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Tag Archives: Emily Benn
Now Umunna plays role of Labour’s witch-finder general
Fair is foul and foul is fair… STEVEN DOWNES on how the witch-hunt within the Labour Party is going in Croydon It’s not Halloween for a couple of days yet, but the Murdoch press has banded together with right-wingers who … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Emily Benn
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon North, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Labour, West Thornton
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Coulsdon resident Hickson selected as candidate by LibDems
Gill Hickson, the Coulsdon resident and community activist, has been selected as the Liberal Democrats’ candidate to stand in Croydon South at the General Election in May. The selection was announced over the weekend – a few days too late … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon South, Gill Hickson
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Gill Hickson, LibDems, Liberal Democrats
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Purley Pool shows Tories and Labour are both in shallow end
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Croydon South’s anarchist candidate, JON BIGGER, pictured left, says that the decision over Purley Pool is another example to show there’s little difference between his Conservative and Labour election rivals The debate around the closure of Purley Pool … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Jon Bigger, Leisure services, Purley, Purley Pool, Tony Newman
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Council, Emily Benn, Jon Bigger, Labour, Purley, Purley Pool, The Hon Emily Benn, Tony Newman, Tory
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Spot the difference as Philp takes on Benn in Purley Posh-Off
There promises to be a “Posh-Off” when Coulsdon and Purley Debating Society stages a General Election debate next Monday – yes, it’ll be January 5 – as the Tory candidate in Croydon South, Chris Philp, takes on Labour’s The Hon … Continue reading
Benn’s selection is another sign that the voters always lose
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Next year’s General Election candidates in the borough’s southern-most constituency confirm the political consensus, says JON BIGGER The Labour Party today selected the Hon Emily Sophia Wedgwood Benn to stand as their candidate in Croydon South at the … Continue reading
Whoops! Tories drop West Thornton from election advert
WALTER CRONXITE, our man outside the Croydon Tories’ head office in Purley with a rolled up copy of the local paper and a iPhone 5S in his pocket, reports on another example that shows that politicians take the electorate for … Continue reading
A Viscount, two Lords and a comedian back Labour campaign
Eddie Izzard was out campaigning in Croydon town centre this morning with local Labour leader Tony Newman. Cue jokes from all other political parties about there being more than one comedian in Croydon Labour… It’s unclear whether many of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Catriona Ogilvy, Emily Benn, Heathfield, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, New Addington, Oliver Lewis, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Waddon, Wayne Lawlor, West Thornton
Tagged Addiscombe West, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, East Croydon station, Eddie Izzard, Emily Benn, Labour, London Assembly, Member of parliament, New Addington, Viscount Stansgate, Waddon
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Tony Benn’s granddaughter selected for West Thornton ward
Emily Benn, the granddaughter of former Labour government cabinet minister Tony Benn, seems set to be a Croydon councillor next year. Norwood resident Emily Benn has been selected as a candidate to stand in the safe Labour ward of West … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Bernadette Khan, Emily Benn, West Thornton
Tagged Benn, Croydon North, Emily Benn, Hilary Benn, Labour, Putney, Tony Benn, Whitgift Foundation
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Gray day for “rising star”, as Smith loses selection battle
Paul Smith, the Labour councillor for West Thornton and member of the shadow cabinet, has not been selected to stand at next May’s Town Hall elections. He is the fourth serving Labour councillor in Croydon to miss out on selection … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Bernadette Khan, Broad Green, Gerry Ryan, Humayun Kabir, Karen Jewitt, New Addington, Paul Smith, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Bensham Manor, Broad Green, Croydon, Emily Benn, Labour, New Addington, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
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Councillor Smith to contest Labour’s West Thornton short-list
Carnage at a Croydon Labour meeting in West Thornton ward this week, when no fewer than three sitting councillors who had put themselves forward for selection failed even to be short-listed by local party members. The three councillors who did … Continue reading
Posted in Bernadette Khan, Gerry Ryan, Humayun Kabir, Karen Jewitt, Paul Smith, Selhurst, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged Bensham Manor, Croydon, Croydon Central, Emily Benn, Labour, New Addington, Thornton, Thornton Heath
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New Addington councillor Ayres announces retirement plan
George Ayres, the Labour councillor for New Addington, is to retire before the local elections next year. Ayres celebrated his 68th birthday earlier this month, and has advised the local Labour party that he will not be seeking nomination for … Continue reading
