Tag Archives: Georgia Gould

Budget-buster Perry hires another six-figure salaried ‘interim’

Posted on February 16, 2026 by insidecroydon

KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the latest £150,000 per year staff signing by Croydon’s bankrupt council Jason Perry, Croydon’s £84,000 per year executive Mayor who has closed four public libraries to save money and axed lollipop road safety … Continue reading →

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Funding outlook for all London’s boroughs is ‘beyond bleak’

Posted on November 1, 2022 by insidecroydon

Croydon is not the only cash-strapped council in the capital, as the body which represents all 32 boroughs and the City of London has predicted that there could be a £1.1billion black hole in Town Hall budgets over the next … Continue reading →

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London’s boroughs make eve of Budget appeal for covid help

Posted on March 2, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: According to London-wide figures published today, unemployment in the city is approaching half a million people while covid-19 has cost every borough in the capital £66m. In Croydon, the latest estimate of the budget overspend has now … Continue reading →

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