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Tag Archives: David White
Unions come together to protest against the council’s cuts
By DAVID WHITE The campaign against cuts by Croydon Council has stepped up a gear after members of the three largest unions representing council workers in the borough – Unite, Unison and GMB – yesterday held a demonstration outside the … Continue reading
‘Beyond farce’ as Labour purges veteran Croydon official
STEVEN DOWNES reports on the latest, and predictable, move by the Labour leadership in what is being called ‘a witch hunt’ against the left David White, one of the longest-serving Labour officials in Croydon, has been “administratively suspended” by the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, David Evans, David White
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, David Evans, David White, John McDonnell MP, Labour, Sir Keir Starmer
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Fix! Internal Labour inquiry confirms selection stitch-up
EXCLUSIVE: After the local Labour Party tried to cover-up the scandal of their botched handling of the Fairfield ward by-election last year, the resulting inquiry criticises the ‘questionable integrity and competence of paid party officers’. By STEVEN DOWNES An internal … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Croydon, David White, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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Newman feels pressure as Fairfield selection referred for review
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how an internal party scandal is about to cause more discomfort for the Croydon council leader As council leader Tony Newman comes under increasing pressure over a range of policy failures, while the Democratically Elected … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David White, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David White, Fairfield, Joyce Reid, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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Lloyd’s legacy to Croydon offers a real breath of fresh air
DAVID WHITE on one of Croydon’s greatest, greenest assets For all its faults and challenges, Croydon is a great place to live. One feature which makes it great in my eyes is its parks and green spaces. All 127 of … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, David White, Environment, Lloyd Park
Tagged David White, Friends of Lloyd Park, Lloyd Park
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‘I think the council was right to give Brick by Brick a try’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Not everyone thinks that the council-owned house-builder is doing a bad job. Here DAVID WHITE puts the case in favour of Brick by Brick The housing crisis is getting worse because of Tory government policies, not because of … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David White, Housing
Tagged Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, David White, Labour
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Enough to make you physically sick: Labour official Chukas up
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how the stresses and strains of Brexit are showing themselves in the local Labour Party A Labour Party official who works in Croydon MP Sarah Jones’s office yesterday courted controversy and internal party division … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, David White, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, David White, Jack Buck, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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Corbyn’s ‘commonsense socialism’ is creating real change
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Labour Party’s annual conference ended in Liverpool with progress being made, writes DAVID WHITE “I am a socialist and one day so will the Labour Party be.” Those were the words of Donald Soper, the Methodist minister, … Continue reading
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘We are now the political mainstream’
CONFERENCE SKETCH: Something has changed in British politics in the past year, and it was palpable at the Labour Party conference. Party veteran DAVID WHITE reports from Brighton Transformed. I think that would be the word to describe the Labour … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 General Election, 2018 council elections, Croydon Central, David White
Tagged Croydon Central, David White, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour
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Momentum makes gains but Newman’s still in Blairite civil war
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest developments within local Labour parties, including in LibDem Tom Brake’s Carshalton and Wallington fiefdom Momentum, the grassroots movement established to support Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership and values within the Labour Party, gained, well… some … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, David White, Outside Croydon, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Andy Bagnall, Caragh Skipper, Carshalton and Wallington, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, David White, Jo Milligan, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Sutton, Tom Brake MP, Tony Newman
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Labour officials continue to flout law over White’s suspension
With just three weeks until the polls close in the latest phase of the never-ending purgatory that is the Labour leadership contest, there continues an anxious wait for some party members and supporters in Croydon over when their voting forms … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon North, David White, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, David White, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour
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White calls for apology after ‘grossly unfair’ Labour suspension
David White, the erstwhile secretary of the Croydon Central Constituency Labour Party who has had his membership suspended for two months without being informed what offence he is alleged to have committed nor who are his accusers, has written to … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, David White
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, David White, Labour, London
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Corbyn supporter White to campaign for ‘natural justice’
David White, the local official who was summarily suspended without a hearing by Labour over his now notorious Ken Livingstone/Zionist/Hitler tweet, has received no information from the party regarding the procedure for any hearing, who has accused him, nor what … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, David White, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon Central, Croydon North, David White, Labour, Steve Reed OBE
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Local Labour group call for White’s suspension to be lifted
Croydon Central Constituency Labour Party is backing David White in his appeal against suspension from the party over his Ken Livingstone/Zionist/Hitler tweet. It is the first formal declaration of support for life-long party member White from his comrades in Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Croydon Central, David White, Hitler, Ken Livingstone, Labour, Steve Reed OBE, Zionist
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MP’s life story that raises serious questions for the future
DAVID WHITE reviews the posthumous autobiography of Croydon North MP Malcolm Wicks and finds that he carried his decency to the end Malcolm Wicks was a rarity among politicians. The MP for Croydon North-West, later Croydon North, from 1992 until … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Malcolm Wicks MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, David White, GLC, Labour, LCC, London, Malcolm Wicks, Member of parliament
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