Monthly Archives: November 2023

Bernard Winchester’s December Diary Diary December 2023.pdf Croydon Council Meetings Tuesday 28 November. 10am. Appointments & Disciplinary Committee Bernard Wetherill House. Appointment to the post of Director of Housing Assets. Paper not yet on website. Tuesday 28 November. 6.30 pm. … Continue reading →

Director Ken Loach, and writer Paul Laverty, made the award-winning films ‘I, Daniel Blake’ (2016, on the brutality of benefit sanctions and the need for food banks), and ‘Sorry We Missed You’ (2018, on the gig economy and loss of workers’ rights). … Continue reading →

The Croydon Unite Retired Members branch passed the following resolution on 13 November. ‘This branch expresses its shock and outrage at the ongoing siege and bombing of Gaza by Israel which amounts to collective punishment in flagrant breach of international … Continue reading →

Croydon Council Meetings Tuesday 21 November. 6.30pm. Scrutiny & Overview Committee It will consider the Improvement and Assurance Panel Exit Strategy, Period 5 Financial Performance Report, Pre-Decision Scrutiny: Progress update on tranche 1 asset disposals, seeking approval for tranche 2 … Continue reading →

I keep commenting on the problem of Digital Exclusion and the fact that by stopping publication of its magazine to every household, the Council has been discriminating against those who are digitally excluded. A new report by the social enterprise … Continue reading →

Government Should Write Off Croydon’s Debt The Government should write off Croydon Council’s £1.3bn General Fund debt, or bundle all its components together at a low interest rate, suggests Rowena Davies, Labour’s Chair of the Council’s Scrutiny and Overview Committee. … Continue reading →