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Sutton pipes up with another £1m contract for binmen Veolia
BELLE MONT, our Sutton reporter, has been doing a bit of digging around a heating network’s pipes and uncovered millions of pounds of public cash Not for the first time, there’s a bit of a stink coming from Sutton’s civic … Continue reading
LibDem football fan who’ll Never Walk Alone into Selhurst Park
KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on a conflict of allegiances for a candidate in the South Norwood ward by-election The FibDems have been accused of trying to be all-things-to-all-men (and women) so often, it is now becoming self-fulfilling. Which … Continue reading
Posted in South Norwood
Tagged Claire Bonham, Labour, Liberal Democrats, South Norwood
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Fraudster former LibDem councillor puts his home up for sale
A former senior Liberal Democrat councillor in Sutton, who is to appear in Croydon Crown Court this week for sentencing on theft and fraud charges, does not appear to expect to get off with a non-custodial sentence: Alan Salter has … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Crime, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged Alan Salter, Liberal Democrats, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
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Momentum makes gains but Newman’s still in Blairite civil war
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest developments within local Labour parties, including in LibDem Tom Brake’s Carshalton and Wallington fiefdom Momentum, the grassroots movement established to support Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership and values within the Labour Party, gained, well… some … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, David White, Outside Croydon, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Andy Bagnall, Caragh Skipper, Carshalton and Wallington, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, David White, Jo Milligan, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Sutton, Tom Brake MP, Tony Newman
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Council CEO’s claims over heating network shown to be wrong
BELLE MONT, our Sutton district reporter, on a 25-year multi-million-pound deal done by Sutton’s LibDems with a company under investigation for bribery Less than six months after it emerged that Niall Bolger, the chief executive of Sutton Council, wrote to … Continue reading
Posted in Niall Bolger, Outside Croydon, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Jayne McCoy, Liberal Democrats, Niall Bolger, SDEN, Sutton Council
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‘Stooge’ Philp draws scorn for Walter Mitty role in rail dispute
Transport reporter JEREMY CLACKSON on a breakthrough in the dispute on Southern trains, as the unions call off industrial action after agreeing to talks with the minister following much hard lobbying by commuter group ABC Chris Philp, the Tory MP … Continue reading
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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