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Tag Archives: Brian Finegan
Election podcast: How did 33% tax hike Perry manage to win?
It could yet go down as the biggest mugging ever seen in Croydon – the day that nearly 36,000 people were conned into voting for Conservative Mayor Jason Perry. So just how did Perry, the incompetent Mayor who hiked your … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Insider, Inside Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Under The Flyover
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, BBC London, Brian Finegan, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Connie Duxbury, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Oumesh Sauba, Tim Donovan, Tory
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Coulsdon flats, women boxing, tram troubles – and Council Tax
The latest episode of our Croydon Insider podcast takes a deep delve into the news behind the headlines, as the borough’s residents face another above-inflation increase to their Council Tax, just as Mayor Jason Perry awards himself and senior council … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Gianella A Basile, Inside Croydon, Johnny Dobbyn, Under The Flyover
Tagged Brian Finegan, Brick by Brick, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Trams, Gianella A Basile, Johnny Dobbyn, New Addington, Patreon, Paul Ford, Podcast, The Croydon Insider, The Sweet Science of Bruising, Theatre Workshop Coulsdon
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Something for the weekend – our latest news panel podcast
Here’s our latest Croydon Insider news podcast, a politician-free zone where a panel of Croydon figures delve into the news that really matters to you. Our guests for our November episode are David Morgan, Croydon Minster archivist and author of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Arthur, Brian Finegan, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, David Morgan, Dr Ross White, Garwood Foundation, Hammersfield, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, The Croydon Insider, Under The Flyover, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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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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Keir Starmer! Steve Reed! Come on down! The price is right!
CROYDON COMMENTARY: As the new government under Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney reaches its 100-day milestone, former Labour councillor BRIAN FINEGAN shares his perspective Harold Wilson famously declared that the Labour Party “is a moral crusade or it is nothing”. … Continue reading →
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