Tag Archives: Chris Philp MP

Labour win Fairfield by-election despite 10% vote drop

Posted on November 8, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE crunches the numbers after a council by-election where the biggest losers were the residents of Croydon Jack Buck, the Labour Party paid employee who fixed the Fairfield ward selection so that his friend, Caragh Skipper, could be nominated … Continue reading →

Posted in 2019 General Election, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Mario Creatura, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Olga who? Another knock-back for Newman over selection

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE on how the Labour Party is parachuting into Croydon South a General Election candidate, after a ‘selection’ which even ‘Toxic’ Tony Newman could not fix For the second General Election in succession, Labour Party HQ has decided to … Continue reading →

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General Election Special: all you need to know about Johnson

Posted on October 30, 2019 by
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The Creatura Files (Pt 1): Tories breaking data laws (again)

Posted on October 13, 2019 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reveals the damning verdict of an official investigation into misuse of Croydon residents’ personal data by Mario Creatura, the Coulsdon Conservative councillor who is so desperate to become an MP that he’s been breaking the law … Continue reading →

Posted in Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Ian Parker, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Councillors already busy working hard for their political parties

Posted on September 6, 2019 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports that the borough’s elected councillors are back to what they do best – delivering leaflets ahead of a General election. PLUS: we reveal ‘secret’ candidates in four local seats Croydon’s 70 councillors, Conservative as … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Gavin Barwell, London Assembly, Mario Creatura, Paul Scully MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What a surprise: planning system backs developers, again

Posted on August 2, 2019 by

In planning cases in Croydon, as far as the interests of residents are concerned, even when they win, they lose. Our summer intern, BILL DING, reports on the latest twist for Barham Road Residents on Barham Road were this week … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Paul Scott, Planning, Robert Canning, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

MP Philp asks Whitehall to investigate cheap land sales to BxB

Posted on July 31, 2019 by

About five years ago, Robert Jenrick was being considered by local Conservatives as their possible candidate for Croydon South, until an even safer safe Tory seat came up in Newark. So it is perhaps with added interest that Jenrick, now … Continue reading →

Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Jo Negrini, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments