Tag Archives: Peter John

Reed’s £2,400-a-seat cosy curry night with building lobbyists

Posted on April 1, 2026 by insidecroydon

BARRATT HOLMES reports on the Croydon Labour councillors who enjoyed a networking night out with the housing minister  Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North if he can ever be bothered), who has previously exhibited an appetite … Continue reading →

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Labour’s new ‘Lord Len’ might yet play role in 445-flat scheme

Posted on December 15, 2025 by insidecroydon

Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the revolving door between City Hall, south London councils and lobbying firms, and how that might play a part in this week’s big residential scheme at Croydon’s planning committee Len Duvall, the longest-serving London Assembly … Continue reading →

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Labour’s Town Hall leader joins new firm of property lobbyists

Posted on October 24, 2025 by insidecroydon

West Thornton councillor Stuart King, the current leader of the Labour group at the Town Hall, has got himself a new job. And unlike some of the councillors in his group, King has had no problem making sure that his … Continue reading →

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Serious questions raised on King’s rule over asset disposals

Posted on May 6, 2022 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council’s erstwhile deputy leader has been named among 75 councillors across the capital who are working for the property and development industry. By STEVEN DOWNES Stuart King, who until Wednesday, at least, was the deputy leader of … Continue reading →

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After billions in regeneration deals, might Bingle eye Croydon?

Posted on August 23, 2021 by insidecroydon

STEVEN DOWNES on the man behind one of London’s biggest lobbying firms, a former senior figure at ‘the PR firm for despots and rogues’ In Southwark, activists who have been campaigning against a massive transfer of public property over to … Continue reading →

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