Tag Archives: Thick Lizzy Truss

Three PMs and a Funeral: tumultuous months for Croydon

Posted on January 2, 2023 by insidecroydon

Being featured in a television documentary, standing up against Croydon Council in the High Court and getting a mention in despatches from Private Eye were among some of the highlights of the end of 2022 for Inside Croydon, as this … Continue reading →

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Barwell tells the Tory Party: It’s time to make up your mind

Posted on October 20, 2022 by insidecroydon

Britain stands on the brink of a national breakdown, after Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister this lunchtime, following a turbulent 44 days in office during which her Mini-Budget crashed the markets, she sacked both her Chancellor and Home Secretary … Continue reading →

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Uber for Philp! Croydon MP blamed for disastrous Tory tax cut

Posted on October 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, is beginning to feel a little sorry for the hapless MP for Croydon South It’s beginning to look very much like Chris Philp’s time in high office in the government could be about to end … Continue reading →

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33% Labour lead puts Tories on alert for Forestdale by-election

Posted on September 30, 2022 by insidecroydon

There is to be a council ward poll on November 3 – which will test voters’ devotion to Thick Lizzy and Croydon’s part-time Mayor Perry. By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Croydon, or at least a small bit of its … Continue reading →

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Truss’s new housing minister has his eyes on the Green Belt

Posted on September 17, 2022 by insidecroydon

Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on how changes at the Department for Levelling Up could signal a change in attitude to areas protected from development After years of Tory councillors, their friends running residents’ associations in the south of the … Continue reading →

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A good week and a bad week for Croydon’s Tory MP Philp

Posted on September 12, 2022 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: In the week he got promoted in Thick Lizzy’s government, Croydon South’s Conservative MP was judged to have broken strict House of Commons rules by using his parliamentary office to campaign on behalf of Jason Perry. By STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading →

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