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Lies, damned lies and MP Barwell’s economic statistics

Posted on January 3, 2015 by insidecroydon

ANDREW FISHER highlights factual inexactitudes in the spin of a local MP According to Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell, we should all be worshipping at the altar of George Osborne: the economy is on the up. With spin straight out … Continue reading →

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Ashcroft offers MP Barwell a job reference – before election

Posted on January 1, 2015 by insidecroydon

HAS GAV GIVEN UP (Part 94)? Many a true word said in jest, they say. But could a New Year’s Eve offer of a job reference from Tory Party donor Lord Cashcroft be the biggest vote of no-confidence yet in … Continue reading →

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Terry & June, the sequel: His and Her MBEs

Posted on December 31, 2014 by insidecroydon

As it’s the pantomime season, Inside Croydon is proud to present a special Croydon-themed show, not featuring Gareth Gates and unlikely to be performed at the Fairfield Halls any time soon, but starring Croydon’s First Couple, Dudley and Margaret Mead … Continue reading →

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That Was The Year That Was: Readers pick their favourites

Posted on December 29, 2014 by insidecroydon

Our second bite at a review of the year (also know as “driving traffic with links to previous articles”) hands over the editorial choices to our loyal reader from all parts of our borough, and beyond. We approached a random … Continue reading →

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£82,000 wasted on Norbury free school that never opened

Posted on December 29, 2014 by insidecroydon

More than £80,000 of public money was wasted on preparation work for a Tory-backed free school in Thornton Heath which never opened, according to figures released through a Freedom of Information Act request from Steve Reed OBE, the Labour MP … Continue reading →

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That Was The Year That Was: Inside Croydon’s 2014 most read

Posted on December 28, 2014 by insidecroydon

So what have you been reading on Inside Croydon in 2014? Unlike certain Dorking-based publications, we’re not so self-obsessed as to suggest that this is in any way indicative of the BIG (note the unnecessary use of capitals) stories of … Continue reading →

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Council orders halt to work on Menta site over unpaid levy

Posted on December 23, 2014 by insidecroydon

Action. Of sorts. At long last. Residents in all communities tend to look to their council to represent their interests in matters of local planning and development. Simple things, to help balance out the pressure of Big Money, so that … Continue reading →

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MP Barwell’s leaflets try hard to disguise the fact he’s a Tory

Posted on December 22, 2014 by insidecroydon

Maybe it was the stress of mounting five half-arsed “petitions” since last month that made him forget to mention it. But there’s hardly a word in his latest leaflet to say that Gavin Barwell is a Conservative Party MP. It … Continue reading →

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Barwell backs further spending cuts that hit Croydon hardest

Posted on December 20, 2014 by insidecroydon

The ConDem government announced ever more cuts to local authorities this week, with Croydon Council losing another £5.8 million from its spending power. This really is the politics of cowards, with David Cameron and his Chancellor, Gideon Osborne, unwilling to … Continue reading →

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Elvery may have to go back to school to make things count

Posted on December 18, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Responding to the suggestion from Gavin Barwell that the council’s chief executive is considering staging three separate poll counts for next year’s General Election, ROD DAVIES provides this insight Few people have actually managed any part of an … Continue reading →

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Croydon NHS crisis as only 51% of ambulances achieve target

Posted on December 17, 2014 by insidecroydon

Lives of the elderly, frail and ill could be at risk this winter, as Croydon’s NHS ambulance service struggles to cope with demand. Barely half of ambulance call-outs in Croydon achieved their target response times this autumn – and that … Continue reading →

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Elvery considers staging election count at separate venues

Posted on December 16, 2014 by insidecroydon

The count for the three Croydon parliamentary constituencies at next May’s General Election could be held at three separate venues. That’s according to Gavin Barwell, the MP for the Whitgift Foundation, who will be trying to retain his parliamentary seat … Continue reading →

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Pool closure leaves Labour’s Emily Benn high and dry

