So why if Labour are done, did he do this?

• Ross Miller

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  26 March 2009     00:5318225
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  One for BarryW
  
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7964803.stm
  
  The Conservative leader of Essex County Council has quit the Tory's and joined the Labour Party
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• Guest 674

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  26 March 2009     06:3418227
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  Barryw
  Well now this is no ordinary ex tory member, this was the ex leader of the tory party and its a hung council which will have major implications for Essex
  at least he knows the party that is the way forward
• Guest 655

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  26 March 2009     07:5318231
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  There is always a bit of traffic between Parties which is not always for the reasons claimed. I find the following link a much more interesting statement on the state of the Labour party.
  
  http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2009/03/the-senior-labour-councillor-too-embarrassed-to-admit-his-party-affiliation.html
• Guest 653

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  26 March 2009     09:0318246
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  I think that says more about the misguided Mr. Hipsley than party policy.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• howard mcsweeney1

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  26 March 2009     19:1418319
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  roger
  
  you never say that when someone defects to the conservatives.
  
  then it is down to the defector seeing the light on the road to damascus.
  
  
  it remains to be seen whether mr hipflask does the full ken and moves around them all before disappearing without trace.
• Guest 674

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  26 March 2009     23:3518356
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  its a big loss to the tories on Essex county council no matter how you view it
• howard mcsweeney1

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  26 March 2009     23:4418358
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  should be interesting the next election in thurrock, already 2 bnp councillors.
  
  how many more in june?
• Guest 655

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  27 March 2009     06:1218365
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  Yes, howard sady the BNP may well make gains, maybe a European seat also. Dreadful prospect that and the blame is all down to political correctness.
• Brian Dixon

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  27 March 2009     08:4718372
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  what do expext from two partys who cant lead from the front but allways following like lap dogs.
• Unregistered User
  27 March 2009     19:4818430
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  Sorry folks , the original post is inaccurate. The guy that defected was from the hung council of Thurrock not the Leader of Essex CC , Lord Hannningfield, who is currently opening up rural Post Offices & setting up local authority banks on the French & Spanish model.
  
  Watty
• howard mcsweeney1

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  27 March 2009     20:3618434
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  i spotted that at the beginning paul.
  thought it would get a debate going if i did not say anything.
  
  
  barry
  
  i totally disagree with your contention about the reason for the rise of the BNP.
  
  they have grown outward due to the total disinterest of the main parties in the indiginous population.
  
  with the help of the labour and conservative parties, they have changed their image very cleverly into the style of the french national front, and made themselves electable.
  
  in june my predictions will all come true.