Tag Archives: Chris Philp MP

MP-backed curry house has avoided massive tax and VAT bills

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

STEVEN DOWNES reports on how a recently re-elected Tory councillor has been overseeing a restaurant business which has left a trail of debts over the past decade A Croydon Conservative councillor, who runs an “award-winning” restaurant, has meanwhile seen five … Continue reading →

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£2,000 per year season ticket and Purley service to get worse

Posted on May 9, 2018 by

Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on the discovery of our loyal reader that finds some serious flaws in the new rail timetable to be implemented in a fortnight’s time The devil, as the over-used saying goes, is always in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commuting, East Croydon, Purley, Transport, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tories did not want to oppose Purley tower, claims Speakman

Posted on April 30, 2018 by

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: The battle for the ‘grey vote’ in the south of the borough has taken an unexpected turn in Purley, as our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports Senior Conservatives, including councillor Simon Brew, are secretly keen not to make … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 council elections, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Donald Speakman, Property, Purley, Purley Pool | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Pollard’s manifesto makes election a question of honesty

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Four years ago, the Conservatives in Croydon demonstrated their contempt for the electorate by not even bothering with a manifesto. This time round, as political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports, what they have produced is simply not very credible … Continue reading →

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Mayday drops blue badge charges after Inside Croydon report

Posted on April 5, 2018 by

Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on a rapid U-turn in the hospital car park Just days after Inside Croydon highlighted how the management at Mayday Hospital had slapped parking charges on holders of blue badges, they have now slammed on … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon CCG, Croydon NHS Trust, Health, John Goulston, Mayday Hospital | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Government reaches for the sky – and puts Philp in a corner

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on an awkward situation for the Nimbys of Purley Tory MP Chris Philp’s loud and frequent complaints about what he continues to call “the Purley Skyscraper” (which is not tall enough to be a skyscraper) … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Housing, Planning, Property, Purley | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Nothing for sprinklers, but Tories give £10m to Tory donors

Posted on February 7, 2018 by

The Tories have shaken the Magic Money Tree for a public subsidy to Westfield which might just secure a John Lewis store in the town centre. BARRATT HOLMES reports Croydon South’s Conservative MP, Chris Philp, is claiming credit for getting … Continue reading →

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