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Tag Archives: Councillor allowances
Labour dumps their hard-working Thornton Heath councillor
THE TOSS-CARS 2026, Part 2: Inside Croydon reveals the borough’s hardest-working councillors. PLUS: Which Town Hall figure managed just 12 reports to the council’s smartphone app all year? The Labour Party goes in to Thursday’s local elections with the hardest-working … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Janet Campbell, Karen Jewitt, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Samir Dwesar, Simon Fox, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Tony Newman, West Thornton
Tagged Cllr Karen Jewitt, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Samir Dwesar, Tory, Toss-cars
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The Toss-cars 2026: We name Croydon’s laziest councillors
EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES, Inside Croydon Editor Two of Croydon’s councillors, who receive tens of thousands of pounds in allowances from the cash-strapped council over the course of their term in office, submitted not a single members’ enquiry through a … Continue reading
Posted in Adele Benson, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury Park, Richard Chatterjee, Shirley North, Shirley South, Tony Pearson
Tagged Adele Benson, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Chatterjee, Sherwan Chowdhury, Sue Bennett, Tony Pearson, Tory, Toss-cars
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Jewitt tops councillor charts for a second successive year
After the brickbats for the work-shy do-littles who populate our Town Hall Chamber, today we celebrate those elected representatives who keep busy by keeping council officials busy They will be dancing down Sauchiehall Street tonight, as proud Scot Karen Jewitt … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Gayle Gander, Karen Jewitt, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Robert Ward, Rowenna Davis, Samir Dwesar, Simon Fox, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Cllr Amy Foster, Cllr Claire Bonham, Cllr Karen Jewitt, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gayle Gander, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Samir Dwesar, Sherwan Chowdhury, Simon Fox, Tory, Toss-cars
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The Toss-cars 2025: We name Croydon’s laziest councillors
It’s Inside Croydon’s annual round-up of official figures which show which of our 70 elected councillors have been asking the most questions. And which councillors need to be seriously questioned, after they’ve effectively given a grand ‘up yours’ to the … Continue reading
Posted in Adele Benson, Alisa Flemming, Brigitte Graham, Callton Young, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Fatima Zaman, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury Park, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Sherwan Chowdhury, Shirley North, Shirley South, Tamar Barrett (was Nwafor), Tony Pearson
Tagged Brigitte Graham, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fatima Zaman, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Sherwan Chowdhury, Tory, Toss-cars
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Toss-cars 2024: We name Croydon’s most work-shy councillors
IT’S TOSS-CAR TIME Now is the time when Inside Croydon can reveal those councillors who really couldn’t give a toss, the ones who have done least to hold Mayor Perry, chief exec Katherine Kerswell and their officials to account, or … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Norbury Park, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Shirley North, Shirley South, Sue Bennett
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, STUART KING, Tory, Toss-cars
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Toss-cars 2024: How much work has your councillor done?
With the council’s annual meeting and Trumptonesque ‘mayor-making’ at the Town Hall just a week away, Inside Croydon can today unveil official figures to show who are the councillors doing the most to hold Mayor Jason Perry, chief exec Katherine … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Mike Bonello, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Shirley North, Shirley South, Woodside
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, STUART KING, Tory, Toss-cars
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Revealed: Croydon’s laziest and costliest local councillors
Across the country, outside London, people have been going to the polls in local elections today, often voting for the same tribe just as they always do, or voting on national issues over which the councillors they are voting for … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Helen Redfern, Jason Cummings, Margaret Bird, Mike Bonello, Old Coulsdon, Paul Scully MP, Richard Chatterjee, Rowenna Davis, Scott Roche, Sherwan Chowdhury, Shirley North, Shirley South, Simon Fox, Stuart Collins, Sue Bennett, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Chris Philp MP, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Councillor allowances, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Maddie Henson, Mike Bonello, Richard Chatterjee, Scott Roche, Simon Fox, STUART KING, Tony Newman, Tory
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Mayor forced to U-turn over councillor allowances increase
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Jason Perry blames council staff for a report recommending a 4.04% increase in allowances for him and the borough’s 70 councillors. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Just a week after Tory Mayor Jason Perry got … Continue reading
