We Warned Labour

Croydon Labour Councillors Tony Newman and Simon Hall have this evening announced that they will be standing down from their wards with immediate effect, triggering by-elections in the respective areas of Woodside and New Addington North.

As Croydon Council plunges into bankruptcy with vital public services facing swingeing cuts, there is one question uppermost in the minds of residents – Why and how did Labour get us into this financial mess? The answer is simple. Ideology.

Most followers of Croydon politics will be aware that in October 2020 the Council’s auditors, Grant Thornton, felt compelled to issue a Report in the Public Interest, which highlights its concerns about how the Labour Council’s finances have been run for the last few years. 

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