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.