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‘Turnip’ Steve Reed becomes the target for farmers’ tax protest
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on a new unwitting subject for a sharp parliamentary pen The last time a national newspaper dismissed a public figure as a “turnip”, Graham Taylor’s days as England football manager were numbered. Yesterday, it was Steve … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon North, Croydon South, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon North, Croydon South, Farmers' protest, Inheritance Tax, John Crace, National Farmers' Union, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, The Guardian
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Philp gets a Tory top job to provide a never-ending punchline
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on a Parliamentary appointment that has had Westminster watchers rolling around in laughter Chris Philp, the Croydon South Conservative MP notorious as “the nose in search of a bum”, has finally landed a prize for … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South
Tagged BadEnoch, Chris Philp MP, Congo, Congo Chris, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon South, Duke of Wellington, Guardian, Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes, Hampstead, James Cleverly, John Crace, Kemi Badenoch, Ken Clarke, Priti Patel, Robert Peel, Roy Jenkins, shadow home secretary, The Guardian, Tory, Winston Churchill, Yosser Hughes
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Desperate times, desperate measures: PM Sunak visits Purley
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: They thought it was some kind of secret liaison at their local HQ in Purley. But WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, reports on the last roll of the dice by Croydon’s Tory MP Photos: GEORGE BURDICK and HUNTER SQUIRES … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Purley, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Alison Butler, BBC Newsnight, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon South, General Election, General Election 2024, John Crace, Labour, Paul Scott, Prime Minister, Purley, Rishi Sunak, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon, Steve Reed OBE, The Guardian, Tony Newman, Tory, Victoria Derbyshire
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99% councils miss accounts deadline in ‘public admin disaster’
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Only 101 people in the country are qualified to carry out essential audit work on public bodies, the lack of proper scrutiny putting £100bn of public spending at risk according to a report from a Commons committee … Continue reading
Philp back in the spotlight to ‘defend’ Zahawi’s £27m tax issue
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on Croydon’s very own comeback kid, wheeled out for the media round once more Three months on the naughty step. Almost long enough to get a bad case of piles. But then Westminster always does have … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon South, John Crace, KamiKwasi Kwarteng, Liz Truss, Nadhim Zahawi, Rishi Sunak, The Guardian
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Stuff and no nonsense at book launch in Crystal Palace
What does a Transition Town do? It does “stuff”, as Rob Hopkins underlined this week on his visit to Crystal Palace. Hopkins is the co-founder of the Transition Network and was visiting for the British launch of his book The … Continue reading
Election 2012: the battle for London’s middle ground
Barely has the dust settled on Londoners’ last rush to the polling stations (alright, we might be over-stating matters ever so slightly), but work is already underway in the two main party machines, and by LibDems where they have some … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues
Tagged Conservatives, Ken Livingstone, Liberal Democrats, London, Middle class, The Guardian, Tory
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Boris gets tough on expenses claims: will O’Connell be next?
This is an interesting little note on Dave Hill’s London page of the Grauniad website: London Mayor Boris Johnson publicly reprimanding a Tory London Assembly member for his avaricious expenses claims. Last week, after some diligent work by a hyperlocal … Continue reading
