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The Police and Courts Bill is an assault on basic British liberty
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Boris Johnson’s government is about to change the law to clamp down on peaceful protesting, handing powers to the police that are more Draconian than those used by the Chinese to shut down democracy campaigners in Hong Kong, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Liberty, Police, Priti Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Sentencing and Courts Bill, Steve Reed OBE, Unlock Democracy
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Lecturer blocked by Labour for ‘anti-council’ library campaign
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Rejected council election candidate makes wide-ranging allegations over fixed selections and racism in the local party. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES There is growing disquiet among grassroots Labour members in Croydon as the process to select candidates for … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Jamie Audsley, Jane Avis, Louis Carserides, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Jose Joseph, Labour, Louis Carserides, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tesfa Mehari, Tony Newman
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Labour leaders block Audsley over support for elected mayor
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The ghost of Tony Newman has come back to haunt one of his former councillors, as purges begin against those who dared to question the council leader who bankrupted the borough. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The “very … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Clive Fraser, Hamida Ali, Jamie Audsley, Paul Scott, Report in the Public Interest, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Directly Elected Mayor, Jamie Audsley, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Paul Scott, Rapid Review, Report in the Public Interest, RIPI, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
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Croydon riots 10 years on: Risks greater now than in 2011
The key risk factors which led to rioting in Croydon and across the country 10 years ago are “even greater today than in 2011”, leaving London at risk of riots. That’s according to a review by Steve Reed OBE, the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged 8/8, 8/8 Riots, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, Croydon Riots, Labour, London, London Assembly, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, West Croydon
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Scott and Butler among the ‘numpties’ looking to stand again
CROYDON IN CRISIS: No shame, no accountability, no remorse – Tony Newman’s ‘inner circle’ at the council who helped bankrupt the borough to seek selection to stand again. By STEVEN DOWNES Paul Scott and Alison Butler, two of the leading … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Louis Carserides, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed OBE, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Woodside
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Magic! Bodged repair gets fixed after Inside Croydon report
It was almost as if by magic. Within a couple of hours of Inside Croydon approaching senior council figures about the latest “bodged” repairs jobs carried out by contractors in the residential blocks on Regina Road, suddenly workmen appeared in … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, South Norwood Tourist Board, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Regina Road, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE
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The fix is in: Labour leaders endorse status quo on 14% turnout
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After overseeing the failure of the borough’s children’s services, setting up the loss-making Brick by Brick, presiding over slum-like conditions in council flats and bankrupting the borough, some of Tony Newman’s closest colleagues are claiming ‘victory’ over … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Alison Butler, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Jamie Audsley, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Hamida Ali, Jamie Audsley, Labour, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
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Reed rails against Tory plans, as his mates flog off public park
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council pushes on with its plans to sell off part of Grangewood Park, a ‘quiet secluded oasis in the heart of a busy local area’, while Blairite MP does nothing to oppose. By STEVEN DOWNES As Steve … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon parks, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Friends of Grangewood Park, Planning, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Community Action Team
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Grangewood Park, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath
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Boundary Commission recommends four MPs for Croydon
Croydon is to get an extra MP under far-reaching proposed changes to parliamentary constituencies released overnight by the Boundary Commission for England. Under changes which have been years in the making, England will have the number of seats in the … Continue reading
MP Reed calls for halt to deportation of Thornton Heath man
By CLARA MURRAY A man from Thornton Heath has been detained for almost a month and is facing deportation on Wednesday despite being legally eligible to stay in the UK. Joey Bediako, 26, was taken “without warning” to the notorious … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath
Tagged Brook House, Croydon, Croydon North, Home Office, Joey Bediako, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath
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Labour councillors set to support discredited leader system
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Some of the borough’s politicians have again placed their own self-interests ahead of the public and come up with another dodgy decision, writes WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Not content with having crashed the council’s finances, the Labour … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, Alison Butler, Andrew Fisher, Andrew Pelling, Croydon South, Jamie Audsley, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Jamie Audsley, Labour, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Voting chaos sees Labour meeting stretch into second day
The annual meeting of a local Labour Party last night had to be left incomplete and with unfinished business because the online voting system used could not cope with the demands of the various ballots to be held. Party officials … Continue reading
The time might be right for Croydon’s own Independents’ Day
