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Bigger plans to bring anarchy to Coulsdon and Purley
Class War is coming to Croydon. One of the nation’s smaller political parties has decided to put up a candidate in Croydon South for the 2015 General Election. Here, self-professed anarchist JON BIGGER explains why he wants your votes We … Continue reading
Steve Reed MP: Regeneration needed beyond the town centre
In his exclusive column for Inside Croydon, STEVE REED reports on how community groups are essential to ensure proper and sustainable regeneration in their neighbourhoods People for Portland Road, a community organisation in South Norwood, organised a public meeting last Saturday to … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2014 council elections, Boris Johnson, Business, Community associations, Croydon North, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, People for Portland Road, Policing, Schools, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Stanley People's Initiative, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Brixton, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Hammerson, Labour, Lambeth council, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, People for Portland Road, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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I might have been murdered, claims Croydon MP Ottaway
“Sir” Tricky Dicky Ottaway, the absentee Tory MP “for” Croydon South, says he is afraid of being murdered in his own office, following an incident at his office in Purley on Friday which saw him call out the police when … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon South, David Musker, Policing, Purley, Richard Ottaway MP
Tagged "Sir" Tricky Dicky Ottaway, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Daily Mail, London, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, MPs' expenses scandal, Richard Ottaway, Tory
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Memories of Malcolm Wicks, MP who gave people a real voice
My Life, the autobiography of the late Croydon North MP, Malcolm Wicks, is published today. Exclusively here, ALISON BUTLER, who managed his constituency office for more than 20 years, writes of how his memory still brings a fond smile Although … Continue reading
6,000 households in north Croydon living in fuel poverty
More than 11 per cent of households in the north of Croydon don’t have enough money to heat their homes this winter, according to the government’s own statistics. Figures released by the Department for Energy show there are 5,798 households in … Continue reading
Mitchell-supporting MP calls police when 11 constituents visit
“Sir” Tricky Dicky Ottaway, the Tory MP who dislikes his Croydon South constituency so much he has spent more than 20 years living outside it (nonetheless while making expenses claims for the majority of that time amounting to hundreds of thousands … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, David Musker, Policing, Purley, Richard Ottaway MP
Tagged Andrew Mitchell MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Member of parliament, Metropolitan Police, Pleb, Plebgate, Police, Purley, Richard Ottaway, South Croydon, Tricky Dicky
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Philp backs calls for more questions over Croydon PCT
Chris Philp, the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Croydon South, used the platform of a local debating society this week to call for greater accountability over the mysteriously vanishing £27 million of public cash from Croydon’s former NHS Primary Care Trust. … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, David Wood, Health, Mayday Hospital, Mike Fisher, Toni Letts, Tony Newman
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Mayday Hospital, Member of parliament, Mike Fisher, NHS, Tory
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Video: How LibDem changed his “mind” on incinerator
Our thanks to Dave Pettener, of the Stop the Incinerator Campaign, for his latest piece of digital craftwork. Taking the audio feed from the Sutton Council planning meeting in the summer when key councillors went back on their previous positions … Continue reading
Croydon Central open primary: Alison Butler
As the deputy leader of the Labour group at Croydon Town Hall, Alison Butler is probably the most powerful woman in the borough’s politics (the Tories in control of the council have three men in the most senior positions in … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Croydon Central, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Bensham Manor, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Labour, London, Malcolm Wicks, Member of parliament
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Campaigners protest Bedroom Tax as “vilification of the poor”
More than 60 protesters braved pouring rain to protest against the Bedroom Tax outside Croydon Town Hall today. The protest was one of more than 50 demonstrations held concurrently across the country to oppose the measure that will mean that … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Andrew Pelling, Health, Housing
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Bedroom Tax, Council house, Croydon, Labour, Member of parliament, Steve Webb, Tony Newman
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LibDem candidate tries to steal credit for scrap metal bill
Marisha Ray, the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Croydon North by-election, has criticised people who steal. But a LibDem press release saw their candidate being a little light-fingered herself. Just ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Ray has claimed the credit for … Continue reading
