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Starmer’s a no-show for Labour’s secretive Fairfield Halls rally
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, wasted his morning turning up to see the son of a toolmaker, who swerved at the first sign of awkward questions and so missed out on seeing the mess made of Croydon by his Labour … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Fairfield Halls, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Fairfield Halls, Gaza, General Election, General Election 2024, Genocide, Keir Starmer, Labour, Liz Kendall, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE
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Charity fund-raiser for Palestine, Ruskin House, June 7
Posted in Activities, Charity, Ruskin House
Tagged Croydon4Palestine, Gaza, Palestine, Rusking House
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Out of destruction in Gaza there needs to come a lasting peace
CROYDON COMMENTARY: As the conflict in Palestine enters its seventh month, JERRY FITZPATRICK, as a Croydon Jew, puts forward his views on the intractable issues in the Middle East and what is needed to end 75 years of war I … Continue reading
Posted in Jerry Fitzpatrick
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Palestine, West Bank
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Roadmap to Apartheid, Ruskin House Screen Club, Mar 8
Posted in Cinema, History, Ruskin House
Tagged Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Roadmap to Apartheid, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club
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Pensioners reported to police for protest on MP’s street
More than two months after a peaceful protest on the road where shadow cabinet member Steve Reed lives, two retired trades union activists have been called in for questioning Someone who lives on the same Upper Norwood street where Labour … Continue reading
Lammy’s Labour launch cancelled over Gaza demo fears
EXCLUSIVE: Bungling officials in the misfiring local Labour party have been forced into an 11th-hour cancellation of a visit by the shadow foreign secretary, amid fears of further disruptive demonstrations over their pro-Israel stance. By STEVEN DOWNES Maybe Sarah Jones, … Continue reading
Noisy Gaza protestors send Campbell’s audience scurrying
Warmonger Alastair Campbell was forced to scuttle upstairs as his speaking engagement in Croydon last night descended into disorganised farce. The event was a campaign fund-raiser organised by Labour MP Sarah Jones, although in reality it was just as much … Continue reading
Labour MP Jones ‘too busy’ for refugees’ latest public meeting
Constituents are beginning to ask awkward questions of the Croydon Central MP, as she can find time to appear with Alastair Campbell and David Lammy, but has blanked a community group. By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Sarah Jones, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon West, Marley King, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Fox, West Croydon
Tagged 2003 invasion of Iraq, Alastair Campbell, Croydon Refugees and New Communities Forum, Croydon West, David Lammy, Dodgy dossier, Fairfield Halls, Gaza, Iraq, Iraq War, Labour, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, West Croydon
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Lammy lined up as star attraction at Croydon West ‘launch’
David Lammy is to be the star turn at a “launch” event for Labour’s new Croydon West constituency party – a move that could attract more demonstrations and protests over the party’s failure to condemn Israel’s prolonged attacks on civilians … Continue reading
Blair spin doctor Campbell on a secret mission to Croydon
The Croydon Labour Party is going “undercover” again, keeping the venue for one of its General Election fund-raising events top secret – even from their own members – to try to avoid any protests over the genocide in Gaza or, … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon South, Croydon West, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Alastair Campbell, Baghdad, Croydon, Croydon South, Croydon West, Dodgy dossier, Gaza, Iraq War, Israel, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Michael Crick, Sadam Hussain, Sarah Jones MP, Weapons of Mass Destruction, WMD
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Gaza protesters out-number Labour’s singers at Keir-aoke
A controversial event went ahead last night to raise funds for a Labour Party election campaign. Yet there was more support outside, for those who oppose war Croydon Labour’s tawdry little singalong, or “Keir-aoke” as they called it, went ahead … Continue reading
Calls for Ruskin House to cancel ‘tasteless’ Keir-aoke event
Trades unionists in Croydon are calling on the management of Ruskin House – the HQ of trades unionism in the borough as well as the offices of the Morning Star newspaper – to cancel a planned campaign fundraiser due to … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, Gaza, Keir Starmer, Keir-aoke, Labour, Martin Angus, Morning Star, Palestine, Ruskin House, Steve Reed OBE
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Christmas-time comedy tour hopes to raise funds for Gaza
