Tag Archives: Westminster
MP Jones survives the ins-and-outs of the Burnham reshuffle
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports on the varied fortunes of local MPs and some with notorious connections to Croydon Town Hall in the appointments by the new Prime Minister There was no need for any vainglorious resignation letter from one … Continue reading
Reed is first Cabinet casualty under new PM Andy Burnham
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on the end of a local MP’s ministerial career, as power shifts in Downing Street Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North when he could be bothered) was the first to resign from the … Continue reading
Flook’s off! Reform candidate quits job at Wallington grammar
Grifter-in-chief Nigel Farage is not the only Reform Ltd figure to have announced his resignation this week. Ben Flook, the Reform candidate in May’s Croydon mayoral election, has handed in his notice, too. Flook works as a senior member of … Continue reading
Burnham’s challenge is to rebalance Britain yet cherish London
What would a ‘No10 in the North’ under a Prime Minister Burnham mean for London? Is it possible to devolve power, and spread wealth, across the country without undermining the economic engine of the nation? ANDREW FISHER sifts through some … Continue reading
Funding review for English councils could finally help Croydon
Croydon could actually be among the “winners” of the next review of local authority funding from government, according to a report from the country’s leading independent economics research institute. The Institute for Fiscal Studies report, published today, probably doesn’t tell … Continue reading
“Truly shocking” 18% rise in muggings in Croydon
Figures released today show that muggings in Croydon have increased by 18 per cent in the past year, at a time when across London, the number of “robberies against a person” have fallen by 8 per cent, prompting the local … Continue reading
