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Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Activities, Advertisement, Advertisement features, Community associations, Croydon TUC, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon TUC, Green Party, Labour, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis
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MP Jones putting her Croydon constituents on remote control
A Croydon MP who receives almost £200,000 per year, to pay for aides and a constituency office, has her phone staffed for just four hours each week. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on how at least one of Croydon’s well-funded MPs … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Philp MP, Constituency office, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon TUC, Croydon West, David White, Erskine May, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Natasha Irons MP, Nose in search of a bum, Palestine Action, Palestine hunger strikers, Qesser Zuhrah, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Teuta Hoxha, Whitgift Centre
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Your Party meeting shows a movement in need of direction
What last night’s first meeting in Croydon of the new Your Party showed is that it has a long way to go before it can even begin to field election candidates and harness the energy of its near-1million supporters, reports … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Fisher, Black Lives Matter, Croydon, Croydon Assembly, Croydon TUC, David White, Disabled People Against Cuts, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, London, Paula Peters, Ruskin House, Your Party, Zara Sultana
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Corbyn’s new party to stage first public event in Croydon
Big numbers, and some big figures from Croydon politics, are expected at Ruskin House next Tuesday, reports Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE Anyone wanting to get themselves a seat had better turn up early at Ruskin House next Tuesday, when the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Alisa Flemming, David White, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Karen Jewitt, Patsy Cummings
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon, Croydon Assembly, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon TUC, Croydon West, David White, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, London, Natasha Irons MP, Ruskin House, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Your Party, Zara Sultana
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Union official who exposed IRA past of Tory councillor has died
DAVID WHITE offers his appreciation of the life and work of Dr Peter Latham, who has died, aged 83 I was sorry to hear of the death last month of Dr Peter Latham, the prominent sociologist, author, political activist and … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon TUC, David White, Dr Peter Latham, Maria Gatland, Provisional IRA
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Questions, questions: General Election hustings dates (so far)
If you have a question to put to an election candidate, or to a political party which is seeking your vote in Croydon, here’s a way you can try to get some answers Hustings used to be the way for … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BME Forum, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon TUC, Croydon West, General Election, General Election 2024, Green Party, Hustings, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Ruskin House, Stanley Halls, Streatham and Croydon North
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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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Council Tax fightback begins with community action meeting
The Croydon Assembly is to stage a “community strategy meeting” this Thursday, two weeks after Mayor Jason Perry was allowed to impose his 15per cent Council Tax hike on the borough’s residents when every single Labour councillor abstained on Town … 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
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Croydon TUC, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, ASLEF, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon Trades Council, Croydon TUC, CWU, FBU, GMB, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rachael Baylis, Sarah Jones MP, Tory, Unison, Unite the Union
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Corbyn leads tributes to Ted Knight, a champion for the people
Tributes have poured in for ‘Red’ Ted Knight, the south London council leader who defied Thatcher and was the scourge of the tabloids but a tireless campaigner for the downtrodden and under-represented Following the news yesterday that Ted Knight had … Continue reading
John McDonnell: Next steps for Labour, Ruskin House, Feb 11
Croydon TUC and Croydon Assembly open meeting Next steps for Labour Speaker: John McDonnell MP Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Tuesday February 11, 7.30pm Ruskin House 23 Coombe Road, CR0 1BD
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Stop a No Deal Brexit, speaker CWU’s Dave Ward, Sep 12
Croydon TUC and Croydon Assembly cordially invite you to an open meeting: A GENERAL ELECTION NOW: STOP A “NO DEAL” BREXIT Speaker: Dave Ward, General Secretary, Communications Workers Union (CWU)
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Tagged Croydon, Croydon Assembly, Croydon TUC, Dave Ward, Labour
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MP suspended by Labour Party to give talk at Ruskin House
Chris Williamson, the Derby North MP regarded by some as a controversial figure, and a staunch supporter of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party, is the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Croydon Assembly. Williamson will … Continue reading
Croydon TUC May Day March and Rally, Ruskin House, May 4
Join in the Croydon TUC May Day March and Rally: Saturday May 4
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Tagged Croydon Assembly, Croydon TUC, Ruskin House
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Trades unions in the 21st century, Ruskin House, Mar 14
The Croydon TUC is staging a talk at Ruskin House on March 14 on the role of trade unions (as the organisers put it in the 19th year of this century), “as we move into the 21st century”. The speaker … Continue reading
Surviving Capitalism, Croydon TUC talk, Ruskin House, Jan 10
The Croydon Trades Union Council’s next discussion is entitled “Surviving Capitalism”, with the guest speaker Derek Wall. Climate change and other ecological problems threaten human society, yet with the rise of right-wing or even fascist leaders like Jair Bolsonaro, the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Greens, Croydon TUC, Environment, Ruskin House
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The Struggles of the Labour left, Ruskin House, Nov 8
The Croydon Assembly’s next meeting will discuss “The struggles of the Labour left”. The meeting, on Thursday, November 8 at 7.30pm, will be held at Ruskin House when the speaker will be author Simon Hannah. Left-wing trade unionists and socialists … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon Assembly, Croydon TUC, Labour, Ruskin House
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The Great NHS Heist, Croydon TUC, Ruskin House, Sep 13
Dr Bob Gill is the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Croydon Trades Union Council, being staged next week, when he will address the issue of The Great NHS Heist. Dr Gill, a GP working in Sidcup, has … Continue reading
Harvey heads line-up for Education in Crisis Assembly debate
Philipa Harvey, one of the National Union of Teachers’ national officers, and Ted Knight are among the key note speakers on June 28 when the Croydon Assembly stages an “Education in Crisis” meeting at Ruskin House in Croydon. Teachers are … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 EU referendum, Croydon TUC, Education
Tagged Croydon Assembly, Croydon TUC, Education, schools, Ted Knight
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Trades unions are on the march in Croydon for May Day
Croydon Assembly is calling on all trades union and community activists to give their support this coming Saturday, April 30, to the Croydon TUC May Day March and Rally. Under the slogan “Uniting Communities to Defeat the Tories”, the trade unions … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 EU referendum, Activities, Community associations, West Croydon
Tagged Croydon TUC, Ted Knight, West Croydon
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Fund-raising summer barbecue, Ruskin House, Aug 23
Croydon Trades Union Council is staging a fund-raising summer barbecue on Sunday, August 23 from 3pm at Ruskin House. The event is to support Public and Commercial Services Union strikers who are fighting the privatisation of nearly 400 jobs at … Continue reading
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