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Post by anthony on Jun 28, 2013 9:04:18 GMT
I understand from Twitter that Cllr Rod Scott from Merton has now gone from independent to UKIP (former Tory) His wife is still sitting as an independent (former Tory) though. |
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Post by martinwhelton on Jun 28, 2013 13:23:25 GMT
I understand from Twitter that Cllr Rod Scott from Merton has now gone from independent to UKIP (former Tory) His wife is still sitting as an independent (former Tory) though. I'm sure Linda Scott's defection is being lined up for another week, with maybe Chris Edge then to folllow a few weeks later. Opportunity to get a bit of publicity for themselves by having individual defections, it is all a bit of a publicity charade though does have its entertainment value. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jul 1, 2013 12:04:12 GMT
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Post by marksenior on Jul 1, 2013 18:44:48 GMT
Out of curiosity , if he has only been in Worthing for a short time and a councillor there only since 2010 , how did he become mayor in 2012 ? I thought becoming mayor was at least part a reward/recognition for long service to the town .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2013 19:38:50 GMT
Essentially it boils down to this: no other Tory wanted to take the role on, and the Tory leadership refused to have a LibDem Mayor in 2012/13 because that would have meant the new pool being opened by a LibDem. I spent quite a while trying to persuade Graham Fabes (who was still a Tory at the time) that he would make a good mayor (he would have), and that both sides would have accepted him (I knew this, because I'd asked both sides!) but he wouldn't do it. I think he'd - Charles James that is - been town mayor wherever he was in East Sussex, so they felt he had experience of the role. I also think his wife was quite keen...  |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Jul 1, 2013 21:05:20 GMT
Out of curiosity , if he has only been in Worthing for a short time and a councillor there only since 2010 , how did he become mayor in 2012 ? I thought becoming mayor was at least part a reward/recognition for long service to the town . Sadly there are places where the mayoralty is used as part of the payroll vote. |
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Post by Devonian on Jul 3, 2013 15:52:12 GMT
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Post by ColinJ on Jul 3, 2013 18:01:30 GMT
I have ceased to be surprised at the goings-on in the Banana Republic of Harrow. The story, if true, is hilarious. |
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Post by Tony Otim on Jul 3, 2013 21:03:12 GMT
Wow, UKIP actually said no to somebody  |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Jul 4, 2013 15:24:55 GMT
Wow, UKIP actually said no to somebody Allegedly! |
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Post by ColinJ on Jul 5, 2013 16:03:36 GMT
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jul 8, 2013 9:58:06 GMT
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Post by LDCaerdydd on Jul 8, 2013 21:26:26 GMT
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Post by Sibboleth on Jul 8, 2013 22:48:57 GMT
lol
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jul 8, 2013 23:25:00 GMT
Piers Merchant, Rod Richards, Neil Hamilton. They don't half pick 'em.
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Post by Penddu on Jul 9, 2013 5:32:28 GMT
Rod Richards is positively sane compared to their current Welsh representative John Tufton......
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2013 6:39:21 GMT
I'm not very clued in on Welsh politics, and I read this at first as saying that he was currently the Tory Assembly leader. A very big scalp, I thought... |
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Post by innocentabroad on Jul 9, 2013 7:31:16 GMT
I'm not very clued in on Welsh politics, and I read this at first as saying that he was currently the Tory Assembly leader. A very big scalp, I thought... There haven't been any big Tory scalps in Wales for over twenty years, James. They are an English party, no more. |
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Post by Lord Sid on Jul 9, 2013 7:36:30 GMT
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