Human Appeal, a Manchester-based charity, has announced the lineup for its annual Comedy Takeover Tour, set to take place in 17 venues across 10 cities from December 15. That includes a performance in Croydon on Boxing Day. This year’s tour … Continue reading
Trades unionists accuse MP Jones of ignoring Gaza letters
A group from the Croydon Trades Union Council has assembled this morning outside the constituency office of Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, to deliver a letter setting out its position on the conflict in Gaza. The Croydon TUC … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon TUC, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon TUC, Gaza, Israel, Labour, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Police pledge to arrest protestors gathered outside MPs’ homes
In a confidential Metropolitan Police letter, a senior officer lays out plans to arrest anyone who protests outside their MP’s home and also make it more difficult for constituents to lobby at their elected representatives’ offices. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Ade Adelekan, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, Gaza, Israel, Labour, Metropolitan Police, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Alon Schwarz’s Tantura, Ruskin House Screen Club, Dec 1
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Tagged Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Ruskin House, Ruskin House Screen Club, Tantura
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‘Donkey jackets’, nod-sense and the wisdom of old Harry Patch
As tensions are cranked up and rhetoric becomes ever more belligerent, ANDREW FISHER says that using Remembrance Day as a political weapon is perverse It’s in pretty poor taste to use the memory of the dead to score political points. … Continue reading
Labour MP Reed receives written appeal from mosque leaders
It’s a simple enough question. “Members would be keen to understand why you feel that the killing of 10,328 Palestinians, including 4,237 children, can be justified as part of Israel’s self-defence.”
Posted in Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon Federation of Mosques, Croydon North, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Anwar Ansari, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Federation of Mosques, Croydon North, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Labour, Muslim, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath, Tory, West Bank
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Starmer’s ‘moral compass is broken’ says Labour ex-councillor
EXCLUSIVE: While the borough’s Labour MPs and councillors continue to support the party line on Israeli war crimes in Gaza, one senior member has quit with a highly critical parting shot. By STEVEN DOWNES Robert Canning, an ex-councillor described as … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon South, Robert Canning, Stuart King, Waddon
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gaza, Israel, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Waddon
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Westfield, the incinerator, NHS and Croydon’s Gaza response
Posted in "Hammersfield", Andrew Fisher, Business, Croydon Insider, Donna Fraser, Inside Croydon, Under The Flyover, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Annabel Smith, Beddington incinerator, Croydon, Croydon Insider, Donna Fraser, Gaza, London, NHS, Sanjana Idnani, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Demo threat sees Labour fund-raiser for MP Reed ‘postponed’
EXCLUSIVE: Major fund-raising event has been cancelled over fears of protest against shadow cabinet member by local Muslims angered by Starmer’s failure to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. By STEVEN DOWNES The Croydon Labour Party has cancelled a gala … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon North, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, Gaza, Israel, Labour, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, UNICEF
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Only one Croydon MP attended mosques’ emergency meetings
The day after 100,000 marched through the capital protesting against the ethnic cleansing conducted in Gaza, the borough’s Muslim communities staged public meetings to raise their concerns over the situation in the Middle East and rising levels of Islamophobia in … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Purley, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Federation of Mosques, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gaza, Genocide, Hamas, Israel, Labour, London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Palestine, Purley Mosque, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, terrorism, Thornton Heath Mosque, Tory
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Starmer’s Labour conference left lots of unanswered questions
A party preparing for government probably wants its annual conference to be dull. But as ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, discovered among the freebie tickets and the oil industry and hunting lobbyists in Liverpool at the Labour Party conference this week, … Continue reading
