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Labour attack ads score yet another embarrassing own goal
‘Smear campaign’ which started with ad backed by Croydon North’s MP has managed to draw even more attention to how his mates bankrupted the borough. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Labour’s controversial attack ads, which started with a racist dog … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, David Evans, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Keir Starmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Morgan McSweeney, Rishi Sunak, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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‘The politics of the gutter’: attack ads that show Labour splits
Condemned inside and outside the party, the negative campaigning against the Tory Prime Minister looks to have been devised by figures closely linked to Croydon, writes ANDREW FISHER I have no time for Rishi Sunak, his Government or Conservative politics … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Croydon Central, Croydon North, David Evans, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, David Evans, Keir Starmer, Labour, Morgan McSweeney, Paedophiles, Rishi Sunak, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Tories’ election ‘targets’ include new Croydon East seat
Labour’s Sarah Jones, a Croydon MP since 2017, might have a tough battle on her hands come the General Election, after her constituency was seen on a no-longer-secret list of Conservative Party target seats. It was a day of comings-and-goings … Continue reading
10,000 signatures! Now government has to answer our petition
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Government must now respond to the petition raised by Inside Croydon that opposes the imposition of a 15per cent Council Tax increase without first holding a cross-borough referendum on the matter. The 10,000 signature threshold for … Continue reading
‘Extremist’ teachers make polite request for a fair pay rise
‘Strike now, while you can!’ Croydon’s teachers rose to the challenge in their union’s placard competition as they marched on Parliament today. By our education correspondent, GENE BRODIE For many from the Croydon contingent that made their way up to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Schools
Tagged ASLEF, Conservative, Croydon, Mick Lynch, Mick Whelan, National Education Union, NEU, Parliament, Rishi Sunak, RMT, Tory
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Philp back in the spotlight to ‘defend’ Zahawi’s £27m tax issue
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on Croydon’s very own comeback kid, wheeled out for the media round once more Three months on the naughty step. Almost long enough to get a bad case of piles. But then Westminster always does have … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon South, John Crace, KamiKwasi Kwarteng, Liz Truss, Nadhim Zahawi, Rishi Sunak, The Guardian
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Perry left pot-less after failed bid for £20m levelling up money
Our Town Hall staff reporter, PEARL LEE, on the latest disappointing set-back for the Conservative Mayor Despite growing social deprivation in the borough and its failing town centre economy, Croydon has failed in its bid for £20million of Levelling Up … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Neil Garratt, Paul Scully MP, Section 114 notice, Sutton Council
Tagged Belmont, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Levelling Up, Levelling Up, Levelling Up Fund, Lewisham, London Borough of Croydon, London Cancer Hub, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Gove, Rishi Sunak, S114, Section 114 Notice, Sutton and Cheam, Tory
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Tory dreams of Singapore-on-Thames are workers’ nightmare
ANDY FORD examines some of the implications for workers of the government’s policy to turn Britain into a kind of off-shore free port The idea of Britain as a kind of Singapore just off the coast of Europe, with light … Continue reading
Posted in Business
Tagged Conservative, EU, European Union, free port, Jacob Rees-Mogg, John Redwood, Rishi Sunak, Singapore, Tory
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The £30m in the balance for Croydon in Chancellor’s Budget
The poorest and most vulnerable in the borough are not the only ones who need their benefits uprated by Jeremy Hunt – businesses and the local economy are depending on it, too, writes ANDREW FISHER The Conservative Party’s claims to … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, Council Tax, Croydon CAB, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Pubs, Restaurants
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Child benefit, Conservative, Council Tax, Council Tax Support, Croydon, Croydon Council, Employment and Support Allowance, Jeremy Hunt, Mayor Jason Perry, Rishi Sunak, Tory, Universal Credit
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Croydon MP finds himself at centre of new political storm
Out of the Truss frying pan into the Braverman fire, Tory MP Chris Philp is just clinging on to the wreckage of his ‘Rt Hon’ ministerial career. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor The wait had better be worth it. It … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Rishi Sunak, Robert Jenrick, Suella Braverman, Suella Fernandez, Tory
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Are you local? Tories seek distance from party-goer Boris
Conservatives in Croydon, hungry for power, are beginning to see the Prime Minister as an electoral liability. By political editor WALTER CRONXITE With election day in one month’s time, Croydon Conservatives, having been first to pick their Mayoral candidate and … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Bromley Council, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Ellie Reeves MP, Jason Perry, Lambeth Council, South Croydon, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross
Tagged Akshata Murthy, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Jason Perry, Labour, Rishi Sunak, Tory, Val Shawcross
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Sly stealth tax rises are ‘economically idiotic’ as inflation soars
A cascade of misery is being unleashed on households as the cost of living crisis begins to bite. By ANDREW FISHER Happy New (financial) Year. Here’s to a 2022-2023 of tax rises, eye-watering energy bills and soaring inflation. Inflation is … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, Council Tax
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Conservative, cost of living crisis, Council Tax, Croydon, London, Mayor, Rishi Sunak, Tory
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Chancellor’s Council Tax bombshell: how Budget hits Croydon
Our new columnist ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, looks at what this week’s Budget will mean for Croydon’s residents, businesses and for the services provided by the local authority Nearly 50,000 households in Croydon receive Universal Credit. The £20 per week … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Education, LSBU campus
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Budget, Council Tax, Rishi Sunak, Universal Credit
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Tory Chancellor scores an own goal with London-lite Budget
Rishi Sunak took the capital for granted in his Budget speech yesterday, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said, and in doing so the Tory Chancellor scored an own goal for the nation’s economic recovery. Sunak allocated nearly £7billion to … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Labour, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Mayor, Rishi Sunak, Sadiq Khan, Tory
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MP McDonnell: invest in councils to help to restore services
Senior London MP John McDonnell has called on the Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak to abandon misleading rhetoric such as “levelling up”, saying that tomorrow’s Budget speech should be used as an opportunity to “level back”, and put funding to local … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, John McDonnell MP, Labour, Rishi Sunak, Tory
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This is not the time for Chancellor to play games with councils
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Recently published reports which prove that Tory austerity has led to the early deaths of tens of thousands of people since 2010 need to be properly considered in next week’s Budget and in the forthcoming Government Spending Review, … Continue reading
London’s boroughs make eve of Budget appeal for covid help
CROYDON IN CRISIS: According to London-wide figures published today, unemployment in the city is approaching half a million people while covid-19 has cost every borough in the capital £66m. In Croydon, the latest estimate of the budget overspend has now … Continue reading
Mothers’ charity sues Chancellor over self-employed support
A women’s charity yesterday started suing Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for discrimination in the implementation of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The action is being taken by Pregnant Then Screwed. One of its members is Olga … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Community associations, Olga Fitzroy
Tagged Croydon South, Olga Fitzroy, Pregnant Then Screwed, Rishi Sunak
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There’s no masking fact that covid-19 infection is on rise again
Croydon’s newly installed ceremonial Mayor admits she has been affected by covid-19, yet did not wear a mask or practice social distancing on her first two engagements, while Public Health England reports an increase in virus infection rates in some … Continue reading
