Tag Archives: Clare Hilley

Council planning decisions ‘open to corruption’, says research

Posted on July 31, 2020 by

Recommendations from an independent think tank, if they were applied in Croydon, could force cabinet member Paul Scott to stand down from all planning responsibilities. KEN LEE reports Planning decisions are open to corruption from secretive lobbying, council officials’ conflicts … Continue reading →

Posted in Clare Hilley, Croydon Council, Paul Scott, Planning, Simon Hoar, Stephen Mann | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Progress MP Reed fails to gag local Croydon website

Posted on July 24, 2015 by

Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Lambeth South, has threatened to sue this website for libel – for a SECOND TIME. Over the same story. A news story which reported an official account from the local authority over which Reed … Continue reading →

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Punch-drunk Tories struggling to get up off the canvas

Posted on June 26, 2014 by

WALTER CRONXITE has put down his copy of Boxing News to assess the ringcraft of Croydon’s defeated Tories as they warm up for their next big bout Like a boxer who has taken one heavy blow to the chin too many, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Clare Hilley, Coulsdon West, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, Mario Creatura, Mike Fisher, Nathan Elvery, New Addington, Phil Thomas, Steve O'Connell, Tony Pearson, Vidhi Mohan, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

‘Dumb’ and dumber: outgoing councillor’s rant to regret

Posted on May 30, 2014 by

We will miss Clare Hilley. Not because she was a hard-working councillor, as she sought to advance her personal political ambitions for what seemed like five minutes. But because when she was an elected representative for Waddon ward, Hilley and … Continue reading →

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Local Tories celebrate crime stats – in a week of five stabbings

Posted on January 24, 2014 by

And they say that our politicians are out of touch. Someone in Croydon Conservatives – the obnoxious Mario Creatura? The self-serving Dudley Mead? Gormless Steven George? Town Hall enforcer Phil Thomas? Or florid-faced Mike Fisher? … the possibilities are never-ending … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon South, David Musker, Dudley Mead, Gavin Barwell, Mike Fisher, Phil Thomas, Policing, Richard Ottaway MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment