It appears that all members staff of the University of Exeter were informed of the joint agreement on Exeter City Council, Teignbridge and East Devon working together at the same time that EDDC councillors who had been kept in the dark were told.

If you were an EDDC councillor, not in with the top boys and girls, would you be somewhat annoyed? But will the non- whipped majority party be able to keep a lid on such annoyance?

Time to choose: Leader and his message and his coterie or community, your own voice and service!