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Tag Archives: Ruth Dombey
Dombey’s LibDems accused of ‘cheating’ election in Sutton
ELECTIONS EXCLUSIVE: Our Sutton dodgy goings-on editor, JERRY MANDER, on how the rules of purdah have been broken repeatedly by the local Liberal Democrats as they ignore orders from council officers not to abuse taxpayer-funded resources The Liberal Democrats who … Continue reading
Shameless: 19 LibDem councillors breaking election rules
These are the names of 19 LibDem councillors, across nine wards, for whom Inside Croydon has evidence of their literature being delivered, unredacted, in breach of purdah rules. Of these, two councillors were witnessed delivering their own unredacted leaflets. CARSHALTON … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Wendy Mathys
Tagged Liberal Democrats, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
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Under-fire Sutton LibDems are beginning to feel the squeeze
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Over in Sutton, the political party which controls the council is sending out distress signals ahead of the May 3 vote, as BELLE MONT reports Liberal Democrats have clung on to power in Sutton over the years by … Continue reading
‘If Vince Cable can’t win in south London, where can he win?’
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the near-total absence of any real third-party challenge for the local elections, now just five weeks away However unseemly the sight of Labour and Tories slugging it out in the Town Hall Chamber on Monday … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, New Addington North, New Addington South, Old Coulsdon, Peter Underwood, Richard Howard, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, New Addington, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tory, UKIP
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Crisis in Sutton after Ofsted fails council’s SEND service
EXCLUSIVE: After Croydon’s children’s services was rated “inadequate” last year, now Sutton’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities department has been found by Ofsted to be failing. And council attempts to suppress the report ahead of local elections have failed, as … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Education, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Wendy Mathys
Tagged Ruth Dombey, SEND, Sutton Council, Wendy Mathys
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‘Bogus Ben’ and freesheet’s lead story prompt complaints
Sutton reporter BELLE MONT on how a LibDem election candidate has been caught out trying to take credit for a community campaign Sutton’s polluting, thieving and cage-fighting LibDem councillors and ex-councillors, despite having been caught out trying to use tax-payers’ … Continue reading
Dombey and chums forced to climbdown over gerrymandering
Sutton’s LibDems have been caught out over attempts to hijack publicly funded council business for the benefit of their own party’s election prospects, as BELLE MONT reports Inside Croydon’s revelations this week that Sutton’s ruling Liberal Democrats were trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Charlie Mansell, Jessica Crowe, Niall Bolger, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley
Tagged Andy Cook, Charlie Mansell, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Ruth Dombey, Tim Crowley, Tory
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LibDems face new accusations of campaigning on the rates
Sutton reporter BELLE MONT says that council leader Ruth Dombey is in for some fierce questioning tonight as she is accused again of gerrymandering With local elections now less than 12 weeks away, the LibDems in Sutton appear to be … Continue reading
#SuttonBinShame: ‘We can’t do the job any more’ say staff
Our Sutton correspondent, BELLE MONT, reports on claims from Labour activists in St Helier that street-cleaning staff, transferred from the council to Veolia last year, are having their reports of fly-tipping ignored and refused permission to take holidays Labour activists … Continue reading
#SuttonBinShame: Dombey accused of gerrymandering Veolia
A leaked email obtained by this website seems to show that Liberal Democrats have been abusing council resources in an attempt to get themselves out of the hole they have created with their rubbish Veolia service. Our Sutton investigations editor, … Continue reading
Theatre Trust slams Sutton Council over stage closures
BELLE MONT, our Sutton reporter, on the latest independent body to find fault with the south London council Sutton’s polluting, thieving and cage-fighting Liberal Democrat councillors and ex-councillors have now attracted the anger of the usually mild-mannered Theatres Trust. In … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Theatre, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Carshalton, Charles Cryer Theatre, Ruth Dombey, Secombe Theatre, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
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Cage-fighting councillor pays up for LibDem fighting fund
Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, has gone digging into the 10,500 probable reasons behind the prolonged absence from council meetings of LibDem cage-fighter Callum Morton With local elections less than five months away, the Liberal Democrats, who have enjoyed the … Continue reading
Posted in Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Callum Morton, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
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Viridor getting twitchy as thousands sign twitchers’ petition
Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, on a multi-billion corporation which has started meddling in local politics, again Viridor, as they prime themselves to fire up next year their vast incinerator at Beddington Lane, appear to be getting more concerned over … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, London-wide issues, Merton, Outside Croydon, Peter Alfrey, Refuse collection, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Veolia, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Lane incinerator, Peter Alfrey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Veolia, Viridor
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Dombey and Daughter: council questions over charity fraud
BELLE MONT, our Sutton correspondent, on the pressure mounting on another south London council leader It’s not just in Croydon where there have been calls for the council leader to resign. In Sutton, Ruth Dombey, who rules over that borough’s … Continue reading
Posted in Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley
Tagged Alan Salter, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tory
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Salter conviction revives claims of council cover-up over fraud
Sutton Seniors Forum was a charity established 20 years ago by the parents of Ruth Dombey, now the LibDem leader of Sutton Council. Yesterday’s conviction of her former colleague Alan Salter for defrauding it of thousands of pounds has revived … Continue reading
‘Deplorable’ LibDem councillor ‘lied and lied’ over charity thefts
Our Sutton reporter BELLE MONT on an 11th hour additional charge for fraudster which puts pressure on his former colleagues at the council Alan Salter, the former Liberal Democrat councillor in Sutton who stole more than £12,000 from local charities, … Continue reading
Sentencing adjourned in case of LibDems’ fraudster councillor
BELLE MONT, our Sutton reporter, on the latest developments in the charity fraud case Sentencing for Alan Salter, the former Liberal Democrat councillor in Carshalton who has been found guilty on three charges of fraud and theft, has been adjourned … Continue reading
Fraudster former LibDem councillor puts his home up for sale
A former senior Liberal Democrat councillor in Sutton, who is to appear in Croydon Crown Court this week for sentencing on theft and fraud charges, does not appear to expect to get off with a non-custodial sentence: Alan Salter has … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Crime, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged Alan Salter, Liberal Democrats, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
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‘Bollinger’ Bolger accused of bullying Sutton councillor
The most senior official at Sutton Council has been accused of intimidation and bullying after instructing the borough’s lawyers to fire off a second threatening legal letter to an elected councillor in a matter of weeks. Niall Bolger, Sutton’s chief … Continue reading
Council officials targeted companies for MIPIM sponsor deals
On a day when failure to declare even the potential for a conflict of interest has forced someone in public office to resign, serious questions have been raised about the conduct of senior council officials in Sutton and whether they, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Niall Bolger, Planning, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged Amanda Cherrington, Cannes, Mary Morrissey, MIPIM, Niall Bolger, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
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Sutton’s ‘ballistic’ Bolger tries to gag criticism of MIPIM trip
The chief executive of Sutton Council, Niall Bolger, has been accused of “going ballistic” over reports regarding his £30,000 sponsored trip to the MIPIM development conference in the South of France next month. Bolger has taken it upon himself to … Continue reading
Sutton’s secret sponsors for £30,000 South of France trip
WALTER CRONXITE uncovers the involvement of a Croydon consultancy in the secretive sponsorship deals which are paying for senior Sutton Council officials to attend a property speculators’ conference in the South of France Sutton Council is refusing to provide information, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Housing, London-wide issues, Niall Bolger, Outside Croydon, Planning, Property, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged 3Fox International, MIPIM, Niall Bolger, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
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Bolger shows Cannes-do attitude with £30,000 trip to MIPIM
Niall Bolger, Sutton Council’s chief executive, yesterday signed off on including himself in a £30,000 junket to the South of France. Bolger and two senior Sutton colleagues will be attending MIPIM, the property speculators’ four-day champagne-swilling annual piss-up in Cannes, … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Niall Bolger, Property, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
Tagged Cannes, MIPIM, Niall Bolger, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
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