Tag Archives: Dame Tessa Jowell

Khan-do attitude sees off challenge from Blairite baroness

Posted on September 11, 2015 by insidecroydon

Sadiq Khan, the south London MP who had financial backing for his campaign from a Croydon property developer, has been selected to be Labour’s candidate to run for London Mayor next year. The announcement, made at the Festival Hall at … Continue reading →

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Purley Way crash highlights pollution disaster coming our way

Posted on August 17, 2015 by insidecroydon

Anyone who tries to drive along the Purley Way, whether as a route to work or simply to visit any of the retail sheds that line the urban motorway, already knows it can be a pretty dispiriting experience. Last Friday … Continue reading →

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Tumbleweed moment as Tessa fails to chime with Croydon

Posted on August 16, 2015 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE reports that the latest polling results on the London Mayoral candidate selection are not being reflected in Croydon Two events, staged for the same audience, at the same venue, just 48 hours apart. The contrast ought to cause … Continue reading →

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Hustings where a Dame turned into a pantomime villain

Posted on August 11, 2015 by insidecroydon

Inside Croydon’s Editor, STEVEN DOWNES, managed his own bit of entryism to report from the far-left corner of last night’s Labour hustings at Ruskin House There was an end-of-term feeling about it all. And with the headmistress missing, there was … Continue reading →

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Jowell ducks Croydon hustings as Berlusconi link questioned

Posted on August 8, 2015 by insidecroydon

Dame Tessa Jowell, the favourite to win selection to stand as Labour’s candidate in next May’s London Mayoral election, is to snub the south London hustings being staged in Croydon on Monday. But she is able to fit in a … Continue reading →

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