Tag Archives: Perry’s pay-off

Auditors issue Perry with warning over ‘unsustainable’ finances

Posted on October 20, 2025 by insidecroydon

The council’s emergency borrowing since 2019 will top £1billion within three years, according to a highly critical report from auditors Grant Thornton, as they show Croydon’s Mayor the local authority equivalent of a yellow card. By our Town Hall reporter, … Continue reading →

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LGA: multi-million-pound bail-outs becoming ‘normalised’

Posted on October 20, 2025 by insidecroydon

‘The country cannot deliver growth, reform public services or improve life chances without fixing local government finances’ according to the Local Government Association in its pre-Budget submission to the Chancellor On the same day that Katherine Kerswell quit as Croydon … Continue reading →

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