Croydon MP Andrew Pelling confirms he will be standing at general election

“If Politicians from all Parties desisted from bickering, arguing and point-scoring so regularly (something many of us often tell our children off for) - perhaps many perspective voters would actually take notice, feel better informed and participate more?”

“Is Mr snout in the trough Ottaway a man with good values?”

“"The only way to get Gordon Brown and his cronies out of no.10 is to vote Conservative."

Such arrogance. Such blind faith. Such narrow-mindedness. Such self-deluding stupidity.

The result of the Croydon Central election will have no bearing on which party forms the next government.

The only reason the Tories on here are pretending it will is because they have not got much to say in favour of Gavin Barwell - not unless you count "a good man with good values" and "a role model to his children" as qualities that outshine things like policies, abilities, integrity and experience.”

“I wish Andrew all the best in whatever he chooses to do and he is a loss to the Conservative Party. However, his supporters need to be aware that the only way to get Gordon Brown and his cronies out of no.10 is to vote Conservative. A vote for Andrew this time round will be a wasted vote. Gavin Barwell is a good man, with good values and a cross next to his name, when the time comes, is a vote for freedom.”

“Robinhood - Mr snout in the trough of South Croydon would be an ideal recruit for you.”

“I was thinking it was time for a brand new Party formed by myself and the Merry Men ..an honest Party.Our manifesto:- we would rob from rich and poor alike,carry out highway robbery at petrol stations,tax everybody to the hilt and use the money for fun filled jollies for the Merry Men drinking fine wines and gourmet foods.

Oooops Friar Tuck has just informed me that such a Party exists already it goes by the name of Labour....oh well back to being an honest outlaw I suppose.”

“I like Gavin Barwell. You've got to admire man who lists his qualifications for the post of MP as being chairman of the board of Governors of Trinity School - it's like I'm saying "Look Anthony, I dont represent people like you but it's okay because I'm not going to even bother to pretend". Dont get me wrong - no reason why someone born rich cant be a good MP and no reason he shouldnt be Chairman of the Board at his old school. But surely only an idiot would send out a continuous string of leaflets suggesting that by working for free for a school fee for £11,604 a year school they have gained more insight into how to represent the interests of the average man in the street when the average man in the street keeps telling him it's a turnoff. Or maybe the message is that he doesn't. Which I suppose is, at least, honest. Anyway a vote for Pelling may be a wasted vote but it's got to be better than voting for someone who cant even bother to pretend to be normal and who's never had a job that wasn't in politics since he left University... just like Gordon, dont you think?”

“Richard, Central Croydon,

There's also no 'A' in 'independent'.”

“Noice the Croydon Conservatives commenting on this site have been strangely silent about their candidate for Croydon South. Is he still enjoying that large house we all paid for? It says a lot that they chose to re-select a man with his snout so deep in the trough.”

“The clue is in the name

'''INDEPENDANT''''

Cos there no ''I'' in team.

Got the picture!!

Mr.A.,Pelling.
CROYDON INDEPENDANT MP”