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Philp bottles it and exits ‘cesspit’ Facebook group in a hurry
Croydon Mayor Jason Perry and policing minister Chris Philp were in full-scale retreat after the London elections, hurriedly trying to distance themselves from the ‘absolute cesspit of vile racism and hate speech’ that they had helped to foster on social … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 2024 London elections, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Conservatives, Croydon Council, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Greenpeace, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Elections, London elections 2024, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Tory, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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Gray day for Labour as they lose Sutton council seat to Tories
ROSE HILL reports from the count at the ExCel Centre on another sign that Labour’s London juggernaut might just have a puncture… After a two-year absence, Catherine Gray is back on Sutton Council, the Conservative winning the St Helier West … Continue reading
Perry’s Facebook page part of Tory ‘vile cesspit’ of racism
By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon More than six months since this website exposed the Tory policing minister, Chris Philp, and Croydon’s Conservative Mayor, Jason Perry, as being involved with a secret Facebook group that appeared to encourage criminal damage … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Greenpeace, London, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Tory, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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May 2’s election day will show how bad things are for Tories
With two weeks to go, ANDREW FISHER focuses in on your three, or four, votes in Croydon. PLUS: how you can make sure you have proper photo ID for election day Every Croydon voter will have at least three votes … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, Sutton Council, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Woodside, Zoe Garbett
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Anonyvoter, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, London Mayor, Maddie Henson, Mark Menzies, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mrs Anonyvoter, Neil Garratt, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Tory, ULEZ, Woodside, Zoe Garbutt
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‘The dog that didn’t bite’: how ULEZ has become a non-issue
Just 1-in-200 Londoners are impacted by the extension of ULEZ to outer London and are paying a £12.50 fine for driving older, more-polluting vehicles in the capital. That’s the findings of a Freedom of Information request conducted by BBC London, … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Crime, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Under The Flyover
Tagged Clean Air London, Conservative, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Green Party, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Susan Hall, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Zack Polanski
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Under The Flyover: interview with Green Party’s Zack Polanski
With the London elections less than a month away, as part of its Under The Flyover series of podcasts, Inside Croydon interviews Zack Polanski, a London Assembly Member since 2021 and the deputy leader of the Green Party. During the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon Greens, Environment, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Inside Croydon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, Sadiq Khan, Susan Hall, ULEZ expansion, Under The Flyover, Woodside, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2024 London elections, Croydon, Green Party, Green Party of England and Wales, Labour, London, London Assembly, London elections 2024, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Podcast, Sadiq Khan, Spotify, Susan Hall, ULEZ, Under The Flyover, Woodside, Zack Polanski
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Vandals are out on Marlpit Avenue as ULEZ takes effect
Criminal damage to public property continues in Coulsdon, as data suggests a sharp reduction in the most polluting vehicles using the capital’s roads Just as it did in inner London when introduced (by the then-Mayor, Boris Johnson, in case you … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Croydon South, Facebook, London, Marlpit Avenue, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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Perry’s Facebook group hosted video by Islamophobic ‘comic’
EXCLUSIVE: A secretive Facebook group which has policing minister Chris Philp among its members and where the Mayor of Croydon is an administrator has been sharing content from a far-right mate of the EDL’s Tommy Robinson. By STEVEN DOWNES The … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Chris Philp MP, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Croydon South, Facebook, GLA, Greater London Authority, Liam Tuffs, Luke Shortland, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Shirley, Tommy Robinson, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Hat-trick heroes: Perry and Philp set an Eye ‘awards’ record
It’s the annual awards that no local council ever wants to feature in. But this year, thanks to Tory double act Jason Perry and Chris Philp, Croydon Council has picked up no fewer than three “gongs” in Private Eye’s much-anticipated … Continue reading
Met appeals for witnesses after two arrests over ULEZ bomb
After calling in the anti-terrorism unit when a ULEZ camera was bombed earlier this month, the Metropolitan Police has issued a renewed appeal for witnesses to come forward over the multi-million-pound wave of vandalism to public property conducted since the … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Outside Croydon, Policing, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Bexley, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Facebook, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Sidcup, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Perry should apologise for anti-ULEZ Facebook group says MP
EXCLUSIVE: Tory Mayor’s Facebook group that encourages criminal damage only had a rule forbidding illegal behaviour added after he was approached by the media. By STEVEN DOWNES A Labour MP has called on Croydon Mayor Jason Perry to close down … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Bromley, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, GLA, Greater London Authority, James Hillam, Luke Shortland, Mayor Jason Perry, Rachel Cromie, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone, William Perry
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Tory minister is member of online group that salutes vandals
