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Volunteers back Attenborough’s call to halt deep-sea mining
Greenpeace Croydon took part in a national protest last weekend calling on the government to ensure our oceans are off-limits to deep-sea mining. The volunteers’ photographs of their banners, displayed at sites around the town centre, together with hundreds from … Continue reading
Tory Assembly candidate in racism row over stop and search
Election candidates have not been subject to the kind of public scrutiny they might have expected pre-covid, and online hustings last week demonstrated why such questioning is so necessary. By STEVEN DOWNES Neil “Father Jack” Garratt, the Conservative candidate for … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Crime, Knife crime, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Neil Garratt, Patsy Cummings, Peter Underwood, Policing
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Green Party, Labour, London, London Assembly, Neil Garratt, Patsy Cummings, Peter Underwood, South Norwood, Sutton, Tory
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Time to end borough’s ‘lazy’ political duopoly say Greens
Voters at next month’s council by-elections are being encouraged to end the Town Hall’s unfunny double act, reports WALTER CRONXITE, political editor The Green Party has accused the political duopoly which dominates Croydon politics of becoming “lazy”, with Tories and … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Esther Sutton, Hamida Ali, Housing, Kenley, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, Paul Scott, Peter Underwood, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Tracey Hague, Woodside
Tagged Catherine Graham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Esther Sutton, Green Party, Kenley, Labour, New Addington North, Park Hill and Whitgift, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Tony Newman, Tracey Hague, Woodside
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Let’s reflect on a year of covid and find ways to improve
CROYDON COMMENTARY: On the anniversary of the start of Britain’s first national lockdown, PETER UNDERWOOD says we should take some time to think about how to make things better Today, March 23, is the anniversary of the first coronavirus lockdown … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Peter Underwood
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, National Day of Reflection, Peter Underwood
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Oval Tavern flips pancakes into help for the homeless
The team at The Oval Tavern in East Croydon is joining forces with the Green Party to support homeless people in Croydon. They have set up an appeal for food, toiletries, warm clothing and sleeping bags. The donations will be … Continue reading
Croydon In Crisis: Tory triumphalism over debt disaster
Reaction to the news of the £120million bail-out for Croydon’s bankrupt council, exclusively revealed by Inside Croydon, has been the predictable mix of the politically opportunist triumphalism, mixed with some I-told-you-so, as well as expressions of deep concern for the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114 notice, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Hamida Ali, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Borough’s open spaces and parks are facing cruellest of cuts
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The borough’s parks and open spaces have been a lifeline for many during lockdown, but they are now under a new threat as a result of council financial cuts, as ELLA HOPKINS reports The Conservation Volunteers in … Continue reading
‘The Tories have given us a sticking plaster for a broken bone’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: It’s time to take a step back from the council’s financial crisis and look at the bigger picture, says the Green Party’s PETER UNDERWOOD We know that the problems at Croydon Council are due to a long history … Continue reading
Fixing our bankrupt council needs a longer-term, Greener view
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Croydon is in crisis. We need to deal with the immediate priorities, find a way out of it and make sure it never happens again, says PETER UNDERWOOD (pictured right) As in any crisis, our first priority should … Continue reading
It is time to act to save Croydon’s precious green spaces
CROYDON COMMENTARY: While getting out and about during the covid-19 crisis, PETER UNDERWOOD, pictured left, has discovered parks and open spaces that need more care, and which are coming under increasing threat of development – from the Labour council and … Continue reading
No Labour councillors sign petition against council job cuts
Hundreds of Croydon Council workers, many of whom helped to provide frontline services to the borough’s residents during the coronavirus lockdown, are expected to gather outside the Town Hall in Queen’s Garden’s at lunchtime today to protest at the threat … Continue reading
Community spirit helped us through the crisis. Let’s cherish it
It is Volunteers’ Week and this year, writes PETER UNDERWOOD, it is more important than ever that we celebrate what makes people want to volunteer One of the really positive things to come of the coronavirus pandemic crisis has been … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Community associations, CVA, Peter Underwood
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Voluntary Action, Peter Underwood
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It’s time for Philp to condemn No10’s Cummings and goings
CROYDON COMMENTARY: If Croydon South’s Conservative MP does not join the calls for Dominic Cummings to be sacked, PETER UNDERWOOD (right) says will be calling for his suspension from the House of Commons It has been very easy to criticise … Continue reading
Wider pavements and slower cars: King makes road changes
The council has announced a range of measures on the streets in West Croydon and Woodside to assist social distancing for pedestrians, improve road conditions for cycling, while suspending parking bays and announcing the intention of enforcing speed restrictions on … Continue reading
Climate Crisis Commission is a last chance to make a change
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Climate Crisis Commission met for the first time this morning. PETER UNDERWOOD, one of the commission members, explains what its work will involve In the face of the growing threat of climate change, this is our chance … Continue reading
It’s time to vote for someone who ‘gets’ the climate emergency
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Worried about flooding locally, and climate change globally? PETER UNDERWOOD, pictured right, a Green Party candidate, says that these issues should be a central in the London Assembly elections Families and businesses are yet again being left to … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Caroline Russell, Croydon Greens, Environment, Extinction Rebellion, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Waste incinerator
Tagged Climate emergency, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon Council, Extinction Rebellion, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Tony Newman
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FitzRoy closes gap on Philp and calls for Remainer support
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on surprising developments in the south of the borough where tactical voting could come into play Labour’s candidate in Croydon South, long regarded as a true-blue Conservative constituency, this morning issued a plea to Liberal … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Anna Jones, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Mario Creatura, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Anna Jones, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mario Creatura, Olga Fitzroy, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Under The Flyover Election Special podcast: Peter Underwood
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, introduces the third of our ground-breaking virtual hustings Ahead of the General Election on December 12, Inside Croydon invited some of the candidates from across the three Croydon parliamentary constituencies to join us at our … Continue reading
Green Party opts against ‘Remain Alliance’ in Croydon Central
There’s no chance of the Green Party’s Croydon candidates running up any gas-guzzling air miles to get around their constituencies ahead of the General Election on December 12, as all three live and work in the areas they are seeking … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Croydon South, Environment, Esther Sutton, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Esther Sutton, Labour, Peter Underwood, Rachel Chance, Tory
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Why Croydon needs more and better democracy, not less
CROYDON COMMENTARY: For all the talk of introducing a directly elected mayor for Croydon, what’s been overlooked is the need to make every vote count, writes Green Party candidate PETER UNDERWOOD There are lots of people in Croydon who are … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Peter Underwood
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Peter Underwood, Tory
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Cherish your ‘local green space’ and take part in consultation
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Less than two years after Croydon’s Local Plan was signed off by government officials, and the council is running a new consultation that looks to change it. PETER UNDERWOOD, right, explains how it is important that as many … Continue reading
Extinction Rebellion wants council to call a climate emergency
As PETER UNDERWOOD reports, CROXR is pressing the Town Hall to make changes to its environmental policies It’s a stereotypically British thing to talk about the weather. So it’s no surprise that the torrential rain has been the main topic … Continue reading
Scott puts forward proposals to raise parking fees by 375%
“The problem isn’t with cars being parked, it’s with cars being driven.” Croydon’s Labour-run council is putting forward proposals for £300 per year resident parking permits which will hit the poor and the elderly hardest, as transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON … Continue reading
