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Tag Archives: UKIP
LibDem hearing to raise allegations over £1bn incinerator
Over in Sutton, local councillor Nick Mattey is about to face an expulsion hearing from the Liberal Democrats after he dared to oppose his council’s scheme for a £1 billion industrial-scale incinerator on Beddington Lane, close to the borough boundary … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Stephen Fenwick, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Colin Drummond, Conservative, Croydon Council, John Drage, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Tory, UKIP, Viridor
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Ex-UKIP candidate joined Tories after making ‘nuke ISIS’ call
Przemek Skwirczynski, the former UKIP election candidate who has also stood alongside a far-right Holocaust denier in Poland, has been welcomed back into the Conservative Party despite Islamophobic and other extreme views which have even seen him call for western … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, 2015 General Election, Norbury, Purley
Tagged Conservative, Przemek Skwirczynski, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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McKenzie finds new friends in party with links to EDL
More comedy gold from Winston McKenzie, who even the local papers are describing as “Croydon’s political bed-hopper”, after he announced that he has joined the English Democrats and is to be their candidate for election as London Mayor. A month … Continue reading
Posted in Mayor of London, Winston McKenzie
Tagged EDL, London, London Assembly, Mayor, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Ex-UKIP candidate calls for vigilantes to wipe out ‘vermin’
A member of the Conservative Party, who was a General Election candidate in a south London constituency just six months ago, has called for mass vigilantism across Europe and for people to take up firearms and “pre-emptively cleanse the UK … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Andy Tarrant, Church and religions, Crime, Norbury, Policing, Purley, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Read all about it: Galactic Norwood, exam fails and Winston
November saw more articles viewed on this website than any other month so far in 2015, as Inside Croydon’s loyal reader was looking for more news about the Labour Party’s little local difficulties, growing concerns about the borough’s schools, and … Continue reading
Posted in Inside Croydon
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Inside Croydon, Labour, Tony Newman, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Fairfield Halls says ‘No’ to UKIP Batten’s anti-EU debate
The Fairfield Halls this morning told the organisers of what was claiming to be a “debate” about Britain’s membership of the European Union that they were going to postpone the event, to have been staged in the Arnhem Gallery, in … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Community associations, Fairfield Halls
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Gerard Batten, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Tory, UKIP
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UKIP’s ‘Muslim Charter’ author Batten in Fairfield debate
Given the febrile atmosphere of distrust and fear that is sure to follow last night’s appalling atrocities in Paris, where more than 100 innocent people were killed in terrorist shootings and bombings, the management of Fairfield Halls, Croydon police and … Continue reading
UKIP’s Farage failed to act over McKenzie’s homophobic text
Inside Croydon has discovered that Winston McKenzie, UKIP’s most high-profile black member until he resigned last week amid accusations of racism in the party, openly used homophobic language in communication with Nigel Farage, the UKIP leader. McKenzie texted a message … Continue reading
TfL’s Dingwall tram loop wastes millions on ‘gold-plated’ pipes
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Transport for London has announced that it will steam ahead with its costly Dingwall Road tram loop, on the basis of a consultation which offered no real alternative and got just a couple of hundred positive responses. JOHN … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boris Johnson, Business, Caroline Pidgeon, East Croydon, London Assembly, Mayor of London, New Addington South, Planning, Tramlink, Transport, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, TfL, Tramlink, Trams, Transport for London, UKIP, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Winston McKenzie quits UKIP, accuses them of racism
Where will he wash-up next? Winston McKenzie today announced that he has resigned from UKIP because he has been subjected to racism by the party, after they declined to select him as their candidate to run for London Mayor. McKenzie … Continue reading
Black mark for Morgan as his bogus identity gets found out
Coulsdon’s one-man motoring campaign could soon find it more difficult to use false identities online to pursue his own vested interests, as our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, reports Last night, he was spotted at a public meeting in Lambeth, discussing … Continue reading
Read all about it: from UKIP to refugees, Boxpark to crocuses
These are the stories which most-grabbed the attention of Inside Croydon‘s loyal reader in September 2015… 1, UKIP supporters to face demands for legal costs from council After staging a takeover of the CCC “community” group, local UKIPpers and right-wingers may … Continue reading
