22 July 2025 / 22 July 2025 by peterunderwood
The Government’s decision to appoint commissioners to take charge at Croydon threatens local democracy and doesn’t provide the solutions we need to deal with Croydon’s financial situation. It is clear that Mayor Perry has completely failed to fix the finances or get a grip on the challenges Croydon Council faces. So, in that respect, we […]
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8 July 2025 / 8 July 2025 by peterunderwood
Green Party candidate for Mayor of Croydon, Peter Underwood, explains why we are opposed to the extension of the Mayor’s Public Space Protection Order. Here we go again! Croydon Council is planning to introduce yet another Public Space Protection Order (PSPO). Despite having failed twice already, under Labour and the Conservatives, Jason Perry is convinced […]
25 June 2025 / 25 June 2025 by peterunderwood
Following the recent Government statement about sending in Commissioners to oversee some aspects of Croydon Council, Green Councillors Ria Patel and Esther Sutton have written to Jim McMahon, the Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution. Greens have stated that any plan to improve Croydon Council must include a debt write-off. We have […]
15 April 2025 / 15 April 2025 by peterunderwood
Croydon Green Party is delighted to announce that Peter Underwood has been selected as our candidate for Mayor of Croydon. The Green Party is the clear challenger to the failing Conservative and Labour parties. At the general election last year, the Green Party got the third most votes in Croydon. Our vote went up more […]
26 June 2023 / 16 June 2024 by nicholasburmanvince
Ria Patel, Zoë Garbett, and Peter Underwood The Croydon & Sutton Green Party are pleased to announce that Peter Underwood has been selected to stand as our candidate at next May’s London elections.[i] Peter has lived in both boroughs and is well known for his honest and caring approach to politics, and his work with […]
9 May 2023 / 16 June 2024 by Ria Patel
We are concerned to hear from residents regarding fox culling at Beddington Farmlands. The timing of this cull is a particular worry as fox cubs are born in Spring and are dependent on their mother vixens for food and to survive. We have contacted representatives of Valencia Waste Management, who manage Beddington Farmlands, and Sutton […]
31 March 2023 / 16 June 2024 by
The members of the Sutton and Croydon Green Party agreed at their Annual General Meeting to publish a letter highlighting our disappointment with the level of transphobia and so-called ‘gender critical’ ideology being allowed to continue within the Party and publicly express our intent as a local party to find ways to change this. We […]
4 March 2023 / 4 March 2023 by nicholasburmanvince
Croydon Green Councillors Ria Patel and Esther Sutton have written this open letter to Michael Gove concerning Mayor Perry’s plan to raise Council Tax by 15% and cut Council services Green Councillor Group, Croydon Town Hall Katharine StreetCroydonCR0 1NX 03 March 2023 Open Letter from Croydon Green Councillors to the Secretary of State for Levelling […]
15 November 2021 / 16 June 2024 by nicholasburmanvince
Peter Underwood Your Green Party candidate for Mayor of Croydon We are delighted to announce that Peter Underwood has been selected as the Green Party candidate for Mayor of Croydon. Peter would make a fantastic Mayor, sort out the problems at Croydon Council and put a smile back on people’s faces. Croydon has suffered for […]
29 June 2021 / 16 June 2024 by Ria Patel
Detailed results from the recent London elections in May confirm that the Green Party is now the main challenger to the two old parties in Croydon. May’s election saw the Green Party gain an extra seat on the London Assembly and achieve record votes across London. Here in Fairfield Ward we saw one of the […]
