Tag Archives: Paul Ainscough

Private developers and landlords won’t fix our housing crisis

Posted on October 21, 2025 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: ‘Abolish Landlords’ was a catchphrase at the recent Green Party conference, where it was recognised that correcting decades of failed housing policy will need a raft of solutions. PAUL AINSCOUGH explains At the Green Party annual conference, a … Continue reading →

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Kerswell quits! But what happens next at crisis-hit council?

Posted on October 20, 2025 by insidecroydon

Mayor Jason Perry’s political rivals call for his resignation after a week when auditors have warned over ‘unsustainable’ finances and his CEO has left Croydon with a generous £50,000 pay-off. By STEVEN DOWNES Katherine Kerswell may not be replaced as … Continue reading →

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Council fails to spend £4m grant on climate change in 9 years

Posted on October 9, 2025 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: ‘The council declared a climate emergency in 2019, but where’s the emergency response? This is a fight for survival, not a PR exercise.’ That’s according to one resident who wants to ask some pointed questions at next … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Caroline Russell, Climate Crisis Commission, Community associations, Croydon Community Energy, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Fairfield, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Paul Ainscough, Zack Polanski, Zoe Garbett | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Ex-Labour councillor to stand for Greens in Fairfield in 2026

Posted on March 28, 2025 by insidecroydon

Paul Ainscough, once a Labour parliamentary election candidate and a former councillor for the party, has been selected to stand for the Green Party at next year’s council elections in Fairfield ward. He says he “feels let down by Labour”. … Continue reading →

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Now available! Podcast with stories behind Croydon headlines

Posted on October 28, 2024 by insidecroydon

The latest episode of the Croydon Insider is now available, discussing the stories behind the headlines… The Croydon Insider proudly remains a politician-free zone – so what gets discussed here cuts through the spin and BS that you’ll hear in … Continue reading →

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Latest podcast on town centre, Rivers Week and the election

Posted on June 24, 2024 by insidecroydon

Our latest episode of The Croydon Insider, the news podcast exclusively for paid subscribers to Inside Croydon is now available to download from Patreon or Spotify. Our guests this episode are Oumesh Sauba and Paul Ainscough. Oumesh uses the programme … Continue reading →

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After 40 years as a one-team player, this year I voted Green

Posted on May 16, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: After 40 years of campaigning only for one political party, this month PAUL AINSCOUGH, pictured left, couldn’t bring himself to vote Labour. Here, he explains why For me and for countless others, supporting a political party is like … Continue reading →

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