We Warned Labour

As a result of our failing Labour Council officially bankrupting our borough, vital flood protections will be scrapped as a cost cutting measure, local Conservatives have learned.

An Open Letter to Cllr Alisa Flemming, Labour Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Learning.

Dear Cllr. Flemming,

Croydon’s failing Labour Council is officially bankrupt - that's the view of the most senior finance officer at the Council, who today issued a Section 114 notice.

This second devastating report slams the Labour Leadership of the Council by revealing:

In September 2014, Conservative members of the Pension Committee raised concerns with the management of the pension fund and in particular:

Croydon residents have suffered greatly from six years of poorly managed finances, misguided priorities and poor choices made by this failing Labour Council.

The Council’s General Purpose & Audit Committee, known as GPAC, plays the same role as the audit committee in a large company, providing a body to review adherence to internal processes and all financial processes.

Accounting Trick masks Dedicated Schools Grant Overspend

The recent Report in the Public Interest by the Council’s Auditors sadly confirms what we already knew – that the failing Labour Administration has frittered away the Council Tax payments made by Croydon’s hardworking residents, failed to listen to both financial experts and opposition councillor

There can be nothing more important than protecting the most vulnerable in our society and I believe that this is something that we can all agree on. Sadly, that is where our agreement with Croydon’s failing Labour Administration begins and ends.

Anyone who follows the local Croydon news will have become aware of the recent spate of resignations by the Chief Executive of the Council and the ruling Labour councillors including the Council Leader and Deputy Leader.  This follows the devastating report by Grant Thornton that exposed the many