Tag Archives: Vladimir Putin

Croydon men convicted of involvement with Russian ‘spy ring’

Six members of a gang – four of them from Croydon – have been convicted following an Old Bailey trial on a range of charges brought under the National Security Act, following an arson attack on a Ukrainian-run business and … Continue reading

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Croydon gang livestreamed arson attack on Ukraine business

Eight men – four of them from Croydon – are on trial at the Old Bailey for a variety of charges in the first prosecution brought under the 2023 National Security Act, following a kidnapping plot against a Russian dissident … Continue reading

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It’s the same in Croydon and Birmingham: Pay More, Get Less

In this week’s column, ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, looks at the criminalisation of journalism through the treatment of Julian Assange, and he charts the latest  undermining of local councils by central Government It could be worse. You could live in … Continue reading

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Tory Philp goes all Cpl Jones as he spins his way past the facts

The Russian retreat from the gates of Kyiv can be only hours away now. Vladimir Putin will surely be slapping the handcuffs on and handing himself over to the international court in The Hague on Monday to answer for his … Continue reading

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Tory Barwell and his £10,000 donation from the oligarchs

Croydon’s Tories have failed to answer questions over what exactly was expected in return when their MP received a couple of cash payments from donors with links to Putin’s Russia. By STEVEN DOWNES Gavin Barwell, now Lord Barwell, received donations … Continue reading

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