Tag Archives: Steve Reed

“Truly shocking” 18% rise in muggings in Croydon

Posted on March 19, 2013 by insidecroydon

Figures released today show that muggings in Croydon have increased by 18 per cent in the past year, at a time when across London, the number of “robberies against a person” have fallen by 8 per cent, prompting the local … Continue reading →

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More than 2,000 people in Croydon hit by £1,000 Bedroom Tax

Posted on March 6, 2013 by insidecroydon

At a time when precise, hard details are hard to come by, as our local and national politicians duck and dive around issues, here’s two stats: According to the National Housing Federation, 2,908 people in Croydon living in council homes … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Housing, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Croydon, Christmas 2012: poverty must be Reed’s priority

Posted on December 13, 2012 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: For too many impoverished families, it promises to be a cruel Christmas this year. SEAN CREIGHTON highlights the social challenges that face the borough’s newest MP The statistic that 1 in 4 Croydon children are in the poverty … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Business, Charity, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Fieldway, Health, Housing, London-wide issues, New Addington South, Norbury, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Thornton Heath, Waddon, Wandsworth Council, West Thornton, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Abandoned: Steve Reed on the fate of 8/8 riot victims

Posted on December 12, 2012 by insidecroydon

Yesterday, Croydon North‘s new MP, Steve Reed, made his maiden speech in parliament. Here, from Hansard, is that speech in full I am honoured to stand in this Chamber as the Member of Parliament for Croydon North. During the recent … Continue reading →

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Croydon short-changed by £95m on central grant funding

Posted on December 10, 2012 by insidecroydon

The people of Croydon are daily being short-changed by the government, as the borough receives a central grant from government that is £95 million less than our inner London neighbours, Labour-run Lambeth, despite there being 60,000 more people living in … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Education, Gavin Barwell, Lambeth Council, Mike Fisher, Richard Ottaway MP, Schools, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Time to fight back against council’s arrogance and neglect

Posted on December 6, 2012 by insidecroydon

TONY NEWMAN, the leader of Croydon’s Labour group on the council, says local people demand change at the Town Hall Croydon has been shaken to its core by recent events, from the riots of August 2011, the unprecedented economic downturn … Continue reading →

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