EXCLUSIVE: A secret Facebook group where members celebrate criminal vandalism carried out against ULEZ cameras is being run by the Tory Mayor of Croydon. By STEVEN DOWNES The Tory Government’s policing minister, Chris Philp, the MP for Croydon South, is … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Coulsdon, Crime, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Bromley, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, GLA, Greater London Authority, James Hillam, Luke Shortland, Mayor Jason Perry, Rachel Cromie, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone, William Perry
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Starmer reshuffle sees Croydon MP Reed shunted to DEFRA
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on how today’s Labour front bench job creation scheme might be taken as proof that turds do somehow manage to rise to the surface… Steve Reed OBE, the right-wing MP who shunted another Labour MP out … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Boris Johnson, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Environment, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Keir Starmer, Labour, Lambeth South, London Borough of Croydon, LTNs, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury, Tooting, Tory, ULEZ, Uxbridge
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ULEZ is here to stay and the health benefits are on the way
Opposition to the Ultra Low Emission Zone, which has been expanded to much of outer London today, has simply demonstrated where third-rate Conservative politicians’ priorities lie – and that’s not with the public nor the planet. By our environment correspondent, … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Bexley, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Coulsdon, Environment, Health, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Purley, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Surrey, Susan Hall, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Boris Johnson, City Hall, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Kenley, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Purley, Steve Reed OBE, Susan Hall, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Police investigating 300+ cases of ULEZ camera vandalism
Criminal damage to public property in Greater London could cost taxpayers tens of millions. The Metropolitan Police is investigating more than 300 cases of vandalism and theft of CCTV cameras, which have been installed as part of the expansion of … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon and Addington Village, TfL, Transport, ULEZ
Tagged Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, GLA, Greater London Authority, London, M25, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Metropolitan Police, Orpington, Selsdon, TfL, The Bladerunners, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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London Mayor announces extra £50m for ULEZ scrappage
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a “huge expansion” of his ULEZ scrappage scheme, with an extra £50million ahead of the extension of the zone later this month – meaning every Londoner with a non-compliant car can receive £2,000 towards … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Commuting, Environment, Leonie Cooper, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Croydon, Labour, Leonie Cooper, London, London Assembly, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Scrappage, TfL, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Driven to distraction, pro-car Tories are bad for your health
ANDREW FISHER on how the latest manifestation of ‘culture wars’, with attacks on anti-pollution policies and safer roads, smacks of desperation by failing politicians in Westminster and in Croydon The Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election is casting a long shadow … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, 20mph zones, Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, LTNs, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Rishi Sunak, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Tory councils wasted £1m on High Court challenge to ULEZ
Pro-pollution Tory politicians in and around London were dealt a heavy blow as a High Court judge dismissed their challenge against the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone. The politically-inspired legal case is estimated to have cost Council Tax-payers … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Bexley, Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, London, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, Surrey County Council, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Doctors and scientists warn PM of conspiracy theory dangers
‘Politicians have been attending rallies run by conspiracy theorists. They have dismissed our science on social media…. Facts have been questioned and scientists have been discredited in an attack on the very essence of our scientific community’ More than 200 … Continue reading
Mayor Khan extends scrappage for businesses and families
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, is broadening the scope of the scrappage scheme ahead of the expansion of ULEZ – the Ultra Low Emission Zone – to outer London boroughs in August. Under the terms of today’s announcement, around … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Central, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport for London, ULEZ
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Mayor who took on Trump is ready for his ULEZ showdown
‘You don’t make our country more level by making London poorer’: Sadiq Khan on why keeping the city competitive with its European rivals and cleaning up the capital’s toxic air remain key principles for City Hall Less than 12 months … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Business, Commuting, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 2024 London elections, Boris Johnson, Croydon, Donald Trump, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ
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Police sets up special squad to tackle damage to ULEZ cameras
The Metropolitan Police is investigating nearly 100 cases of criminal damage and vandalism to CCTV cameras installed for ULEZ, London’s ultra-low emission zone, which is to be extended to outer London, including Croydon and Sutton, in August this year. The … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Environment, London-wide issues, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged London, Mayor, Metropolitan Police, TfL, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Time to take a walk and witness the damage we’re all causing
CROYDON COMMENTARY: It is not only the Evening Standard that is supporting the London-wide expansion of ULEZ, the Ultra Low Emission Zone, as loyal reader DAVID SQUIRES explains ULEZ is an interesting issue. The ultimate problem is that we need … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Croydon, David Squires, London, Mayor, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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