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Community groups demand dismissal of convicted Met officer
After the Borough Commander says he will continue to use convicted constable Perry Lathwood on the streets of Croydon, more than a dozen local groups have written to the Met Commissioner and policing minister Chris Philp highlighting the officer’s questionable … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Casey Review, Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Chris Philp MP, Holmesdale Fanatics, Jocelyn Agyemang, London, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, McPherson Report, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, PC Perry Lathwood, Sir Mark Rowley, Stephen Lawrence
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Thornton Heath activist Wadsworth awarded union gold badge
By STEVEN DOWNES Marc Wadsworth, the campaigning journalist and broadcaster who was expelled by the Labour Party on trumped-up charges, has been awarded with the highest honour available to his trades union, the National Union of Journalists’ gold badge. The … Continue reading
The Tories’ record on policing numbers does not add up
Crime is an important issue in Croydon’s council and Mayoral elections. Or at least it should be. ANDREW FISHER polices the claims of the competing camps, and adds some essential context Policing matters. The amount of violent crime is higher … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon BID, Dave Stringer, Fairfield, Jason Perry, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, New Addington North, New Addington South, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Val Shawcross
Tagged 2022 Mayoral election, Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry, knife crime, Labour, Metropolitan Police, New Addington, Sadiq Khan, Stephen Lawrence, Tory, Val Shawcross, youth knife crime
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Labour councillors demand free vote over Osland honour
Tony Newman, the Labour leader of Croydon Council, could face some angry party colleagues in the Town Hall chamber tonight if they are forced to vote through a borough honour for former councillor David Osland. Osland, a Tory councillor for … Continue reading
Thornton Heath lawyer wants to give major parties a wigging
VOTE 2014: It is not just some among the black and minority ethnic Conservatives in Croydon who feel that they have been overlooked by their own party. Thornton Heath lawyer Dwain Coward, previously a Labour supporter, has become so disillusioned … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Coulsdon Town, David Osland, Karen Jewitt, Louisa Woodley, Pat Clouder, Thornton Heath, Woodside
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Osland, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Stephen Lawrence, Thornton Heath, Tory, UKIP
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Lawrence inquiry officer to chair council’s ethics committee
Local community leaders and politicians have reacted with disgust and anger at the news that the council’s ethics committee for the next year is to be chaired by David Osland, the former senior police officer who once advised colleagues in … Continue reading
The Stephen Lawrence murder case and Croydon’s connection
Gary Dobson and David Norris were today found guilty of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after the black teenager was stabbed to death near a south London bus stop. The judge will pass sentence at the Old Bailey … Continue reading
