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Tag Archives: John Drage
Spendthrift LibDems won’t pay for Carshalton investigation
Liberal Democrat-controlled Sutton Council has ruled that it cannot afford to carry out an official, lawyer-led investigation into the misconduct of three LibDem councillors who libelled a local businessman and community sports club in one of their party leaflets. This … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Andrew, Environment, Nick Mattey, Shasha Khan, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Beddington North, Ben Andrew, Carshalton Athletic, Carshalton Central, Colin Drummond, Jill Whitehead, John Drage, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, London, Sutton Council, Viridor
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Report: Incinerator is ‘as polluting as coal-fired power stations’
An investigation published by the Daily Telegraph reports that hundreds of millions of pounds of public money has been handed over to the incinerator industry based on false claims that burning waste generates cheap, green energy. The Telegraph investigation, published … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Climate Crisis Commission, Croydon Council, Environment, Planning, Refuse collection, Sutton Council, Veolia, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, John Drage, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Sutton Council, Tory, Veolia, Viridor
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Senior LibDem dined with Viridor days before incinerator vote
EXCLUSIVE: Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, has uncovered proof that a close party colleague of MP Tom Brake was enjoying hospitality with the incinerator operator just four days before a crucial council meeting to approve a £1bn, 25-year contract Evidence … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Planning, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Colin Drummond, Conservative, Elaine Drage, John Drage, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Tory, Viridor
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Put the bunting out: Sutton drops incinerator lane name plan
Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, on a sudden council U-turn Sutton Council has backed down over its decision to name the access road to the Viridor incinerator in Beddington as “Corn Bunting Lane”. The LibDem-controlled council announced the U-turn this … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Lane incinerator, Colin Drummond, John Drage, Liberal Democrats, London, Sir Ed Davey, Sir Vince Cable, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Viridor
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Viridor allowed to give ‘absurd’ name to incinerator road
BELLE MONT, our Sutton reporter, on how the council has opted to name the service road to the Beddington Lane incinerator after a bird species that has been almost wiped out locally, in part, at least, as a consequence of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Ruth Dombey, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Lane incinerator, John Drage, Liberal Democrats, London Assembly, Mayor, Nick Mattey, Peter Alfrey, Ruth Dombey, Sadiq Khan, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Viridor
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‘Serious questions’ for LibDems over £11m housing contract
The opposition leader on Sutton Council is seeking an urgent, independent inquiry into how a senior Liberal Democrat party official failed to declare an interest when on the board of the borough’s social housing partnership, as they awarded a multi-million-pound … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Niall Bolger, Outside Croydon, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley
Tagged John Drage, Niall Bolger, Sutton, Sutton Council, Sutton Housing Partnership, Tim Crowley
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LibDem official causes scandal over undeclared donations
Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, finds that the former chair of Sutton’s ruling party, John Drage, forgot to declare an interest during a multi-million-pound public tendering process. And not for the first time The Liberal Democrats on Sutton Council accepted … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London-wide issues, Niall Bolger, Outside Croydon, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Elaine Drage, John Drage, Liberal Democrats, London, Niall Bolger, SHP, Smith & Byford, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton, Sutton Council, Sutton Housing Partnership
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‘Disgusted’ councillor accuses Brake’s LibDems of ‘cult’ status
Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, on the latest break in the ranks in what was once a LibDem single-party state The barely disguised tensions within the Sutton Liberal Democrats were exposed during the General Election campaign, when one of their … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 General Election, 2018 council elections, Hamish Pollock, Outside Croydon, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, Stephen Fenwick, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Conservative, Elaine Drage, Hamish Pollock, John Drage, Liberal Democrats, London, Tom Brake MP
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Protestors to make a pantomime out of Sutton mayor-making
Sutton Greens and anti-incinerator campaigners from Croydon and across south London are planning to protest at the formal mayor-making ceremony at the civic centre later this month, when LibDem councillor Richard “Bernie” Clifton is set to don the ermine and … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Friends of the Earth, Croydon Greens, Environment, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Green Party, incinerator, John Drage, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Richard Clifton, Sutton Council, Viridor, Viridor Environmental Credits
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The council incinerator report Sutton didn’t want you to see
THE COVER-UP: Last month, we reported how a “cheap energy” scheme that Sutton Council wants to force on to Barratt’s Felnex development at Hackbridge is based on a big, juicy lie. Here, WALTER CRONXITE uncovers the report which shows that … Continue reading
LibDem hearing to raise allegations over £1bn incinerator
Over in Sutton, local councillor Nick Mattey is about to face an expulsion hearing from the Liberal Democrats after he dared to oppose his council’s scheme for a £1 billion industrial-scale incinerator on Beddington Lane, close to the borough boundary … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Stephen Fenwick, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Colin Drummond, Conservative, Croydon Council, John Drage, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Tory, UKIP, Viridor
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Drage-Net: Complaint filed to police over incinerator lobbying
A complaint has been made to the police about the conduct of former Sutton councillor, John Drage, in trying to influence a member of the council’s planning committee over the decision to grant permission to Viridor to build an industrial-scale … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, London-wide issues, Nick Mattey, Planning, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Stephen Fenwick, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington Lane, Beddington Lane incinerator, incinerator, John Drage, Liberal Democrats, Sutton Council, Viridor
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Crowe’s feat to ensure incinerator inquiry is avoided
After venturing into Sutton on Wednesday evening, WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest efforts by the council to avoid a proper inquiry into the awarding of a £1 billion incinerator contract What a surprise. Liberal Democrat councillors on what we … Continue reading
Sutton committee needs to read Inside Croydon, says top Tory
The Tory leader of the opposition on Sutton Council has called for the postponement of tonight’s Standards Committee discussion on the Beddington incinerator, to enable the committee members to consider the latest reports publish today by Inside Croydon. With the … Continue reading
Conflicts of interest exposed over councillor’s old pals’ act
WALTER CRONXITE has uncovered evidence which proves that former Sutton counciller John Drage failed to declare his friendship with Viridor’s Colin Drummond on occasions when public contracts worth billions were being awarded to his friend’s business In five years on … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, London-wide issues, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Stephen Fenwick, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Colin Drummond, Elaine Drage, incinerator, John Drage, Sutton Council, Viridor, Viridor Credits
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Sutton says nothing to investigate over incinerator ‘gift’
Sutton Council has been in touch, ahead of next Wednesday’s Standards Committee, which is supposed to look into the matter of a £275,000 “gift” from the charity arm of incinerator operators Viridor to a Sutton church which is often used … Continue reading
£1bn incinerator deal and £275,000 “gift” back in the spotlight
The Beddington Lane incinerator site, on Croydon’s borough boundary – and the £275,000 “gift” from incinerator operators Viridor to a church much-used by Sutton LibDems – is high on the agenda this week, as Sutton Council stages a ward by-election. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon Guardian, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Nick Mattey, Planning, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Conservative, Green Party, incinerator, John Drage, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Stop The Incinerator Campaign, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Tory, Viridor
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Environment secretary Davey helps Brake dine out with Viridor
More evidence has emerged of ties between incinerator operators Viridor and senior members of the Liberal Democrats in Sutton, including Tom Brake, until last month the deputy Leader of the House in the ConDem coalition. At least three executives from … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Broad Green, Business, Croydon Greens, Environment, Nick Mattey, Planning, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Croydon, Croydon Council, John Drage, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Stop the Incinerator, Stop The Incinerator Campaign, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tom Brake, Viridor, Waddon
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