Tag Archives: Clare Hilley

Council planning decisions ‘open to corruption’, says research

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

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Progress MP Reed fails to gag local Croydon website

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

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

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

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

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