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Our local councillors who’ve lost their seats must be sighing with relief

15 May 2021

9:00 AM

15 May 2021

9:00 AM

An angry text exchange between me and a former Tory councillor after she lost her seat has got me thinking.

During the campaign, I asked this lady if she would like to put a poster in my front garden as it adjoins the village green. Even more to the point, next door to me is her main rival, who has a placard fixed to his front wall.

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