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Union tells Newman of ‘profound concern’ over council job cuts
Croydon’s Labour council leader could be in for a stormy few months. By KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter Croydon Town Hall’s unions have called on the council leader, Tony Newman, to step in to halt the hundreds of job … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, GMB, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Unison, Unite, Yvonne Green
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Charity and unions fear 1m children to lose free school meals
One million children living in poverty in England will miss out on free school meals as the Tory government rolls out its Universal Credit proposals, according to findings from The Children’s Society. And London will be the worst-hit region by … Continue reading
Adult social care ‘on brink of collapse’ due to Brexit uncertainty
Croydon’s NHS and social care system, already under extreme strain due to underfunding from central government, could be on the brink of complete collapse because staff, many of them EU nationals, face an uncertain future after Brexit. The warning is … Continue reading
Library operators Carillion’s shady record on blacklistings
Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, is not alone in being spied upon by her “friends”. The practice has been happening a lot closer to home, even in the workplace, and conducted on behalf of one firm that is coming … Continue reading
Croydon in Crisis: Mystery over council’s £350,000 pay-offs
The public service workers’ union, the GMB, was tonight demanding an urgent independent investigation into why Croydon Council had spent a “profligate” £350,000 of public money on golden handshakes to four top-level employees in the past year. The payments have … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Jon Rouse, Planning, Stephen McDonald
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Employment, GMB, Jon Rouse, London Borough of Croydon, McDonald, Taberner House
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Croydon considers handing over children’s homes
Croydon’s latest exercise to “identify” publicly owned properties that can be handed over to John Laing as make-weights towards the £450 million urban regeneration project, which is delivering the splendidly palatial new council HQ offices, could see two children’s homes … Continue reading
Mead says he’s “proud” of Croydon’s £50m uncollected tax
£50,237,631.33. Say it to yourself, slowly. Fifty million, two hundred and thirty-seven thousand, six hundred and thirty-one pounds. And thirty-three pee. That’s £50,237,631.33 of Croydon Council‘s money that has gone missing. £50,237,631.33 of your money lost forever. That’s the astonishing … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, London-wide issues
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, GMB, Grant Shapps, London, London Borough of Croydon
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3,000 carers’ job cuts proposed at Southern Cross homes
One of our regular readers has highlighted this BBC report on the latest move to salvage the financially troubled Southern Cross business, which includes in its 300 establishments around the UK a handful of care homes for the elderly in … Continue reading
Posted in Care Homes, Margaret Mead
Tagged Care UK, GMB, London Borough of Croydon, Nursing home, Private equity, Southern Cross Healthcare
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