Posted on December 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE on how Labour has quickly reinforced Croydon’s North-South divide, in moves which it may come to regret Have you got the message? If you live in Purley, Kenley or Coulsdon, Labour don’t expect you to vote for them. … Continue reading →

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The myth of the economic “recovery” where we’re all worse off

Posted on December 14, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: For ANDREW FISHER, the notion of a national economic recovery based on debt or a borough-wide regeneration based on retailing are equally flawed “We inherited an economy reliant on banking, immigration and debt,” Croydon Conservatives told us at … Continue reading →

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Flip! Flop! The Sequel: Playing fields shambles rolls on

Posted on December 13, 2014 by insidecroydon

It’s beginning to look as if Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon’s Labour Party, could do with a new pair of flip flops for Christmas. Because he must be wearing out the pair he’s got now, as the “shambles” (© … Continue reading →

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Miliband declares ‘Our Time Isn’t Now’ for Croydon Labour

Posted on December 12, 2014 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council is set to lose a devastating £25 million more from its central government grant if Labour wins the General Election in May. Ed Miliband, the Labour Party leader, made a speech in The City yesterday trying to gain … Continue reading →

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Road schemes are out-dated and a threat to people’s health

Posted on December 10, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: AUSTEN COOPER provides evidence to show that Transport for London’s £100 million-worth of public money on road schemes will probably make traffic congestion and pollution in the town centre worse Some people think that the Waddon flyover scheme … Continue reading →

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Own goals galore scored on Croydon’s school playing fields

Posted on December 4, 2014 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE recounts the unedifying clusterfuck that has engulfed the Labour-run council over its development plans. Which they say that they don’t have Croydon’s Conservative councillors are predicting that Simon Hall’s days as a member of Labour’s front-bench team are … Continue reading →

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£85m TfL road schemes include flyover to Croydon Flyover

Posted on December 3, 2014 by insidecroydon

STEVEN DOWNES reports on the latest example of millions of public money being spent for the benefit of private interests Boris Johnson’s Transport for London wants to build a flyover to link from the Sutton side of the Purley Way … Continue reading →

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Barwell’s latest cunning stunt leaves him bridging alone

Posted on December 2, 2014 by insidecroydon

HAS GAV GIVEN UP (Part 94)? As election stunts go, Gavin Barwell’s latest has all the hallmarks of the desperate or the deluded. Or the desperately deluded. But the Tory MP for the Whitgift Foundation really has been out campaigning … Continue reading →

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Express opinions on migration that ignore the facts

Posted on December 2, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Tis the season to run scare stories about immigration, without any concern for reality, writes ANDREW FISHER We will soon be reading annual headlines about how immigrants want Christmas banned or about schools banning nativity plays. These are … Continue reading →

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Bishop needs to end Foundation links to build real trust

Posted on November 29, 2014 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Following this week’s appointment of a Whitgift Foundation board-member to chair the Fairness Commission, local activist CHARLOTTE DAVIES says it is long overdue for Croydon to cut some of the public school ties that bind After the Croydon … Continue reading →

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Barwell at odds on Twitter with his own chances of re-election

Posted on November 24, 2014 by insidecroydon

After Emily Thornberry’s summary execution, you might think that a politicians, however low-ranking, would realise that Twitter’s 140 characters are too dangerous a medium for aimless musings, especially when encountering crosses of St George. Even unspoken but implicit Twitter commentary … Continue reading →

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Tories’ botched library sale has left building open to vandals

Posted on November 23, 2014 by insidecroydon

The Spivocracy strikes again: Croydon Conservatives’ attempt to flog off a £500,000 public building to their mates for a knock-down £85,000 on the eve of the local elections have seen the old Ashburton Library left vulnerable to the worst of … Continue reading →

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MP Barwell ducks TV appearance as pressure begins to mount

Posted on November 21, 2014 by insidecroydon

REVERSE FERRET ALERT! Gavin Barwell, the Tory MP for the Whitgift Foundation, has pulled out of an appearance on this week’s BBC Sunday Politics programme. Barwell has never knowingly declined an invitation to attend even the opening of a fridge … Continue reading →

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