Tag Archives: Carole Bonner

Half of Shawcross’ team helped keep Newman in power

Posted on April 21, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON LABOUR IN CRISIS: There’s probably a reason that Val Shawcross has neglected to publish details of who is working on her very well-funded Mayoral election campaign: it includes seven councillors who helped to bankrupt the borough. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Carole Bonner, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Maddie Henson, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Sherwan Chowdhury, Simon Hall, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Labour’s purge continues prompting more activists to leave

Posted on April 9, 2022 by insidecroydon

Even as the packed hall at hustings in Park Hill on Thursday night was being told by one of the Mayoral candidates in next month’s elections that Labour’s “main activity is expelling each other”, Inside Croydon was receiving news of … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, David White, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Labour candidate in South Norwood quits over abusive tweets

Posted on March 26, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON LABOUR IN CRISIS: Calls for the resignations of party officials after a second failure to properly conduct background checks, as election campaign staggers through its latest controversy. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES There are mounting calls from Labour members in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Broad Green, Croydon North, Elliott-Jay Munroop, Ramaraj Rajagopal, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

No apology from candidate for abusive and homophobic tweets

Posted on March 22, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON LABOUR IN CRISIS: Slack diligence by the Local Campaign Forum missed vile racial slurs, sexist language and homophobic abuse on a wannabe councillor’s social media account. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The committee that is supposed to be running Labour’s … Continue reading →

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Newman supporters stage takeover of local Labour party

Posted on March 1, 2021 by insidecroydon

The ‘Starmerisation’ of the Labour Party last week saw supporters of Croydon’s disgraced former council leader rally to his cause. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Friends and supporters of Tony Newman staged a takeover of his local Labour Party last … Continue reading →

Posted in Carole Bonner, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David Evans, David White, Fairfield, Hamida Ali, Jose Joseph, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Woodside | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Newman moves to gag Labour councillors over Ofsted crisis

Posted on October 21, 2017 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE on the Town Hall Labour group’s second ‘secret’ meeting of the week and flailing efforts to ban councillors from speaking to this website Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon Labour, has this week demonstrated his determination to defend … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Barbara Peacock, Carole Bonner, Children's Services, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Council hands Hunt final decision over cuts to IVF treatment

Posted on April 7, 2017 by insidecroydon

The Council’s health and social care scrutiny committee has thrown a curve ball to the Tory government over cuts in NHS provision by referring the decision to end the provision of IVF fertility treatment in Croydon to Jeremy Hunt, the … Continue reading →

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Energy sales pressure techniques sees council call in Ofgem

Posted on October 9, 2016 by insidecroydon

Complaints from councillors over high-pressure selling techniques used by door-to-door energy salesmen in Fieldway and New Addington has led to the council to refer an energy company to Ofgem, and effectively to advise residents to use a blunter approach on … Continue reading →

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House on King Henry’s Drive lights up New Addington

Posted on December 23, 2015 by insidecroydon

A house on King Henry’s Drive has been declared the winner of the 2015 New Addington best Christmas lights display.

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Fewer than 30 attend BNP’s shabby charade on Central Parade

Posted on August 18, 2014 by insidecroydon

It seems that the widespread support being claimed by the bigots of the BNP for a campaign they are running in New Addington is as non-existent as the plans to build a mosque on which it is based. Fewer than … Continue reading →

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Labour and Tories condemn ‘hate-driven’ BNP campaign

Posted on August 13, 2014 by insidecroydon

In a rare demonstration of cross-party unity in Croydon for the benefit of the locals, four Labour councillors have today come together with a local Tory MP and Conservative London Assembly Member to condemn a “hate-driven” anti-Muslim campaign in New … Continue reading →

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