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‘Digital first’ council fails to achieve basic level of competence

Posted on October 8, 2026 by insidecroydon

By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon Poet Brian Bilston was on stage at the Ashcroft Theatre last night*. In between frequent references to Clare Grogan, his cat and the seemingly unstoppable onward march of AI, Bilston read from his poem … Continue reading →

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Posted in 'Future Croydon', Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Williams, Opama Khan, Poetry, Theatre | Tagged AI, Ashcroft Theatre, Brian Bilston, Clare Grogan, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Digital Service, Digital-first council, Fairfield Halls, How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Microsoft, Waterstones, Whitgift Centre | Leave a comment
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