In response to what seems to be an orchestrated campaign to criticise councillors who are not Conservatives and the letter from John V Rowland in the Sidmouth/Ottery Herald, Jessica Bailey (Ind, Ottery St Mary) makes the following observation:

The Conservatives might be well advised to focus their energies on resolving the catastrophic disaster that is the Local Plan. Funny that John V Rowland studiously avoided any mention of this in his letter.

Check here:

DMC Public Speaking Votes 9th April 2014. It was a Conservative-led initiative with no support from Lib-Dems or Independents, so those Conservatives voting for or against are noted below:

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Voting AGAINST gagging:

Susie Bond

Roger Boote C

Derek Button

Bob Buxton C

David Chapman C

Trevor Cope

Deborah Custance Baker C

Martin Gammell

Steve Gazzard

Roger Giles

Graham Godbeer C

Pat Graham

Peter Halse C

Mike Howe C

Stuart Hughes C

Douglas Hull

Ben Ingham

John Jeffery

Sheila Kerridge C

Jim Knight C

Philip Skinner C

Peter Sullivan C

Graham Troman C

Eileen Wragg

Steve Wragg

Claire Wright

Voting FOR Gagging

David Atkins C

Ray Bloxham C

Peter Bowden C

Geoff Chamberlain

Iain Chubb C

David Cox C

Alan Dent C

Paul Diviani C

Christine Drew C

Jill Elson C

Steve Hall C

Stephanie Jones C

Andrew Moulding C

Frances Newth C

John O’Leary C

Helen Parr C

Ken Potter C

Pauline Stott C

Phil Twiss C

Mark Williamson C

Tim Wood C

Tom Wright C

We notice that Sophia Swire is a Conservative MEP candidate next month. Could she perhaps be related to local MP Hugo? If so, with Hugo employing his wife at his Parliament office, this could be turning into quite a family business!