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Perry’s latest climbdown as his Purley banner is ruled unlawful
Fewer than 5% of Inside Croydon readers consider the Croydon Mayor’s banner to be ‘honest’, as the biased messaging is removed from outside council-owned leisure centre. By our Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE Contractors have been ordered to remove a banner … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Local media, Mayor Jason Perry, Polaska, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Kim Jong Un, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, North Korea, Our Croydon, Polaska, Propaganda, Purley Leisure Centre, Purley Pool, Purley Pool Towers, Richard Howard, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, STUART KING, Tory
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Labour’s Town Hall leader files complaint over Perry’s spending
Council’s top lawyer questioned over the public funds used to distribute a propaganda freesheet worthy of something from the regime of dictator Kim Jong-un. WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports Jason Perry has been accused of abusing his position as Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Stuart King
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fisher's Folly, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor's Question Time, Our Croydon, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory, Town Hall
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Traffic creeps back on to Croydon’s now-banned LTN streets
What has been the reaction of residents to the sudden removal, by order of a High Court judge, of motoring restrictions in Croydon’s former Low Traffic Neighbourhoods? We sent GABRIEL MacARTHUR along to two streets affected in Broad Green to … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, Gabriel MacArthur, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Association of British Drivers, Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Gabriel MacArthur, High Court, Judge Edward Pepperall, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Open Our Roads, Parsons Mead, Royal Courts of Justice, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Sutherland Road, Tory, Upper Norwood
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Perry accused of ‘shameless lying’ as he abandons LTN appeal
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After spending two years in a High Court battle to defend his decision to make six Low Traffic Neighbourhoods permanent, today Croydon’s Mayor tried to claim credit for their forced removal. By STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council will … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Association of British Drivers, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, High Court, Judge Edward Pepperall, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Open Our Roads, Royal Courts of Justice, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory, Upper Norwood
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Council failed to include High Court LTN case on risk register
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Council bosses were either over-confident that they would win the Low Traffic Neighbourhoods case at the High Court, or ‘completely, crassly incompetent’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Mayor Jason Perry, who has been claiming that he has got … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Association of British Drivers, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, High Court, Judge Edward Pepperall, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Open Our Roads, Royal Courts of Justice, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory, Upper Norwood
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Quashing of orders ‘raises serious questions’ about LTN fines
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Following the High Court ruling quashing Croydon’s ‘unlawful’ Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, the shadowy organisation behind the legal case, Open Our Roads, issued the following statement: Open Our Roads welcomes today’s landmark High Court judgement in Lawrence v … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Association of British Drivers, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, High Court, Judge Edward Pepperall, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Open Our Roads, Royal Courts of Justice, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory, Upper Norwood
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High Court judge orders end to Croydon’s ‘unlawful’ LTNs
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Judge Edward Pepperall has handed down his ruling in the case brought against the borough’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and found that comments by Mayor Jason Perry proved that the measures were introduced to make money for the … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Community associations, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Association of British Drivers, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, High Court, Judge Edward Pepperall, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Open Our Roads, Royal Courts of Justice, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory, Upper Norwood
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Mayor Perry’s ‘£20m income’ remark crucial to LTN legal case
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Careless comments made at a public meeting by the Tory Mayor over LTNs – Low Traffic Neighbourhoods – have already cost the borough’s residents dearly. By our Town Hall reporter, SANDRA STEAD Jason Perry, the failed Mayor … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Association of British Drivers, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, High Court, Judge Edward Pepperall, London, London Borough of Croydon, Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Open Our Roads, Royal Courts of Justice, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory, Upper Norwood
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When’s a pay-off not a pay-off? When it’s 50 grand in Croydon
CROYDON IN CRISIS: At public expense (again), Mayor Perry deploys the council’s top lawyer to try to shut down reporting of his £50,000 pay-off to departing chief executive Katherine Kerswell. By STEVEN DOWNES “When’s a pay-off not a pay-off?” a … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioners, Croydon Council, Ged Curran, Improvement Board, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Commissioner, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Ged Curran, Grant Thornton, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, S114 notice, Section 114 Notice, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin, Tory, Transformation plan
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Carserides gets new job as a lobbyist offering inside influence
Who does your local councillor really represent? It’s a reasonable question for all residents to ask, particularly those in South Norwood. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Just who does Labour councillor Louis Carserides represent? It’s not an unreasonable question for … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Louis Carserides, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, Tony Newman
Tagged Amro, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Hammersfield, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Red Rose Associates, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Terrapin Group, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield
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Protests mount as Perry rejects petitions with 5,000 signatures
CROYDON IN CRISIS: MP Natasha Irons says that ‘democracy is being undermined by Croydon Council’, as the Conservative-controlled authority is refusing to debate the situation at the carers’ centre on George Street and the on-off-on-again sale of listed building Heathfield … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Carers First, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Heathfield House, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Ria Patel, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Ria Patel, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Carers Centre, Croydon Carers Support Centre, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Heathfield House, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory
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Courtroom chaos as council bungles its Reedham eviction
Croydon Council was forced into yet another hugely embarrassing court room climbdown this morning, when a group of homelessness campaigners arrived at Croydon County Court following a summons for squatting in a long-disused children’s home in Reedham. The presiding judge … Continue reading
Councillor’s workplace issue: House of Fraser or Commons?
