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Tag Archives: London Mayor
Palace name their latest signing: Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard, the “total dress freedom” comedian and actor who has acquired National Treasure status since his marathon running exploits for Sport Relief, has been named as an associate director of his favourite football club, Crystal Palace, pledging to be … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Comedy, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Theatre
Tagged Dougie Freedman, Eddie Izzard, Eric Morecambe, Ken Livingstone, London Mayor, Palace, Sport Relief, Tommy Trinder
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Here’s an election pledge that Boris now dare not break
Boris Johnson, who four years ago scrapped a costed and funded scheme to build a Tramlink extension to Crystal Palace, this morning paid a flying visit to East Croydon station to have his picture taken alongside a tram with “Crystal … Continue reading
Boris has no answers for campaigning Croydon teenager
Last night’s London Debate on ITV means that the Mayoral candidates – or at least some of them – have now appeared in four televised hustings across various channels. You do wonder whether even the capital’s chattering classes bothered to … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, Commuting, Crime, Education, Environment, Health, Housing, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Tramlink, Transport
Tagged Boris, Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, ITV, Johnson, London, London Mayor, Mayor
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Sutton LibDem councillor switches to Labour over incinerator
For the first time since 2006, the Labour party has representation on Sutton Council. John Keys has represented the Beddington North ward as a LibDem councillor since 1998, but has this week opted to change parties because of his concerns … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Environment, Health, Kenley, Steve O'Connell, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Croydon, Ken Livingstone, Labour, LibDem, Liberal Democrat, London, London Mayor, Sutton
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Miliband visits Croydon to back Livingstone for Mayor
There will be no incinerator at Beddington Lane if Ken Livingstone is elected Mayor of London in May. As first suggested by Inside Croydon a week ago, the policy announcement was made by Livingstone this morning when he came to … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Commuting, Croydon Central, East Croydon, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Mayor of London, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Croydon, Ed Miliband, Ken Livingstone, Labour, Leader of the Labour Party (UK), London, London Mayor, Politics
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Paddick joins opposition to Beddington incinerator
Brian Paddick, the LibDems’ candidate for London Mayor, has put himself on a collision course with Liberal Democrat-controlled Sutton Council by condemning plans for a waste incinerator in Beddington Lane. “The last thing we need is an incinerator,” Paddick told … Continue reading
Posted in Brian Paddick, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Waste incinerator
Tagged Brian Paddick, Croydon, Incineration, Liberal Democrat, London, London Mayor, Mitcham, Sutton
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Paddick has more answers on policing, Clegg claims
Brian Paddick‘s police experience sets him apart from London Mayor candidates Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone was Nick Clegg’s message on his visit to Croydon on Friday, ANDREW PELLING writes It is a sad commentary on wider, deep-held perceptions of … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Brian Paddick, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Brian Paddick, Croydon, Croydon Central, House of Reeves, Liberal Democrat, London, London Mayor, Nick Clegg, reeves corner, Tom Brake MP
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