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Conservatives Refuse to Answer Questions Over Red Clover Gardens
If you want answers to these questions, you will never get them with Conservative Councillors in Coulsdon. Why was a company with no previous track record allowed to pocket £3.5 million from the collapsed Red Clover Gardens deal? Why did we need this company to act as an intermediary in the first place? Why were they paid £500k when the Council had a legally enforceable charge to repossess the properties? Why did Croydon Council need a 'non-disparagement' agreement with this

Richard Howard
Apr 121 min read


Jason Perry's LTN fiasco: how Croydon ended up with the worst possible outcome
Croydon residents have just witnessed one of the most extraordinary policy failures of the current administration. Jason Perry promised to restore competence to Croydon Council, yet his handling of the borough's Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) has produced the worst possible outcome: the schemes have been ruled unlawful by the High Court, millions of pounds in fines must now be refunded, and Croydon is left with none of the environmental or traffic-management benefits that

Richard Howard
Apr 94 min read


The Old Politics is Over - Change is Coming to Croydon
Source: YouGov - London voting intention (May 2022 / Sep 2025) Since the last local elections in 2022, the political landscape has been...

Richard Howard
Sep 5, 20252 min read


Don't Let Indifference Win the Next Croydon Mayoral Election
As you can see from the chart below, more than 5 times as many people DIDN'T VOTE than voted for the current Mayor in 2022. With Croydon...

Richard Howard
Jul 11, 20251 min read


Soaring Consultant Spending at Croydon Council
Whilst Council Tax has skyrocketed and services have been cut to the bone, the Conservative Mayor's spending on external consultants has...

Richard Howard
Jun 22, 20251 min read
Radical change is overdue at council says Lib Dem Howard
Please find below a link to the latest article about my campaign from Inside Croydon: https://insidecroydon.com/2025/06/13/radical-change...

Richard Howard
Jun 22, 20251 min read
Time for a Real Change: Croydon Needs Leadership That Puts Residents First
Croydon has been failed. First by Labour, who left behind a bankrupt council and a mountain of debt. Then by Conservative Mayor Jason...

Richard Howard
Jun 22, 20252 min read
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