Tag Archives: BBC Radio London

MP Reed admits live on air: ‘I’m not anti mayoral system’

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Ten minutes of radio featuring a live spat between two very well-paid politicians over why we do, or don’t, need another politician provided a splendid example of the self-serving futility of the borough’s political duopoly. By WALTER … Continue reading

Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Car crash! Feltz radio interview has Ali struggling for answers

Hear the painful 20-minute interview on local radio that left Croydon’s council leader feeling exposed for her part in all the decisions that led to the collapse of the Town Hall finances Hamida Ali, the new-old leader of Croydon Council, … Continue reading

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Newman: New Westfield should have a much smaller car park

Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon’s Labour-controlled council, wants the new Westfield supermall in the town centre – if it is ever built – to have “considerably less” than the 3,000 car parking spaces for which his own council has … Continue reading

Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Centrale, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

‘Nuclear’ Newman goes radio ga-ga over radioactive deal

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE has obtained a copy of Croydon Council’s contract with Viridor for the operation of the Beddington Lane incinerator. It includes clauses for the disposal of radioactive waste. Trouble is, the council leader clearly hasn’t bothered reading … Continue reading

Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Environment, Refuse collection, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments