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Directly electing our mayor offers chance of a fresh start
CROYDON COMMENTARY: ‘I don’t want my town to be defined by failed leadership, dodgy deals and zero scrutiny’, says Labour Party member JO TANNER (pictured) I am Croydon born and raised – and although I don’t see the place through … Continue reading
£650,000 cost of mayor ballot is not ‘essential expenditure’
Town Hall leaders threaten to pull referendum on directly elected mayor if the pot-less council is unable to fix its finances. By KEN LEE Councillors will get to vote on Monday on whether to stage a referendum on the issue … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Community associations, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Katherine Kerswell, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Hamida Ali, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Tory
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Council emergency meeting over elected mayor set for Feb 8
Croydon is inching ever closer to having a referendum over whether the council should be run by an elected mayor. But, as WALTER CRONXITE reports, matters are never straightforward with those in power at Fisher’s Folly The word “emergency” is … Continue reading
Council motion defies Tory minister over referendum date
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The Labour group that controls the Town Hall has placed itself on a collision course with the Conservative Government over moves for a directly-elected mayor, reports WALTER CRONXITE Like two bald blokes fighting over a comb, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, 2021 Mayor Referendum, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Tony Newman
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Hamida Ali, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tory
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Labour councillor disputes cost savings over referendum
A senior Labour councillor has produced more red herrings than you will find in an EU fishing quota, as he has claimed that staging a referendum in May over the way the council is run won’t save a penny for … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Hamida Ali, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Tony Newman, Tory
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Tory minister orders council to hold mayor vote on May 6
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest massive set-back for the council’s crumbling administration In what will be a withering blow for the Labour Party in Croydon, the Government has this afternoon ordered Hamida Ali, the leader of the … Continue reading
Ali announces Labour U-turn over staging of mayor referendum
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest potentially costly change in position performed by the cash-strapped council The council’s Labour leadership today confirmed a massive U-turn on its previous opposition to having a referendum for a directly-elected mayor – … Continue reading
Ali agrees to meet with DEMOC for referendum discussions
WALTER CRONXITE reports on a U-turn over the council’s previous antagonistic attitude to local democracy campaigners Hamida Ali, the Labour-controlled council’s new leader, could be about to reverse the policy of her predecessor, Tony Newman, and ignore the (self-serving) ruling … Continue reading
Newman tells Labour to prepare for Mayor vote next May
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on how voters in Croydon seem likely to have another ballot paper when they go to the polls in 2021 Tony Newman, the council leader, made it clear to a meeting of Labour Party … Continue reading
Collins under fire for ‘right-wing dictator’ jibe at residents
More than a year too late, Tony Newman, Croydon Labour’s dictatorial council leader, has begun to stir his senior councillors into parroting some kind of attack lines against the DEMOC campaign which is backing a referendum over whether to have … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Paul Scott, Planning, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Tory
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Newman’s Pravda over-promises as his council under-delivers
Even in the middle of the greatest crisis the borough has faced since World War II, there’s nothing stopping the council for gerrymandering on behalf of the beleaguered leader, Tony Newman. The latest edition of Your Croydon, the council’s Pravda, … Continue reading
Newman’s £100,000 governance review that’s going nowhere
KEN LEE on some of the more gruesome findings in a council-commissioned report about Croydon’s ineffective council Even the majority of Croydon’s elected councillors don’t think Croydon Council is “very effective”. That’s just one of the damning findings buried in … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Joy Prince, Simon Hall, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Dame Moira Gibb, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Governance review panel, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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