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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2013 11:24:40 GMT
Lord Ahmed rightly suspended for anti semite remarks
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Mar 14, 2013 11:36:41 GMT
He has lived a charmed life, but it seems his luck has finally run out. None too soon, either  |
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 12:31:15 GMT
Cllr Armand Toms, Cornwall County Council has quit the Conservatives over concerns for the adult social care budget in the county. This follows the resignation by Cllr Polmounter from the Lib Dems in Cornwall. twitter.com/tamsinmelvilletwitter.com/CllrAWallis |
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Post by slicesofjim on Mar 14, 2013 14:19:44 GMT
Cornwall is excitingly restive at the moment...
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 14:27:28 GMT
Cornwall is excitingly restive at the moment... The next thing you'll know is a Tory to TUSC defection......or maybe not  |
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 14:27:54 GMT
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Post by slicesofjim on Mar 14, 2013 14:37:08 GMT
Cornwall is excitingly restive at the moment... The next thing you'll know is a Tory to TUSC defection......or maybe not Nothing would surprise me in Cornwall, even that... |
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 15:26:59 GMT
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 16:56:20 GMT
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Mar 14, 2013 20:56:23 GMT
The fact that the website you linked to mentions 2010 in its title might have been a clue that the defection wasn't recent, and indeed that's the case. Brown was elected in 2007 for the ward, but did not defend it in 2011 and instead finished in fifth in Harwich East Central. The Tories gained his ward with a small majority over Labour and a different UKIP candidate a somewhat distant third. |
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 21:23:46 GMT
The fact that the website you linked to mentions 2010 in its title might have been a clue that the defection wasn't recent, and indeed that's the case. Brown was elected in 2007 for the ward, but did not defend it in 2011 and instead finished in fifth in Harwich East Central. The Tories gained his ward with a small majority over Labour and a different UKIP candidate a somewhat distant third. Well spotted! Brownie points to you. |
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ColinJ
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Living in the Past
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Post by ColinJ on Mar 14, 2013 21:27:43 GMT
Two Conservative councillors on Watford Rural Parish Council have resigned from the Party. Diane Day (Oxhey Hall ward) and Bryan Jukes (Carpenders Park ward) are the personnel in question; Jukes cites same-sex marriage as the reason for his resignation. There is only one Conservative Party councillor (Eric Bishop) left there now.
I know we don't usually comment about defections of parish councillors, but in this case it perhaps tells us something of the state of the Conservative Party in an average English constituency, with troops on the ground becoming increasingly unhappy.
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Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on Mar 14, 2013 21:53:11 GMT
Becoming the sixth Conservative on Spelthorne to go Indy since the 2011 elections. What is going on there? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2013 13:00:34 GMT
Told by a LibDem friend this morning that Paul Graysmark, Conservative councillor on Adur District Council and West Sussex County Council has defected to UKIP.
Nothing on local media yet, and I haven't had time to check my WSCC emails.
There were some ructions in Adur last year over deselections for the county elections, but I wasn't aware that Paul was one; as far as I've seen he's been an effective councillor at both levels. Could be something to do with the pro/anti Tim Loughton factions in the constituency party.
If this is confirmed, it will be a big win for UKIP locally.
UPDATE: Adur website shows his seat as vacant, so it may be he's resigned the seat as well.
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 15, 2013 13:18:29 GMT
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 15, 2013 13:48:49 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2013 13:59:54 GMT
do we have a rolling total of the defectors since May 2010 ?
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 15, 2013 17:50:59 GMT
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 15, 2013 17:57:09 GMT
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 15, 2013 18:05:19 GMT
Lichfield District Council is 'aware that serious allegations have been made about one of our councillors. We are supporting the police in relation to their investigation. As an investigation is currently underway, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further.' www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/site/custom_scripts/newsblog.php?id=970 |
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