EXCLUSIVE: It’s not just Chancellor Rachel Reeves who struggles to get her CV right, as SANDRA STEAD, our in-house number-cruncher, uncovers a fifth case of an elected representative in Croydon failing to keep proper records in their register of interest … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Holland, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, London Councils, London-wide issues, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Shirley South, Simon Fox, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Streatham and Croydon North, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Simon Fox, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory, Waddon
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Perry’s ‘nice little earner’ – Tory Mayor’s undeclared £10,000
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Elected figures across the capital are pocketing generous ‘bonuses’ – all paid for by Council Tax-payers, just for attending a few committee meetings for the London Councils organisation. EXCLUSIVE by WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Croydon’s Tory Mayor … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Holland, Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, London Councils, London-wide issues, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Shirley South, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Scott Roche, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory
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South Norwood councillor quits as special advisor at DEFRA
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Louis Carserides is a third councillor forced to alter their register of interests after questioning from Inside Croydon, as the long-time aide of MP Steve Reed quits his government job. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES An Inside Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Clive Fraser, Croydon Council, Louis Carserides, Scott Roche, Shirley South, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Paul Scully MP, Scott Roche, Shirley, Shirley South, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Cabinet member Roche goes months without updating register
Another week, and another Croydon councillor has been found out as breaking the council’s code of conduct by failing to update their declarations of interest in a timely manner. This time it is Conservative council cabinet member Scott Roche, who … Continue reading
Court condemns council’s ‘inhuman’ treatment of disabled man
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Another costly legal defeat over housing, as High Court Judge finds our local authority acted deliberately in contravention of its responsibilities under the European Convention on Human Rights. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The High Court has given … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Deputy Judge Alan Bates, ECHR, European Convention on Human Rights, Garden Court Chambers, High Court, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory
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Cash-strapped council spent £305k on legal case it already lost
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The cash-strapped council paid a single firm of solicitors £2m over a two-year period. Now it has been forced to admit that it spent another chunk of public money in pursuing a housing case in which they … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Appeal Court, Browne Jacobson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Doughty Street Chambers, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Ruba Imam, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Supreme Court, Tory
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Supreme Court orders Croydon Council: fulfil your legal duties
By STEVEN DOWNES The Supreme Court yesterday threw out Croydon Council’s defence, after a case brought by a homeless disabled woman finally reached the conclusion that the local authority really does have to deliver on its statutory responsibilities, however badly … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis Skylight Centre, Croydon Council, Housing, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged Browne Jacobson, Court of Appeal, Crisis, Doughty Street Chambers, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Ruba Imam, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Supreme Court
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Council’s lawyers take case all the way to Supreme Court in attempt to deny disabled mother her legal housing rights
A team of highly paid lawyers representing cash-strapped Croydon Council returned to the Supreme Court this morning for an appeal hearing that the authority has brought against a disabled woman and her three children. Yes… “Despite going bankrupt, Croydon Council … Continue reading
Councillors ready to vote against Perry’s 15% tax hike again
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Facing threats from the council lawyer, auditors and even Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, some councillors are determined to vote ‘in the interests of residents’ tonight, also knowing that they could bring down Mayor Perry. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Grant Thornton, Green Party, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory
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Labour councillor subject to complaint over ethics breaches
#THELABOURFILES: Former party official has called for member of council’s ethics committee to be disqualified as a councillor over their role in handling documents stolen in a malicious internet hack attack. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Clive Fraser, the controversial Labour … Continue reading
Mayor maintains Croydon’s record in Rotten Boroughs awards
Staff at Fisher’s Folly had something to celebrate this week, after Croydon Council managed to make it into the annual Private Eye magazine round-up of the country’s rottenest boroughs for a sixth year in a row. Someone has even suggested … Continue reading
Bankrupt council paid firm of solicitors £2m over two years
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The council used to have a senior official known as the ‘Borough Solicitor’. These days, the cash-strapped council is out-sourcing much of its legal work to a single firm of solicitors, at huge cost. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Inside Croydon, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Jo Negrini, Julie Belvir, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, The Penn Report
Tagged #PennReport, Blackstone Chambers, Browne Jacobson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jane Mulcahy KC, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Penn Report, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, The Penn Report, Tory
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