howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#1
I hear you have left UKIP Andrew
I'm still a member of the UKIP group of 3 councillors on DDC, as I have no issues with continuing to work alongside Georgette and Ben, but I haven't renewed my membership of UKIP and don't intend to, so yes I've left the party.
Thanks for that I understand you have been working on a book for two years so have not taken any interest in the ward.
I have a full time job, and I manage to get what council work done I can. I'm especially active in regard to planning, and I do take an interest in the ward. But I'm not retired or with a private income so am never going to be 100% available or devoted to that. Being a councillor is one of the things I do in my life, but far from the only one.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
#2
Andrew
If the above is correct surely as you stood as a UKIP person and you no longer in that party then you should either step aside or stand as an indy?
people would have voted for you as a UKIP follower, to not be a member sends out the wrong signals.
Without doubt you did start well, but we havn't heard from you for some time but we have only a few councillors of the 9 in the ward whom you can call active.
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Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
- Posts: 440
#3
Has somebody published private communication?
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#4
Who are you talking about, some of us are not as politically minded as others.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#5
Andrew Richardson Jan, one of the district councillors for Maxton, Elms vale and Priory.
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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#6
is he an ex-conservative ?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#7
Yes and now ex UKIP although the DDC website shows him as as leader of the UKIP group..
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
- Posts: 3,370
#8
So he’s probably returned to the conservatives then ?
I wonder if the membership would have selected him if given a vote
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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#9
This seems to be a tried, tested and trusted Conservative Party tactic. They tap someone up, get them to hide within another party and after they've been successful (and their party has paid out campaign money, resources etc.) they make overtures to them and sweeten them into cushy role in the local Tories. I seem to remember this happening in Folkestone regularly with both Lib-Dems and Labour jumping ship!
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#10
Yeah? Like with Mark Reckless and Douglas Carswell you mean? Oh. Hang on. They were elected as Conservative MPs and defected to UKIP.
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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#11
And candidates moved aside for them .
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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- Posts: 62,352
#12
I remember the Carswell stunt at Clacton when he realised the local UKIP bloke was due to oust him at the next General Election, he defected and Farage dumped the candidate.
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Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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#13
Captain Haddock wrote:Yeah? Like with Mark Reckless and Douglas Carswell you mean? Oh. Hang on. They were elected as Conservative MPs and defected to UKIP.
Yep. It just smacks of saving your own skin rather than being a public servant, respecting the wishes of those that can be bothered to vote.
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
- Posts: 440
#14
howard mcsweeney1 wrote:I remember the Carswell stunt at Clacton when he realised the local UKIP bloke was due to oust him at the next General Election, he defected and Farage dumped the candidate.
Your attempts at re-writing history are as risible as they are pathetic. Carswell was the Conservative MP at Clacton, he resigned from the Conservative Party, joined UKIP and a by-election was held.
Ditto Reckless.