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The council’s political duopoly has failed, so often and so miserably, that the time might have come for the borough’s long-suffering residents to try a different approach to running the Town Hall, says TIM RODGERS, pictured right It’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jo Negrini
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Liberal Democrats, Mayor, Tim Rodgers, Tony Newman, Tory
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‘Deeply shocking’ report shows council’s ‘serious failure’
The pressure increased on Hamida Ali, the leader of Croydon Council, as the Town Hall’s pay-masters, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, issued a statement today in response to the notice issued by the Social Housing Regulator which … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Alison Knight, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Sarah Hayward, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Regina Road, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Sarah Jones MP, Social Housing Regulator, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Report: Ex-Labour leader denies sexual harassment claims
Jack Hopkins, one of the rising stars of Lambeth Labour when Steve Reed OBE was council leader at Brixton Town Hall, is being investigated by the party over an allegation of sexual harassment and unwanted touching, according to a report … Continue reading
Posted in Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon North, Jack Hopkins, Lambeth, Lambeth council, Steve Reed OBE
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£104,000: astronomical pay deal for housing troubleshooter
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE says that the controversy surrounding the squalid conditions in council homes in South Norwood seems likely to be stoked further tonight over disputed claims that the council leader, Hamida Ali, has met with residents in … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Knight, Community associations, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Sarah Hayward, South Norwood, South Norwood Tourist Board, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Alison Knight, Croydon North, Hamida Ali, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Regina Road, Regina Road Residents' Support Group, Sarah Hayward, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE
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MP Reed in possible data breach over South Norwood flats
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Starmer’s front-bench spokesman on local government is accused of trying to exploit the Regina Road council flats scandal to boost the election chances of his Westminster assistant. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Steve Reed OBE, the Progress MP … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Housing, Louis Carserides, Patsy Cummings, South Norwood, South Norwood Tourist Board, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Jane Nicholl, Labour, Louis Carserides, Regina Road, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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Roovolt: Deliveroo riders go on strike over pay and conditions
By Clara Murray After last week’s snub by bankers and investors which saw nearly £4billion wiped off the company’s value at its disastrous launch on the stockmarket, today Deliveroo was facing a revolt by the people it relies upon the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Restaurants
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, Croydon South, Deliveroo, London, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE
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Aide to MP Reed selected for South Norwood by-election
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how the local MP could soon have a member of his office staff on the council Croydon North’s Progress MP, Steve Reed OBE, yesterday moved one step closer to his goal of installing a placeman … Continue reading
Developers in legal challenge over Upper Norwood plans
Residents of a road of 1920s-built bungalows and cottages in Upper Norwood who fear that their cherished neighbourhood is about to be destroyed have called in their MP and hired lawyers to fight against profit-hungry property speculators, and the local … Continue reading
‘Appalled’ Jenrick seeks ‘urgent answers’ over Croydon flats
Croydon Council has been roundly criticised for its failures to act over the chronic and dangerous water leaks and long-term damp in its block of flats in South Norwood. The appalling conditions – described as “the worst I have ever … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Hamida Ali, Housing, Jane Avis, Mayor of London, Patsy Cummings, Sadiq Khan, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fransoy Hewitt, Hamida Ali, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Patsy Cummings, Regina Road, Robert Jenrick, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE
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MP Reed is all together in Electoral Commission funds probe
An influential Labour group, which has Croydon North MP Steve Reed OBE among its directors, is under investigation by the Electoral Commission after failing to declare more than £800,000 in donations within the time required by law. Business Insider has … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, David Evans, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, David Evans, Labour, Labour Together, Morgan McSweeney, Steve Reed OBE, The Campaign Company
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South Norwood library needs £900,000 more to be fit to open
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mounting repair bills has seen the bankrupt council earmark five public libraries for possible closure. But they are not saying how much they might make if they sell the properties. Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports More … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Libraries, Old Coulsdon, Patsy Cummings, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Shirley North, South Norwood
Tagged Bradmore Green, Bradmore Green Library, Brick by Brick, Broad Green, Broad Green Library, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, Old Coulsdon, Oliver Lewis, Patsy Cummings, Sanderstead, Sanderstead Library, Sarah Jones MP, Shirley, Shirley Library, South Norwood, South Norwood Library
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Confused councillor in roads row after he ‘likes’ vandalism
The council’s traffic management committee meeting tonight has provoked a row between Labour politicians, some of whom have been associating with questionable characters in their opposition to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent, reports The intervention of MPs … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Muhammad Ali, Pat Ryan, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Ellie Reeves MP, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTN, Muhammad Ali, Pat Ryan, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Upper Norwood
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