This drip-feeding of names and wards by East Devon Alliance is nail-biting stuff. Another four candidates announced today to add to others already announced are:
Geoff Jung (Rayleigh) against current incumbent Ray Bloxham who did so much work on reducing public speaking at planning meetings and pushing forward relocation) and who has since the last election moved to Cranbrook;
Martin Shaw in Seaton who has been successfully campaigning for better planning rules for the coastal town so often sadly neglected by EDDC and dominated by Tesco;
Jackie Wadsworth for Honiton St Michaels, where “I am not the Tory Whip” Phil Twiss currently holds sway along with long-time Councillor and former Chairman of EDDC Peter Halse and Mike Allen, latterly Chairman of the Local Plan Committee.
And more names to come between now and the Thursday 4 pm closing date for nominations.
Oh, what a lovely election!
East Devon Watch 
Thursday?
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Whoops, sorry, Thursday it is and corrected!
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The latest list of candidates can be found on http://www.eastdevonalliance.org.uk/candidates/
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Mike Allen appears to have a very interesting relationship with Mark Williams, and is the only tory I am aware of who has had a complaint against him properly investigated by the standards committee.
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He did work for Mark Williams as a South Somerset Regeneration Officer before he (Allan) retired so he must know his ex- boss and current CEO pretty well.
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Whilst I may not agree with Cllr Mike Allen’s political views, I do have to respect him for standing up and saying what he believes in even when it runs contrary to the Tory leadership non-whipped views. It is a great pity that the majority of Tory councillors appear so brain-dead or bullied that they say nothing when democratic values are eroded or decisions made by a cabinet sub-clique in secret (sometime not only secret from the public, but apparently also occasionally secret from some cabinet members).
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