Tag Archives: Matthew Maxwell Scott

Candidates call for Commission inquiry into Brake’s charity link

Posted on June 6, 2017 by

The LibDems in Sutton have been having problems with charities lately. After one of their councillors pleaded guilty to siphoning off thousands of pounds from a local charity for the elderly, now election candidates are demanding that a local Muslim … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Charity, Church and religions, Matthew Maxwell Scott, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

‘I know which hospital is to close’ boasts rookie Tory candidate

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

The Tory Party does have plans to close one of south London’s large NHS hospitals if they win the General Election on June 8 – that’s according to the Conservatives’ candidate in Croydon North. Samuel Kasumu made the stunning admission … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon North, Gavin Barwell, Health, Matthew Maxwell Scott, Mayday Hospital, Paul Scully MP, Samuel Kasumu, Sarah Jones MP, St Helier Hospital, St Joseph's College, Steve Reed MP, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tories delivered election leaflets during campaign suspension

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

KEN LEE, our political correspondent, on the new depths of cant and hypocrisy plumbed by election candidates in two of the area’s most tightly fought constituencies Tory activists in Croydon and in Sutton have been accused of delivering election leaflets … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Croydon Central, Gavin Barwell, Matthew Maxwell Scott, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

LibDems having a Brake-down in Sutton as UKIP stand down

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

BELLE MONT, our Sutton reporter, on a development today which could alter the political make-up in south-west London for years to come The Regressive Alliance is alive and kicking in Sutton, where UKIP has opted to keep their General Election … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Matthew Maxwell Scott, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

‘There is no crisis in our schools’ says Sutton Tory candidate

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

ELECTION COMMENTARY: 500 head teachers from across the country have written to the unelected Prime Minister, Theresa May, to warn of the funding crisis her government is creating in our schools. But according to the Old Etonian standing for the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Education, London-wide issues, Matthew Maxwell Scott, Schools, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments

Scully and Sutton Tories sent scrambling over St Helier plans

Posted on April 29, 2017 by

JAMES KILLDARE, our health correspondent (recently successfully put out to tender), reports on a growing row in Sutton over the Conservatives’ opaque plans for one of the area’s largest NHS hospitals It started so casually, with Sutton’s two MPs together … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, 2018 council elections, Cameron Penny, Health, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, St Helier Hospital, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Greens co-leader pulls out of visit to Beddington incinerator

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on how cross-party election agreements have encountered significant problems in south London The so-called “progressive alliance”might not be quite as “progressive” as it has been made out to be if some of the shenanigans going on between … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Environment, Nick Mattey, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment