Croydon Council – Page 7 – Croydon Constitutionalists

‘Spend Croydon’s money on fixing potholes not sculptures’ – Croydon Advertiser and Croydon Guardian

“Members of a group which campaigns for lower taxes and an end to wasteful government spending will be in Croydon town centre on Saturday.
The Taxpayers’ Alliance are due to pitch up in the High Street campaigning for lower taxes and against government waste.”

Full Croydon Advertiser article https://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/news/croydon-news/spend-croydons-money-fixing-potholes-1910633

Croydon Advertiser Facebook Page wuth great comments https://www.facebook.com/114339615299800/posts/1840508142682930/

Croydon Guardian http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/16444976.taxpayers-alliance-to-set-up-stall-in-croydon/

Press Release – TAXPAYERS’ ALLIANCE STREET STALL 18TH AUGUST

The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) are holding an Action Day in Croydon on Saturday 18th August. This follows on from a public meeting with the TPA held by the Croydon Constitutionalists.

Press Release

Council Spending – The price of taking pride

As part of a focus on wasteful spending in Croydon, Mike Swadling has written in the Croydon Citizen about the council’s ‘Cultural Growth Fund‘.

Comments on the Croydon Citizen Facebook page make interesting reading and highlight council spending on BoxPark.

Taxing Times

New leaflet to question the value for money delivered by Croydon Council. To be used with the TaxPayers’ Alliance street stall.

https://croydonconstitutionalists.uk/leaflets/

Being priced out of the Croydon job market – Croydon Citizen

As part of his acceptance speech at the local election count last month, Tony Newman suggested within the council’s powers, they do just that. The new council wants to create “a living wage borough, not just a living wage council”. Michael Swadling writes in the Croydon Citizen about the folly of this plan. https://thecroydoncitizen.com/economics-business/priced-croydon-job-market/

Comments on the Facebook post give an interesting insight into the lack of awareness of the downside of minimum wage policies.

https://www.facebook.com/492128770821844/posts/1963660610335312/

Can Surrey Street survive the help of the council?

Croydon’s Surrey Street Market is in trouble, and the free market can save it. Mike Swadling writes in the Croydon Citizen – https://thecroydoncitizen.com/economics-business/can-surrey-street-survive-help-council/

Liberalising Croydon’s night-time economy

Mike Swadling writes in the Croydon Citizen about the positive steps the Council are taking to Liberalise Croydon’s night-time economy and further steps they could take - https://thecroydoncitizen.com/politics-society/liberalising-croydons-night-time-economy/