Tag Archives: Simon Sprague

Concrete-coated Brexit is a disaster for Croydon’s Westfield

Posted on March 4, 2020 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Britain’s exit from Europe has played a major part in the collapse of the town’s Westfield scheme, says SIMON SPRAGUE During the General Election campaign in December, I made the perhaps unwise decision to join Twitter. I set … Continue reading →

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The highs and lows of being a first-time election candidate

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

A year ago, SIMON SPRAGUE, right, says he had no involvement in politics. Earlier this month, he was the rookie candidate in a hotly contested marginal seat in the General Election. Here’s some of the things that he learned on … Continue reading →

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This is how we have always run elections, since before there was TV or even radio, and no one’s noticed how pointless it is

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

KEN TOWL finds there’s not much recreational fun in this electioneering lark, as he attends last night’s set-piece hustings Having tried my hand at canvassing at the weekend, I thought I would really throw myself into the democratic melee by … Continue reading →

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Under The Flyover Election Special podcast: Simon Sprague

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, introduces our ground-breaking and unique virtual hustings

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‘Dumb Creatura’: bad week for Tories who duck questioning

Posted on November 29, 2019 by

The subject of ridicule in the national press, criticised for handing over voter details to a cult-like church and now too scared to face questions from Inside Croydon’s virtual hustings: Mario Creatura’s dream of becoming a Conservative MP is turning … Continue reading →

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