Tag Archives: Blairite

Labour councillor’s leaflet causes anger in Addiscombe

Posted on November 19, 2021 by insidecroydon

An Addiscombe couple, whose business has cosy links to Labour’s General Secretary David Evans, has shocked and angered party members by distributing a leaflet which tries to pass itself off as official Labour literature. The efforts of Maddie and Mark … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Business, David Evans, Maddie Henson, Mark Watson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon Labour meeting bans the use of the word ‘Blairite’

Posted on August 3, 2016 by insidecroydon

It’s official: the word “Blairite” is now considered to be a term of abuse in the Labour Party and its use banned at meetings. “Blairite” was on the list of proscribed words, apparently provided by Labour HQ and which was … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon North, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , | 30 Comments

MP Reed’s local party in climbdown over nomination meeting

Posted on July 27, 2016 by insidecroydon

Officials in Croydon North Constituency Labour Party have been forced to make a humiliating climbdown over their attempts to stage a leadership nomination meeting which sought to exclude the vast majority of the area’s members. Ann O’Connor, who was recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Reed is getting sniffy over Progress policies and Mansion Tax

Posted on April 29, 2015 by insidecroydon

You might think that Steve Reed OBE, the fortunate incumbent in a 12,000-vote Labour majority Croydon North parliamentary seat, might be a relaxed mood going into next week’s General Election. He ought to be. Just don’t let anyone at tonight’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Environment, Shasha Khan, Steve Reed MP, Vidhi Mohan, Waste incinerator, Winston McKenzie | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Union group accuses MP Reed of ‘appalling nonsense’

Posted on August 6, 2014 by insidecroydon

Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Lambeth South, has lost the support of some of Croydon’s trades unionists, with one group promising to stand a candidate against the Bliarite “New Labour” advocate at next May’s General Election. The Trades Unionist … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon North, Lambeth Council, Matthew Bennett, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment