Statement on the appointment of Government Commissioners to oversee Croydon Council 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 […] Read more »
Greens oppose PSPO in Croydon town centre 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 […] Read more »
Greens respond to Government statement on Croydon Council 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 […] Read more »
Goverment to oversee Croydon Council 17 June 2025 / 25 June 2025 by peterunderwood Green Party candidate for Mayor of Croydon, Peter Underwood, gives his verdict on the latest episode in the long history of failures at Croydon Council. The people of Croydon have been let down by a bunch of failures. We have been left in a mess, and we now need big changes to get us out […] Read more »
Fairfield Councillor Roundup: May 2025 13 June 2025 / 13 June 2025 by Ian Bridgeman Here’s what our Green Party Councillors Esther Sutton and Ria Patel got up to in their Fairfield (central Croydon) ward, in May: Keep an eye out for us as we get things done in Croydon! Read more » councillors fairfield
Green spaces under threat – again! 27 May 2025 / 27 May 2025 by peterunderwood The combination of unreliable politicians and profit hungry developers is putting our green spaces under threat yet again. Peter Underwood, our candidate for Mayor of Croydon, writes about an example in South Croydon that shows that none of our green spaces are safe under Labour of the Conservatives. I know how important our green spaces […] Read more »
Peter Underwood for Mayor of Croydon 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 […] Read more »
Peter Friel is our by-election candidate for Sutton Central 27 March 2025 / 27 March 2025 by peterunderwood Sutton Green Party are pleased to announce that Peter Friel is standing as our candidate for the upcoming Council by-election in Sutton Central Ward on 10 April. Peter lives in the ward and has lived in Sutton all of his life. Peter works in the financial sector and has organised numerous fundraising events for cancer […] Read more »
Our Fairfield Councillor Roundup for August 31 August 2024 / 2 October 2024 by Ian Bridgeman Here’s what your Green Party Croydon councillors Ria Patel and Esther Sutton got up to in August 2024. Read more » councillors croydon roundup
Aasha Anam is our General Election candidate for Sutton & Cheam 5 June 2024 / 16 June 2024 by Croydon and Sutton Green Party are delighted to announce that Aasha Anam has been selected as our General Election candidate for the constituency of Sutton and Cheam. Aasha said: “We all know that politics is broken and we deserve far better. So I joined the Green Party to ‘be the change I want to see’. […] Read more » announcement candidate general election sutton sutton & cheam
