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Mayor candidates call for investigation into Red Clover Gardens
LibDems and Greens say that only a thorough, deep dive into the council’s accounts and records conducted by an outside body – such as HM Revenue and Customs – can get to the bottom of the latest multi-million-pound financial scandal … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Housing, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Rick Howard
Tagged Brick by Brick, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Jane West, Jason Cummings, Liberal Democrats, Lion Green Road car park, London Borough of Croydon, Major Richard Howard, Peter Underwood, Red Clover Gardens, Regen Capital, Regen Coulsdon, Richard Howard, Scrutiny and Overview Committee, Tory
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Starmer shocker: could Gorton and Denton happen here?
Our resident psephologist, WALTER CRONXITE, crunches the numbers after a disastrous by-election result at Gorton and Denton for the Labour Prime Minister, with local elections across London, including in Croydon, just 70 days away The Green Party’s historic parliamentary by-election … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon East, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Andy Burnham, Camden, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gorton and Denton byelection, Green Party, Hackney, Hannah Spencer, Keir Starmer, Lambeth, Lewisham, London Borough of Croydon, Manchester, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Southwark, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Zack Polanski
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Labour refuse to respond to Cummings’s budget challenge
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on a sham challenge issued to rival political parties by a borrowing-dependent Conservative administration that is trying to con the public that they have ‘fixed the finances’ As Tory Mayor Jason Perry prepares to deliver what … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Claire Bonham, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, Section 114 notice, Stuart King
Tagged 2026 council budget, 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Stuart King, Commissioners, Conrad Hall, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Lollipop patrols, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Tory
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Surrey Street market trader Joseph quits Labour in race row
Jose Joseph, the Surrey Street market stall-holder and one of the best-recognised faces on the local political scene, has quit the Labour Party, accusing it of “discrimination and toxic behaviour”. In a brief statement shared with party colleagues, Joseph announced … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Business, Chris Clark, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Surrey Street
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Labour Party, Croydon West, Croydon West CLP, Green Party, Jose Joseph, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour NEC, Labour Party, Labour selections, London Borough of Croydon, Surrey Street Market, The Green Party, Tony Newman
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Polanski is running for election, right through Croydon’s streets
The Green Party’s latest Party Political Broadcast, shown across the country on the BBC and ITV, offered a message of hope straight from the streets of Croydon. The Jubilee Bridge underpass, side streets off Church Road and Edridge Road, with … Continue reading
Corbyn-Sultana in-fighting scuppers Your Party’s election bid
Denied campaign funds and details of their own members, the new party will struggle to field candidates in May’s local elections. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Your Party, the socialist party launched last summer by ex-Labour MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Broad Green, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Karie Murphy, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Peter Underwood, Ruskin House, West Thornton, Zack Polanski, Zarah Sultana
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In one-hour interview, pandering PM Starmer offers no answers
Columnist ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, begins the New Year doing a spot of TV reviewing, and reveals how four of Croydon’s mayoral candidates will be invited to take part in his podcast interviews To start 2026, we were treated to … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher
Tagged Andrew Fisher, BBC, Conservative, Croydon, Green Party, Keir Starmer, Labour, Laura Kuenssberg, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Sir Keir Starmer, The Fraud: Keir Starmer Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, Tory
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Reed’s loyal Streatham SPAD gets transferred into No10
Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE on a Whitehall transfer which may have considerable significance Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North if he can be bothered), who has been implicated in spying on his colleague councillors in Lambeth and … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Mike Bonello, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Croydon, Downing Street, Green Party, Keir Starmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Bonello, Morgan McSweeney, No10, No10 Downing Street, Oscar Harman, Paul Holden, Sir Keir Starmer, Southwark Council, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, The Fraud, The Fraud: Keir Starmer Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, Tony Newman, Woodside, Zack Polanski
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MP Reed spent Christmas tweeting link to Inside Croydon
Housing minister’s attack against the Green Party leader may have back-fired, as the cabinet member flagged up reports linking him to the unlawful hacking of this website. By STEVEN DOWNES The illegal hacking of this website in 2021 has been … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Greens, Inside Croydon, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Green Party, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Holden, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, The Fraud, The Fraud: Keir Starmer Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, Zack Polanski
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Labour government to give Croydon £120m funding boost
Multiple-year settlements for councils in England and an end to the postcode lottery that has been local authority funding from Whitehall, as £78bn is allocated in effort to ‘end deprivation’. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council will receive an extra £40million … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Alison McGovern MP, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Peter Underwood, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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That was the year that was – and 2026’s prospects look bleak
ANDREW FISHER, in his final iC column of 2025, considers the past year in Croydon, and how that might affect next May’s Town Hall elections. PLUS: How Your Party’s grassroots are being denied money and data to be able to … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Croydon West, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Rowenna Davis, Section 114 notice, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Andrew Fisher, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Tory, Your Party, Zack Polanski, Zarah Sultana
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Sultana’s Croydon visit needs to revive Your Party’s fortunes
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports on what could be a pivotal few weeks for three parties ostensibly to the left of Croydon politics Your Party in Croydon faces its biggest test yet next week, as it stages its first big … Continue reading
Private developers and landlords won’t fix our housing crisis
CROYDON COMMENTARY: ‘Abolish Landlords’ was a catchphrase at the recent Green Party conference, where it was recognised that correcting decades of failed housing policy will need a raft of solutions. PAUL AINSCOUGH explains At the Green Party annual conference, a … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Housing, Paul Ainscough, Peter Underwood, Planning, Ria Patel
Tagged Abolish Landlords, Cllr Esther Sutton, Cllr Ria Patel, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Paul Ainscough, Peter Underwood, Prof Abi O'Connor, Right-to-buy, Steve Reed OBE, Thatcher, Thatcherite
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Kerswell quits! But what happens next at crisis-hit council?
