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Viridor incinerator doomed to be our Splott on the landscape
“PFI is distorting the decision-making process because big incinerator plants are more attractive to investors than small-scale recycling projects.” That was Tom Brake, speaking in 2001, when he was the LibDems’ environment spokesman. Then, the Carshalton and Wallington MP described … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2018 council elections, Croydon Council, Environment, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Tom Brake MP, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Croydon Council, incinerator, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Viridor
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LibDems applaud Dombey for knowing nothing about fraud
Liberal Democrat councillors at a Sutton Council meeting applauded their leader, Ruth Dombey, after she admitted that she had no idea that one of her councillors had been defrauding a council-funded charity of thousands of pounds – even though her … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged Alan Salter, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
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Norbury’s constituency move helps to spell end for McDonagh
WALTER CRONXITE, in a final review of the Boundary Commissioners’ review, lays out the extraordinary lengths undertaken to squeeze out of existence a Labour-held seat in south-west London If any further proof was needed to demonstrate that the Tories are … Continue reading
The Brake Escape: Sutton unscathed by Boundary Commission
WALTER CRONXITE on the wider ramifications of the Boundary Commission’s somewhat gentle realignment Sutton’s parliamentary seats So excited was London’s last remaining LibDem MP last night that he – or one of his over-eager aides – broke the strict embargo … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 General Election, Merton, Norbury, Paul Scully MP, Siobhain McDonagh MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Boundary Commissioners, Carshalton and Wallington, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Merton, Norbury, Paul Scully MP, Siobhain McDonagh MP, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Tom Brake MP
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Mum’s the word: LibDem fraudster’s link with council leader
Ruth Dombey, the leader of Sutton Council, is facing further questions over how much she knew, and when, about the fraud case involving a charity serving local old people which led to the resignation of one of her fellow Liberal … Continue reading
Dombey and chums cover-up donations for non-existent charity
More trouble with “news management issues” for Ruth Dombey, the LibDem leader of Sutton Council, and Niall Bolger, the borough’s chief executive, after they have been accused of covering up how thousands of pounds donated by residents to the Mayor’s … Continue reading
‘Don’t mention the arrest!’ LibDems mislead by omission
Ballot-weary voters in Carshalton are being expected to go to their polling stations once more this week, for a local council ward by-election. Though the party running Sutton Council is trying its utmost to avoid telling them why. The LibDems’ … Continue reading
Posted in London-wide issues, Outside Croydon, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Carshalton, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Sutton, Tom Brake MP, Tory
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Inquiry call after elderly residents moved from sheltered homes
A protest is planned tomorrow evening at Sutton Civic Centre over the Liberal Democrat-run council’s plans to bulldoze 28 bungalows at picturesque Richmond Green which had provided sheltered housing for pensioners. Richmond Green is a quiet, tranquil piece of a … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon parks, Environment, Housing, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Richmond Green, Sutton Council, Tory
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Southern Failways: Timetable cuts are ‘act of desperation’
As Southern starts its new timetable this morning, operating only 85 per cent of the service it agreed to provide, JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, reports that taxpayers will be footing the huge compensation bill arising from the cancelled services … Continue reading
Chilcot Report findings on Iraq War are damning for Blair
DAVID WHITE on the main findings of the Chilcot Report, published today, into the circumstances which led to the disastrous second Iraq War “I will be with you, whatever”: Tony Blair to George Bush in July 2002, months before the … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, David White
Tagged Bliar, Chilcot Report, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Tony Blair
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Sutton LibDem councillor resigns over financial allegations
A Liberal Democrat councillor in Sutton has resigned his seat after allegations of misappropriating client funds were made against him. According to the leader of Sutton council, the matter is being considered by the police. Alan Salter, elected as a … Continue reading
Morgan goes ahead with Brexit event despite killing of Cox
Across the country, with less than a week to go before the EU Referendum, and all political campaigning has been shut down since Thursday’s shocking killing of Labour MP Jo Cox. Except in Coulsdon, where a community hall event organised … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 EU referendum, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Steve O'Connell, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, EU Referendum, Jo Cox MP, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Peter Morgan, Steve O'Connell, Thomas Mair, Tory, UKIP
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Sutton’s Dombey is honoured for services to incineration
It’s the Queen’s 90th birthday celebration weekend. Gawd bless ‘er. And so we have the Birthday Honours, in which Ruth Dombey, the leader of Sutton’s LibDem-controlled council, has been awarded the OBE. Was she nominated for the honour by incinerator … Continue reading
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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‘Silent Steve’ is back on gravy train thanks to Sutton votes
Steve O’Connell, a former mortgage salesman (he quit that job when he found the tax-payer paid more generously), has got his pension pot sorted, with £220,000 guaranteed income for the next four years, as the results from the London Assembly … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections
Tagged Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tory, UKIP
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In low-key election, the Tories’ invisible man should win
Two years ago, WALTER CRONXITE correctly predicted the 40/30 seat result in the Croydon Council elections. Last year, he said Croydon Central was “too close to call”. So, will he be right in his prediction of tomorrow’s Croydon and Sutton … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Fiona Twycross, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor, Member of parliament, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tory, UKIP, Zac Goldsmith MP
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O’Connell squeezed as Greens and LibDems go tactical
With two days to go until the London elections, and “Silent Steve” O’Connell, the London Assembly Member for Sutton and Croydon, has found himself in a double squeeze which could see him kicked off the City Hall gravy train where … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Steve O'Connell, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor, Sian Berry, Steve O'Connell, Sutton, Tory
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Khan braced for Tory attacks as poll gives him 20% lead
In what is probably the final, meaningful opinion poll (oxymoron klaxon) before voting in the London elections next Thursday, Labour’s Sadiq Khan – “the council estate boy from south London” – appears on track to become the capital’s third mayor, … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Steve O'Connell, Tory, UKIP, Zac Goldsmith
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Sutton councillor turns Green, but stays independent
The £1 billion South London incinerator, which is being constructed for operators Viridor at Beddington Lane, is fast becoming a hot issue of the City Hall elections, with political parties and candidates fighting each other to condemn the costly scheme … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, 2018 council elections, Croydon Greens, Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Refuse collection, Sadiq Khan, Shasha Khan, Sian Berry, Waste incinerator, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Liberal Democrats, Marina Ahmad, Nick Mattey, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Tory, Viridor
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