Tag Archives: James Thompson

Tory councillor visits Barcelona instead of Town Hall meeting

Posted on April 27, 2017 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE reports on what may be the first casualty of the borough ward boundary changes due to be announced this summer There will have been at least one Croydon councillor paying no attention whatsoever to the proceedings in the … Continue reading →

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Coulsdon’s ranty councillor gets a mention in parliament

Posted on March 9, 2017 by insidecroydon

Fame at last for James Thompson, the ranting Tory councillor from Coulsdon East, whose social media activity even got him mentioned in the House of Commons today. Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Croydon North/Lambeth South [delete to distaste] referred … Continue reading →

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‘Disgusted of Coulsdon East’: Tory councillor in Budget tax rant

Posted on March 9, 2017 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Conservative MPs may have been stunned into social media silence by Philip Hammond’s anti-small business Budget yesterday, but among their Croydon Tory colleagues on the council, there was open revolt. “Disgusted by this so-called Conservative government hitting the self-employed,” … Continue reading →

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