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Tag Archives: Eric Pickles
Town Hall protest over council’s £10m cuts to adult social care
Campaigners against cuts in services to the disabled are expected to protest outside Croydon Town Hall from 5.30pm, ahead of tonight’s council meeting. Croydon’s Conservative-run council wants to take another £10 million from the budget for adult social care. This … Continue reading
Budget consultation condemned as just “meaningless jargon”
Croydon Council’s “budget consultation” closed last night. Those residents who managed to find this under-publicised online exercise condemned it broadly for its use of impenetrable language and its many meaningless questions. Some complained to Eric Pickles, the local government minister. … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Community associations, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Education, Environment, Football, Health, History, Libraries, Sport, Tim Pollard, Youth Services
Tagged Big Society, Croydon, Croydon Council, Disability, Eric Pickles, Local government, London Borough of Croydon, Norbury
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Croydon in a Pickles again over its rubbish service
Croydon could be penalised by having its public grant cut significantly over the move made by its Conservative-run council to move to fortnightly bin collections. “Weekly bin collections are one of the most visible frontline services and there is no … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Jon Rouse, Mike Fisher
Tagged Conservatives, Croydon, Eric Pickles, Labour, Local government, Mike Fisher, Northcliffe Media, Tory
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Did Mead mislead Town Hall over Newsnight interview?
Did Dudley Mead, the deputy leader of the Conservative group that controls Croydon Council, deliberately mislead a full council meeting last night? Croydon’s shameful record on providing emergency housing for the borough’s homeless was highlighted by BBC Newsnight two weeks … Continue reading
Don’t panic! Mead’s benefits U-turn shows council in crisis
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Something strange is happening at the Town Hall. Commonsense is prevailing over political dogma. Some highly placed people’s jobs must be at stake, says Inside Croydon editor STEVEN DOWNES Don’t panic! Croydon’s Captain Mainwaring is in charge! Something … Continue reading
Posted in Allders, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Jon Rouse, Margaret Mead, Menta Tower, Mike Fisher, Planning, Schools, URV
Tagged BBC, Conservative, Croydon, Eric Pickles, London, London Borough of Croydon, Taberner House
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Croydon rejects planning proposal as a “recipe for disaster”
Croydon’s Conservative-run council has set itself on collision course with Tory local government chief Eric Pickles after deciding to reject as “a recipe for disaster” Whitehall proposals on planning that would make it easier for developers and homeowners to build … Continue reading
More scepticism about the role of the riots’ non-inquiry inquiry
All right, so it is in The Grauniad, the must-have accessory of every left-leaning commuter on the 8.16 from East Croydon. But a piece by Alison Benjamin in yesterday’s Society section (yes, the one with all the local government jobs … Continue reading
Another rubbish idea that’s only fit for the bin in Croydon
It was Big Eric Pickles who said, “It’s a basic right for every Englishman and woman to be able to put the remnants of their chicken tikka masala in their bin without having to wait a fortnight for it to … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, David Cameron, Eric Pickles, London, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington
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