Tag Archives: Emily Benn

Now Umunna plays role of Labour’s witch-finder general

Posted on October 29, 2015 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Croydon South election hustings, Croydon High, Apr 28

Posted on April 14, 2015 by insidecroydon
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Planning chairman backs down over ban on MP Barwell

Posted on February 26, 2015 by insidecroydon

How many U-turns does Labour’s council leader Tony Newman have to perform before he disappears up his own fundament? Gavin Barwell will be allowed to speak at tonight’s planning meeting at Croydon Town Hall after all, as the Labour-run council … Continue reading →

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Coulsdon resident Hickson selected as candidate by LibDems

Posted on January 12, 2015 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Purley Pool shows Tories and Labour are both in shallow end

Posted on January 11, 2015 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Spot the difference as Philp takes on Benn in Purley Posh-Off

Posted on December 30, 2014 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Pool closure leaves Labour’s Emily Benn high and dry

Posted on December 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE on how Labour has quickly reinforced Croydon’s North-South divide, in moves which it may come to regret Have you got the message? If you live in Purley, Kenley or Coulsdon, Labour don’t expect you to vote for them. … Continue reading →

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Education spokeswoman joins Letts on Whitgift board

Posted on September 12, 2014 by insidecroydon

An overwhelming 81 per cent of respondents in Inside Croydon’s latest online poll believe that veteran Labour councillor Tony Letts should resign her position on the board of governors of the Whitgift Foundation to avoid conflicts of interest in her … Continue reading →

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Benn’s selection is another sign that the voters always lose

Posted on July 19, 2014 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Whoops! Tories drop West Thornton from election advert

Posted on May 10, 2014 by insidecroydon

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 →

Posted in 2014 council elections, Bernadette Khan, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Emily Benn, Steve Reed MP, Stuart King, Vidhi Mohan, West Thornton | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

A Viscount, two Lords and a comedian back Labour campaign

Posted on April 16, 2014 by insidecroydon

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tony Benn’s granddaughter selected for West Thornton ward

Posted on July 15, 2013 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Gray day for “rising star”, as Smith loses selection battle

Posted on July 5, 2013 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Councillor Smith to contest Labour’s West Thornton short-list

Posted on June 27, 2013 by insidecroydon

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 →

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New Addington councillor Ayres announces retirement plan

Posted on June 24, 2013 by insidecroydon

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 →

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