Mayor Jason Perry’s political rivals call for his resignation after a week when auditors have warned over ‘unsustainable’ finances and his CEO has left Croydon with a generous £50,000 pay-off. By STEVEN DOWNES Katherine Kerswell may not be replaced as … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioners, Croydon Council, Elaine Jackson, Ged Curran, Jane West, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Ainscough, Richard Howard, Section 114 notice
Tagged Commissioner, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Ged Curran, Grant Thornton, Green Party, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Ainscough, Richard Howard, The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin, Tony Newman, Tory
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There’s help, and some hope, on offer to renters this week
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on what changes await renters during Renters’ Rights Awareness Week Renters in Croydon are about to have their experience transformed. At least, that’s what the Labour government would have us believe as their Renters ’ … Continue reading
Posted in 101 George Street/Ten Degrees, College Tower/Enclave, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Exchange Square, Fairfield Homes, Housing, Inspired Homes, London-wide issues, Menta Tower, Planning, Property, Regina Road redevelopment, Tapestry Croydon, The Fold
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Generation Rent, Green Party, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Regina Road, Renters Rights Bill, The Fold, Tory, Zack Polanski
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Council fails to spend £4m grant on climate change in 9 years
CROYDON IN CRISIS: ‘The council declared a climate emergency in 2019, but where’s the emergency response? This is a fight for survival, not a PR exercise.’ That’s according to one resident who wants to ask some pointed questions at next … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Caroline Russell, Climate Crisis Commission, Community associations, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Fairfield, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Paul Ainscough, Zack Polanski, Zoe Garbett
Tagged AMOC, Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, Caroline Russell, City Hall, Connie Duxbury, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Green Party, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Paul Ainscough, Tory, Zack Polanski, Zoë Garbett
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Labour’s scandals and dramas reflected in Croydon politics
The 2025 Labour Party Conference begins in Liverpool on Sunday. Here, our columnist, ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, the party’s former director of policy, assesses the state of Labour little more than a year into Keir Starmer’s government. And he takes … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Croydon East, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Natasha Irons, New Addington, New Addington North, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Andrew Fisher, Andy Burnham, Bridget Phillipson, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dead candidate, Fairfield, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Party Conference, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Lucy Powell, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Reform UK, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory, Your Party, Zack Polanski, Zarah Sultana
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‘A disaster’: Gatwick expansion is real threat to environment
‘Signing off on a new runway at Gatwick is not just reckless, it is fundamentally incompatible with Britain’s legally binding climate obligations’. Yet Croydon’s Tory and Labour politicians are in full support of the airport expansion. By PAUL LUSHION, environment … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, East Croydon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Norwood Junction, Sarah Jones MP, Transport, Zack Polanski
Tagged CARS, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme, Gatwick, Gatwick Airport, Gatwick Airport expansion, Green Party, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Rachel Reeves, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst Bottleneck, Tory, Zack Polanski
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Now Labour suspends selections in MP Steve Reed’s backyard
It is not just in Croydon where Keir Starmer’s party stands accused of acting unlawfully, as it faces a High Court challenge from a rejected candidate in Lambeth. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor The Labour Party in Lambeth has been … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Brixton, Brixton Buzz, Brixton Town Hall, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, JASON COBB, Labour, Labour selections, Lambeth, Lambeth council, London Borough of Croydon, Martin Abrams, National Executive Committee, NEC, Zack Polanski
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‘War starts here on our doorsteps’: Greens picket weapons fair
Ria Patel, one of Croydon’s Green Party councillors, was part of a sit-down protest in Docklands yesterday at the start of a two-week picket of DSEI – Defence and Security Equipment International – one of the world’s largest arms fairs. … Continue reading
Your Party meeting shows a movement in need of direction
What last night’s first meeting in Croydon of the new Your Party showed is that it has a long way to go before it can even begin to field election candidates and harness the energy of its near-1million supporters, reports … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, David White
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Black Lives Matter, Croydon, Croydon Assembly, Croydon TUC, David White, Disabled People Against Cuts, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, London, Paula Peters, Ruskin House, Your Party, Zara Sultana
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Corbyn’s new party to stage first public event in Croydon
Big numbers, and some big figures from Croydon politics, are expected at Ruskin House next Tuesday, reports Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE Anyone wanting to get themselves a seat had better turn up early at Ruskin House next Tuesday, when the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Alisa Flemming, David White, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Karen Jewitt, Patsy Cummings
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon, Croydon Assembly, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon TUC, Croydon West, David White, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, London, Natasha Irons MP, Ruskin House, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Your Party, Zara Sultana
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Time to act is now. But our council is ignoring climate change
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The glaciers are melting faster than the glacial pace of progress at our council. TRACEY HAGUE takes Town Hall bosses to task, six years after they declared a climate emergency Croydon Council declared a climate emergency in 2019. … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Activities, Climate Crisis Commission, Community associations, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Croydon Green Network, Croydon Greens, Environment, Scott Roche, Tracey Hague
Tagged Climate emergency, Cllr Scott Roche, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Croydon Green Network, Green Party, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Net zero, The Green Party, Tory, Tracey Hague
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