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Dave's avatar

Most people (anecdotally at least) vote for a party rather than a candidate.

When someone defects it should automatically trigger an election. I'd be furious if I'd voted Conservative* only to find I'd got a Reform councillor by stealth.

*I could have ended that sentence there.

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Stuart Bourne's avatar

Doesn’t matter what he says, it smells like opportunist careerism to me. And the fact he won’t call a by-election is rank hypocrisy.

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Simon Without's avatar

From the scumbag that campaigned for Trump? Surely not.

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Steve Dyke's avatar

Robbie Lammas - possibly the most unsurprising and most opportunist defection this year...

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Sally Fisher's avatar

Career politician and now on the gravy train just wants to stay there and doesn't care about the local people, not surprised at all 😕

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Ian Petrie's avatar

Who on earth gave these people permission to hang flags on public amenities, and why are they doing it now in particular?

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Simon Without's avatar

Walnut-gate!

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Dave's avatar

He should lose the whip.

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Simon Without's avatar

You, however, deserve an award.

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