Tag Archives: Jose Joseph

Buck’s off: Newman’s paid aide flies to Norway for the winter

Posted on November 6, 2020 by insidecroydon

Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the lengthy absence from work of the Labour Party staffer who fixed a candidate selection in favour of one of his mates Mystery surrounds the continuing employment status of Jack Buck, the Labour … Continue reading →

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Fix! Internal Labour inquiry confirms selection stitch-up

Posted on October 26, 2020 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: After the local Labour Party tried to cover-up the scandal of their botched handling of the Fairfield ward by-election last year, the resulting inquiry criticises the ‘questionable integrity and competence of paid party officers’. By STEVEN DOWNES An internal … Continue reading →

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Local businesses get on their trikes to help Mayday workers

Posted on April 7, 2020 by insidecroydon

As the pandemic crisis heads into its second month in London, even under the toughest economic conditions for generations small businesses rooted in their communities are going out of their way to help, with special offers for NHS staff. Jose … Continue reading →

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Newman stifles report which alleges conspiracy over selection

Posted on January 25, 2020 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on a leaked report over the rumbling row in Croydon Labour over a selection stitch-up that saw Tony Newman’s favoured candidate put forward for last November’s Fairfield council by-election A internal party report, leaked to … Continue reading →

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Campaigns committee has mounting questions for Newman

Posted on December 3, 2019 by insidecroydon

Questions over the mishandling of Labour’s candidate selection for the Fairfield ward council by-election last month are mounting for Tony Newman. Newman leads the Labour group at Croydon Town Hall in an autocratic style, using hundreds of thousands of pounds … Continue reading →

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Creatura accused of breaking privacy rules over video

Posted on November 2, 2019 by insidecroydon

The Tory candidate in Croydon Central has been issued with what is effectively a ‘cease and desist’ notice after he featured individuals in a campaign video without seeking their permission. KEN LEE reports Mario Creatura, the oleaginous Conservative candidate who … Continue reading →

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‘He’s running scared’: Newman cancels Town Hall meetings

Posted on October 31, 2019 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, reports from the Town Hall, where the council leader is playing hard to get Tony Newman, Labour’s leader on Croydon Council, has cancelled December’s full meeting of the council, using the General Election on December 12 … Continue reading →

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Momentum demand inquiry into Fairfield selection scandal

Posted on October 24, 2019 by insidecroydon

Nearly a month since their self-proclaimed founder resigned as a councillor following a “serious incident”, Croydon Momentum have finally broken their silence over the scandal and shambles of the Labour Party selection for the Fairfield ward by-election. In their belated … Continue reading →

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Labour meeting to consider move to boycott Fairfield campaign

Posted on October 19, 2019 by insidecroydon

The pressure on Tony Newman as leader of the Labour group on Croydon Council continues to mount, as one of Croydon’s three constituency Labour parties will this week consider a motion that “deplores the behaviour of the council leadership” over … Continue reading →

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Tawdry affair of Fairfield candidate coup and the double agent

Posted on October 17, 2019 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: The scandal surrounding Labour’s candidate selection for the Fairfield by-election looks set to worsen after a lengthy mea culpa was issued by the Local Campaign Forum, as WALTER CRONXITE reports The two most senior officials in Croydon Labour’s LCF … Continue reading →

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Newman accused of ‘evil stitch-up’ over Fairfield candidate

Posted on October 12, 2019 by insidecroydon

STEVEN DOWNES reports on allegations of bullying and racism within the Croydon Labour Party after the local leadership fails to nominate a democratically selected candidate for a ward by-election The Labour Party in Croydon is in turmoil today, after council … Continue reading →

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Surrey Street stall-holder picked to run in Fairfield by-election

Posted on October 11, 2019 by insidecroydon

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the latest blow to the leadership of the local Labour Party Jose Joseph, a stall-holder in Croydon’s historic Surrey Street Market, was selected last night to be the Labour Party’s candidate in the Fairfield ward … Continue reading →

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