Tag Archives: Tessa Jowell

Will Self writes for Inside Croydon… (Well, sort of)

Posted on August 6, 2015 by insidecroydon

Labour’s candidates for London Mayor, or at least most of them, come to Croydon on Monday for a suburban hustings. But only one of them will be able to do so with the endorsement described by the New Statesman as … Continue reading →

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£10,000 donation to Jowell’s campaign rings alarm bells

Posted on July 31, 2015 by insidecroydon

Sports and community groups in south London have expressed concerns that Dame Tessa Jowell has been hired by a company founded by Mrs Thatcher’s former spin doctor, and which has strong connections to backers of the controversial Garden Bridge project … Continue reading →

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Labour’s London Mayor candidates coming to Croydon, Aug 10

Posted on July 31, 2015 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Ruskin House will stage a Labour London Mayoral hustings on Monday week, August 10. The event is being co-ordinated on behalf of 10 outer London constituency Labour parties by the same officials from Croydon Central who are staging an … Continue reading →

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Labour go for six of the best to become next London Mayor

Posted on June 13, 2015 by insidecroydon

Londoners – of all political persuasions, and of none – will have six to choose from this summer when the Labour Party stages its first ever open primary to select its candidate to run for London Mayor in 2016. A … Continue reading →

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Jowell criticises Boris plan to ‘rip up iconic athletics track’

Posted on November 17, 2014 by insidecroydon

Tessa Jowell, the former Olympics Minister, has joined the campaign to keep viable athletics and sports facilities at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, in a submission to the Greater London Authority’s consultation which is highly critical of the way … Continue reading →

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