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Sadiq Khan’s last-gasp appeal for donations: ‘I’m really worried’
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE has obtained internal Labour correspondence that suggests some pre-election panic for the party With the London elections just days away, Labour has sent begging letters to members appealling for tens of thousands of pounds in last-minute … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Susan Hall, Zoe Garbett
Tagged 2024 London elections, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon West, Jess Hammersley-Rich, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Elections, London elections 2024, Maddie Henson, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Peter Underwood, Rob Blackie, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Susan Hall, Tory, Zoë Garbett
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Before you next vote, you must read this from The New Yorker
By STEVEN DOWNES If you live in an old country, it can be easy to succumb to a narrative of decline. The state withers. The charlatans take over. You give up on progress, to some extent, and simply pray that … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Inside Croydon
Tagged Alice Munro, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Dorothy Parker, Ernest Hemingway, James Thurber, JD Salinger, John Updike, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, Margaret Thatcher, Philip Roth, Rishi Sunak, Roald Dahl, Sam Knight, Stephen King, The New Yorker, Tory, Truman Capote
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In Croydon’s numbers game, selectorate is denied a vital detail
SELECTION SKETCH: Finally, Labour members in the new Parliamentary constituency of Croydon East have been allowed to have their say. KEN TOWL, right, went behind the scenes of this secretive process to choose someone who very likely will soon become … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Carole Bonner, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Ken Towl, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Anonyvoter, Carole Bonner, Computer Misue Act, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon East CLP, cyber crime, Joel Bodmer, Johnson Situ, Ken Towl, Labour, London, Maddie Henson, Metropolitan Police, Natasha Irons, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP
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Finally Labour members will have a say in Croydon East saga
Columnist ANDREW FISHER looks forward to a rare moment of internal democracy in Croydon Labour this Saturday, as ordinary members in one scandal-hit CLP finally get the chance to choose their parliamentary candidate Being a Labour Party member in Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon West, Joel Bodmer, Johnson Situ, Labour, Natasha Irons, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North
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Lammy’s Labour launch cancelled over Gaza demo fears
EXCLUSIVE: Bungling officials in the misfiring local Labour party have been forced into an 11th-hour cancellation of a visit by the shadow foreign secretary, amid fears of further disruptive demonstrations over their pro-Israel stance. By STEVEN DOWNES Maybe Sarah Jones, … Continue reading
Noisy Gaza protestors send Campbell’s audience scurrying
Warmonger Alastair Campbell was forced to scuttle upstairs as his speaking engagement in Croydon last night descended into disorganised farce. The event was a campaign fund-raiser organised by Labour MP Sarah Jones, although in reality it was just as much … Continue reading
Lammy lined up as star attraction at Croydon West ‘launch’
David Lammy is to be the star turn at a “launch” event for Labour’s new Croydon West constituency party – a move that could attract more demonstrations and protests over the party’s failure to condemn Israel’s prolonged attacks on civilians … Continue reading
Foundation brings forward Old Palace prep closure by a year
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Early closure of the fee-paying primary school will speed up sale of the site in South Croydon – probably to a profit-hungry housing developer. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The financially troubled Whitgift Foundation is seeking to accelerate … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chris Philp MP, Housing, Jane Burton, Old Palace, Property, Sarah Jones MP, Schools, South Croydon, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Jane Burton, Melville Avenue, Old Palace, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Prep School, Old Palace School, Sarah Jones MP, South Croydon, Westfield, Whitgift Foundation
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Gaza protesters out-number Labour’s singers at Keir-aoke
A controversial event went ahead last night to raise funds for a Labour Party election campaign. Yet there was more support outside, for those who oppose war Croydon Labour’s tawdry little singalong, or “Keir-aoke” as they called it, went ahead … Continue reading
Trades unionists accuse MP Jones of ignoring Gaza letters
A group from the Croydon Trades Union Council has assembled this morning outside the constituency office of Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, to deliver a letter setting out its position on the conflict in Gaza. The Croydon TUC … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon TUC, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon TUC, Gaza, Israel, Labour, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Tories pick Fox for Croydon constituency that doesn’t exist
Local Conservatives bungle the announcement of their ‘token’ parliamentary candidate for a safe Labour seat. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Not for the first time, Croydon Tories and Mayor Jason Perry last night demonstrated that they really don’t know what … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Simon Fox, South Norwood, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West, Mayor Jason Perry, Simon Fox, South Norwood, Tory, Waddon
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Police pledge to arrest protestors gathered outside MPs’ homes
In a confidential Metropolitan Police letter, a senior officer lays out plans to arrest anyone who protests outside their MP’s home and also make it more difficult for constituents to lobby at their elected representatives’ offices. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Ade Adelekan, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, Gaza, Israel, Labour, Metropolitan Police, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Labour MP Reed receives written appeal from mosque leaders
It’s a simple enough question. “Members would be keen to understand why you feel that the killing of 10,328 Palestinians, including 4,237 children, can be justified as part of Israel’s self-defence.”
