Points raised in the letter published in yesterday’s Sidmouth Herald (29th November) from EDDC Conservative Party Whip, Phil Twiss, are causing much discussion. The Vision Group for Sidmouth, part of the Save Our Sidmouth campaign, has posted some revealing information on votes cast locally (see http://futuresforumvgs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/over-representing-parties-through.html and http://futuresforumvgs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/over-representing-parties-through_29.html )

See also, this link to SIN : http://sidmouthindependentnews.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/conservative-councillors-are-free-to-express-their-own-views-says-east-devon-party-whip/

There will no doubt be more on and around the subject….

A serious clampdown on the spontaneity of public questions was decided yesterday at Knowle. Questions must now be submitted in writing, two days in advance.
The electorate waits to see if the quality of answers, commonly unsatisfactory and often evasive, will be affected.
More comment can be found on today’s SIN blog: http://sidmouthindependentnews.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/another-nail-in-the-coffin-of-democracy-in-east-devon-officers-and-cabinet-rule/