Tag Archives: Croydon Central
‘The politics of the gutter’: attack ads that show Labour splits
Condemned inside and outside the party, the negative campaigning against the Tory Prime Minister looks to have been devised by figures closely linked to Croydon, writes ANDREW FISHER I have no time for Rishi Sunak, his Government or Conservative politics … Continue reading
Tories’ election ‘targets’ include new Croydon East seat
Labour’s Sarah Jones, a Croydon MP since 2017, might have a tough battle on her hands come the General Election, after her constituency was seen on a no-longer-secret list of Conservative Party target seats. It was a day of comings-and-goings … Continue reading
Perry’s budget cuts to cause borough serious legal problems
Last year, the South West London Law Centre provided help and advice to 3,200 people. This year, Croydon Mayor Jason Perry is cutting all council funding to the centre. KEN TOWL attended their annual meeting last week to hear about … Continue reading
Blairites stage factional coup to oust Fisher from CLP post
A small cabal of right-wingers, including a former council deputy leader who played a leading role in bankrupting the borough, staged a little coup last night to oust Andrew Fisher as the chair of Croydon Central’s Constituency Labour Party. Croydon … Continue reading
Philp is caught on loitering while failing to uphold the law
The Tory Government’s latest ‘hard line’ policy on laughing gas is no laughing matter, as far as ANDREW FISHER is concerned, as he outlines how Labour’s ban on Jeremy Corbyn could cost another MP their seat in Croydon These past … Continue reading
MP warns over town centre stabbings: keep your kids at home
Croydon town centre is close to becoming a no-go zone, as the police have been issuing special restriction notices that give them greater powers of stop and search, while the local MP has appealed to parents and guardians not to … Continue reading
Commission chair: Refugee debate is run by ‘controversialists’
A widely respected former MP who is chairing a public commission on the integration of refugees yesterday hit out at the “highly contentious” nature of the current national debate about refugees and asylum seekers, saying it was being “led by … Continue reading
Ranulph Fiennes: Get your MP to vote for trophy hunting Bill
In a first for Inside Croydon, Sir RANULPH FIENNES, Britain’s best-known explorer, has written to this website to call on our readers to lobby all Croydon’s MPs to support a private Member’s Bill due to go before Parliament this month … Continue reading
‘Save Our Services’ call as unions join Council Tax protest
The Croydon Trades Council has joined the campaign to stop Mayor Jason Perry’s 15per cent Council Tax hike, and is encouraging council workers and members of all trades unions in the borough to attend tomorrow night’s protest outside the Town … Continue reading
Council Tax hike petition’s strongest support in Croydon South
More people in Croydon South have signed the Parliamentary petition opposing Mayor Jason Perry’s 15per cent Council Tax hike than any other constituency in the borough. That’s according to official figures on the parliament.uk website. By noon today the petition, … Continue reading
MP Jones ‘shocked’ by Perry’s ‘unacceptable’ 15% tax hike
CROYDON IN CRISIS: ‘Residents simply cannot afford this Council Tax rise’ says Labour parliamentary front-bencher. By STEVEN DOWNES Sarah Jones, the Labour MP for Croydon Central, has spoken out against the 15per cent Council Tax increase which the Tory Mayor, … Continue reading
Tory ministers must act on public safety over firefighters’ pay
Now the Fire Brigades Union are planning their first national strike action in 20 years, it puts Croydon Tory MP Chris Philp at the centre of the dispute. By ANDREW FISHER The worst cost-of-living crisis in decades is bringing an … Continue reading
The ‘Croydon Factor’ could yet damage Labour MPs’ prospects
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With the party flying high in the polls nationally, Labour’s London region staged a conference over the weekend where the mood was bullish as the implosion of the Tory government and its tax dodgers continues. But for … Continue reading
Voters looking for third parties’ assurance over reds and blues
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Opinion polls suggest that the Tories should have no chance of electoral success in this borough. But as WALTER CRONXITE outlines in this second part of a special report, ‘the Croydon effect’ of the Newman years has … Continue reading
Croydon surgeries where half GP consultations are by phone
Don’t get old. Don’t get ill. That was the warning about life under a Conservative government 40 years ago, and it holds true today, as ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, discovered when checking out waiting times just to get an appointment … Continue reading
Higher energy bills, higher tax bills and worse public services
After the financial shockwaves caused by the omnishambles of the Tory Mini Budget, yesterday’s announcements by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt offer little hope of prosperity for the people of Croydon, writes ANDREW FISHER Buckle up. It’s going to be rough. Living … Continue reading
Commissioners set Reed and Jones a boundaries conundrum
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the layer-cake solution to the future of Croydon, and Lambeth’s, parliamentary constituencies It has been a standing joke on this website for a decade or so that former Lambeth council leader Steve Reed OBE … Continue reading
MP ‘alarmed’ to discover Chinese ‘police station’ on High Street
The Chinese Communist Party is operating a secret police station on Croydon High Street, part of a global network intended to control and intimidate former nationals who have made their homes outside China. Beijing claims that almost a quarter of … Continue reading
Postal ballot switch puts by-election candidates in a rush
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on a schedule change that probably won’t do anything to increase turn-out in Selsdon Vale and Forestdale Election candidates for the Selsdon Vale and Forestdale ward by-election, their agents and supporters, had their carefully planned campaign … Continue reading
#TheLabourFiles: It’s long past time to clean-up the Party
Former Labour staffer ANDREW FISHER reflects on what Al Jazeera’s series The Labour Files revealed about his former employers and the party of which he has been a member for 26 years “Poly-ticks”, according to Rowan Atkinson’s Edmund Blackadder, is … Continue reading
33% Labour lead puts Tories on alert for Forestdale by-election
There is to be a council ward poll on November 3 – which will test voters’ devotion to Thick Lizzy and Croydon’s part-time Mayor Perry. By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Croydon, or at least a small bit of its … Continue reading