Posted in Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon Federation of Mosques, Croydon North, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Anwar Ansari, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Federation of Mosques, Croydon North, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Labour, Muslim, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath, Tory, West Bank
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Starmer’s ‘moral compass is broken’ says Labour ex-councillor
EXCLUSIVE: While the borough’s Labour MPs and councillors continue to support the party line on Israeli war crimes in Gaza, one senior member has quit with a highly critical parting shot. By STEVEN DOWNES Robert Canning, an ex-councillor described as … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon South, Robert Canning, Stuart King, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gaza, Israel, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Waddon
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Only one Croydon MP attended mosques’ emergency meetings
The day after 100,000 marched through the capital protesting against the ethnic cleansing conducted in Gaza, the borough’s Muslim communities staged public meetings to raise their concerns over the situation in the Middle East and rising levels of Islamophobia in … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Purley, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Federation of Mosques, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gaza, Genocide, Hamas, Israel, Labour, London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Palestine, Purley Mosque, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, terrorism, Thornton Heath Mosque, Tory
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Starmer’s Labour conference left lots of unanswered questions
A party preparing for government probably wants its annual conference to be dull. But as ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, discovered among the freebie tickets and the oil industry and hunting lobbyists in Liverpool at the Labour Party conference this week, … Continue reading
MP Jones ‘gravely concerned’ over closure of her old school
Local MP claims she is ‘picking up information from a standing start’ over plans to close 600-pupil girls’ private school, but says she has obtained guarantees from the property Foundation that runs the site. By STEVEN DOWNES Sarah Jones, the … Continue reading
Bodger’s back! Reed’s chum being lined up for Croydon East
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest anti-democratic and secretive stitch-up going on behind-the-scenes in the local Labour Party “Welcome to Croydon East” says the less-than-charming email to members to announce the creation of a Constituency Labour Party, in … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon West, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon West and South Norwood, David Evans, Joel Bodmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury, Tony Newman
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MP Jones given new brief to avoid her dealings with ‘Rimmer’
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest job switch for one of Croydon’s Labour MPs When it came, it had all the hallmarks of an after-thought. A dozen shadow cabinet appointments were announced just after 5pm yesterday, more than a … Continue reading
Starmer reshuffle sees Croydon MP Reed shunted to DEFRA
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on how today’s Labour front bench job creation scheme might be taken as proof that turds do somehow manage to rise to the surface… Steve Reed OBE, the right-wing MP who shunted another Labour MP out … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Boris Johnson, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Environment, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Keir Starmer, Labour, Lambeth South, London Borough of Croydon, LTNs, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury, Tooting, Tory, ULEZ, Uxbridge
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Tories U-turn as they look at re-opening borough’s rat runs
Long-standing road closures which have often provided welcome traffic calming measures for decades could be under threat in the latest move by an increasingly desperate Prime Minister, reports JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, is refusing to … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Environment, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Steve Reed MP, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Rat runs, Rishi Sunak, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Waddon
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