Posted in Inside Croydon
Tagged Boxpark, Conservative, incinerator, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, UKIP, Viridor
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Snubbed again, McKenzie fails to make UKIP’s first XI
There must be an election coming up: Croydon’s serial political loser, Winston McKenzie, has been on the telly again. Not that his latest incoherent appearance did McKenzie any good, because UKIP managed to snub him over selections as their candidate … Continue reading
Labour picks Assembly candidate with fewer than 600 votes
Amid all the “excitement” and “euphoria” (those are not entirely the right words, but you’ll know what we mean) surrounding Corbynmania over the weekend and the election of Labour’s party leader and London Mayoral candidate, one other selection took place, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Croydon North, Ken Livingstone, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Louisa Woodley, Marina Ahmad, Mayor of London, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Labour, London, London Assembly, Marina Ahmad, Steve O'Connell, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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UKIP supporters to face demands for legal costs from council
Croydon Council has begun legal proceedings against a UKIP-dominated group which has refused to return thousands of pounds in an unspent grant. Council officials have decided to pursue the group’s committee members for the costs incurred for recovering that money. … Continue reading
Council CEO: ‘Time for debate is over. Give us our cash back’
The borough’s elected councillors were advised not to attend the annual meeting of the Croydon Communities [sic] Consortium last month because of a possible legal dispute for the recovery of thousands of pounds of public money. The CCC has been … Continue reading
Banners binned by council which won’t prosecute fly-posters
Our council officials’ inconsistent approach to aspects of enforcement of some local rules and laws continue to baffle the public. The difference in approach has been highlighted through a complaint by one of our local MPs over the over-zealous removal … Continue reading
‘Agitators’ to ask CCC: ‘Where’s the council money gone?’
The Croydon Communities Consortium holds its annual meeting on Thursday evening, just eight months since the council-funded body staged its previous AGM. It is doing so after refusing to make audited accounts available ahead of the event, and with its … Continue reading
Morgan’s rum conduct raises suspicions over 20mph survey
A complaint has been filed with Croydon Council over the conduct of Coulsdon resident Peter Morgan, accusing him of using multiple aliases and bogus addresses to register a greater volume of opposition to the recently conducted 20mph zone consultation. Morgan … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Cycling, Environment, Fairfield, Norbury, Norbury Green Residents' Association, Norbury Village Residents' Association, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Thornton Heath, Transport, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, London Borough of Croydon, Peter Morgan, Thornton Heath, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Ash to ashes: unions boycott UKIP-dominated talking shop
Croydon’s trades unionists are being asked to boycott all future meetings of the “Croham Clux Clan” – what presents itself as a community talking shop sometimes also known as the Croydon Communities [sic] Consortium, or CCC. This follows an order … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Tarrant, Community associations, Croydon Council, Mark Watson, Peter Staveley, Policing
Tagged CCC, Croydon Council, Elizabeth Ash, Hyacinth Bucket, UKIP
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Bollards! Latest crash underlines danger on Grange Road
Further proof of the need for better enforced speed controls on key routes through Croydon was delivered by another out-of-control motorist on the eve of the end of the council’s 20mph consultation. Inside Croydon‘s loyal reader sent us this picture, … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Cycling, Environment, Karen Jewitt, Matthew Kyeremeh, Pat Clouder, Thornton Heath, Thornton Heath Neighbourhood Association, Transport
Tagged Adrian Dennis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Matthew Kyeremeh, Peter Morgan, Thornton Heath, UKIP
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Borough police chief tells officers not to attend CCC events
Croydon’s police have been instructed not to attend further meetings of the controversial Croydon Communities [sic] Consortium. The order comes from the Borough Commander, Andy Tarrant, and has occurred in the midst of CCC being involved with a series of … Continue reading
Coulsdon roads campaigner Morgan is kicked out of UKIP
To be kicked out of one right-wing party is unfortunate. But Coulsdon agitator Peter Morgan has now been expelled from two such political groups. According to a lawyer from UKIP, Morgan has had his membership of that party “rescinded”. This … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Parking, Peter Staveley, Transport, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Tory, UKIP
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