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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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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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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
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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Toxic air in Croydon is in breach of World Health standards
Levels of toxic nitrogen dioxide in Croydon and 13 other London boroughs have been found to break the UK legal limit and to be in excess of the recommended limit set by WHO, the World Health Organization. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Air pollution, Croydon, London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Standard sides with Mayor Khan and backs ULEZ extension
The Evening Standard, not a newspaper which regularly supports London’s Labour Mayor, nor is it known for its fervent support of environmental issues, has come out on the side of Sadiq Khan and plans to extend the Ultra Low Emission … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Environment, Evening Boris, Local media, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, GLA, Greater London Authority, Labour, London Assembly, London Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, TfL, Theresa Villiers MP, Tory, Transport for London, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Fining car drivers is not fine with pro-pollution Mayor Perry
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Not a single fine has been raised on one Healthy School Street after four months of a six-month trial, all because the council has failed to instal any ANPR cameras, leaving the cash-strapped authority missing out on … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Schools, Shirley North, South Croydon, Steve Iles, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion, Waddon
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Old Town, Healthy School Streets, Mayor Jason Perry, Minster Primary School, Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Old Town, Shirley Park, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Perry has no plan to improve our borough’s toxic air pollution
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The borough’s Conservative Mayor, Jason Perry, is failing to protect the health of Croydon residents, says Councillor RIA PATEL (pictured left) We all know that Mayor Jason Perry has been very vocal about opposing ULEZ, the Ultra-Low Emission … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Fairfield, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Air pollution, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Ria Patel, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Pro-pollution Dombey re-states Sutton opposition to ULEZ
Environment correspondent PAUL LUSHION on the cynical games being played with people’s lives by some of the capital’s third-rate politicians Ruth Dombey, the leader of LibDem-controlled Sutton, today declared war on ULEZ, warning Mayor of London Sadiq Khan that she … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Ruth Dombey, Sadiq Khan, Surrey, Sutton Council, ULEZ expansion, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Department for Transport, Grant Shapps, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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Ignore ULEZ scare stories – it will reduce traffic and save lives
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Some 80% of vehicles in Croydon are compliant with requirements of the Ultra Low Emission Zone and so will not incur charges. If we want to improve London’s toxic air quality, doing nothing is not an option, says … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, ULEZ expansion, Waste incinerator
Tagged air quality, Conservative, Croydon, Green Party, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Peter Underwood, Ruth Dombey, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council, Tory, ULEZ, Ultra Low Emission Zone
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