette Khan. Or it … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Badsha Quadir, Bernadette Khan, Croydon Council, Mike Selva, Purley, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, West Thornton
Tagged Badsha Quadir, Bernadette Khan, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Selva, Purley, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory, West Thornton
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Tory MP helps to promote 10% off takeaway curry offer
See, that’s the problem when, as the constituency MP, you “show your support for local business” by posing for a picture outside the local curry house owned by a Tory Party donor. Before long, you’re appearing plastered all over a … Continue reading
Posted in Badsha Quadir, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Purley, Restaurants
Tagged Badsha Quadir, Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon South, Purley
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Colour-coded divisions over Black History Month events
It surely cannot be deliberate, since Croydon Council’s press and publicity department is too ham-fisted to organise itself so well. But if anyone ever wanted a demonstration of how we live in a divided borough, then they need only refer … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Badsha Quadir, Black History Month, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Dance, Education, Fairfield Halls, History, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Music, Purley, Steve O'Connell, Theatre
Tagged Badsha Quadir, BHM, Black History Month, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kenley, Mario Creatura, Purley, Simon Brew, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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Tory MP Philp is quick to curry favour with local party donor
Here in Croydon in 2015, it is still not what you know, but who you know that counts. What other conclusion can any reasonable person reach from discovering that Chris Philp, Croydon South’s new MP, has nominated the Royal Tandoori … Continue reading
