Croydon Constitutionalist Mike Swadling writes in the Croydon Citizen about a local society and the need to be able to differ for the benefit of society.
“Debating societies are designed to test your skills in truly understanding a different view”
Category: Mike Swadling
Taxing conversations in Croydon
Mike Swadling asks – Where does the council spend its money and Do we get value for it? In the Croydon Citizen – https://thecroydoncitizen.com/politics-society/taxing-conversations-croydon/
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.
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/
Two years on and Brexit is still going strong – Croydon Citizen
Following our public meeting on 24 May Chris Philp MP and London Assembly Member David Kurten. Michael Swadling has written about the meeting and our ongoing campaign in Croydon – https://thecroydoncitizen.com/politics-society/two-years-on-and-brexit-is-still-going-strong/.
Economics and Motivational Fun
The American Conservative University Podcast has over a 1,000 conservative (American meaning not UK party) audio shows. As they say – just listen at the feet of some of the world’s greatest Conservative thinkers.
Two great recent Podcasts we would like to draw your attention to.
Anyone with a passing interest in Economics should read or listen to Milton Friedman. This MasterEdit podcast covers many interviews with Friedman and covers a wide range of economic issues.
https://acu.libsyn.com/show-milton-friedman-masteredit
You don’t get much comedy from practical politics. Zig Ziglar (1926 – 2012) was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker. A light-hearted and funny look at developing the qualities of success and how to be self-reliant. https://acu.libsyn.com/show-zig-ziglar-how-to-stay-motivated-developing-the-qualities-of-success
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/