From my link below on ConHome by Joe Egerton (former Con 
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PART 1
"The problems that the Conservative campaign in Canterbury are currently encountering are not limited to the failure of the Conservative Party to deliver what it said it would in 2017. This would not really feature but for two factors. First, in 2017, the UKIP backed Brazier had repeatedly told hustings that the Conservative Party was the Party of Brexit, so unsurprisingly the Conservatives are suffering from the failure. Second, Greig Baker has used the twitter feed of the Association persistently to attack Theresa May’s deal, even on occasion associating himself with UKIP or ex UKIP MEPs. Unsurprisingly this idiocy has given considerably more prominence to the Brexit issue than it would otherwise have had.
The Conservatives locally are in serious trouble because of their own disastrously bad decisions. There is great hostility to what is known, in honour of the leader of the city council, as Cllr Cook's erection. This is a monstrous multi story carpark being erected at the West Station. It is aesthetically appalling and blocks a view of the cathedral. It is not properly configured for disabled users and will not have adequate electric charging points – the cost of retro fitting will be huge. The cancellation terms are a more closely guarded secret than the proceedings of the NSC. The only financial projection to have leaked is that it has a 15 year payback period to break even. So financially it is very high risk.
The Conservatives are also being blamed for investing in a shopping centre at a premium price. The collapse of retail property has generated an as yet uncrystallised capital loss of about £500 for every man, women and child in the authority’s area. There are emerging problems (again concealed) over rental income.
On top of this, the Conservatives propose to enlarge horizontally a park and ride carpark by the river Stour, wrecking a historic view and threatening wild life habitats restored by the effort of volunteers."
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PART 2
The Conservative record on social housing has been disastrous. They allowed themselves to be outbid for ex-army housing and have not built any social housing. Relations with East Kent housing are a disaster, with a Conservative council unable to get this organisation to tackle rat infestations.
Refuse collection is another scandal – the council recently had to pay £250K to Serco to adjust a contract that was inadequately drawn up in the first place. These people do not know what they are doing.
The Conservative Association is itself a scandal. It has had to resort to NDAs to prevent matters becoming public that would hugely embarrass the party. It holds meetings without minutes and Mr Baker instructs officers not to communicate with the elected executive. Those members who incur his and his wife’s displeasure – she is the agent and secretary – are removed from mailing lists and not invited to party events.
A very distinguished former Lord Mayor, George Metcalfe, was ruthlessly deselected for pressing for serious action to help those most in need. He is now standing as a Lib Dem candidate. I was expelled without being given any allegations let alone any invitation to put my case. Elected officers and executive members have categorically denied that they were consulted before this was done. A partial data disclosure shows Mrs Julie Isles of CCHQ conspiring with Mr Baker to achieve this, despite her stating categorically that I was supportive of “Mrs May” – perhaps significantly not “the Leader of the Party”. I understand that one reason for this was a concern that I would be difficult about Conservative KCC’s treatment of mentally ill teachers and its appointment of a person who propagated literature saying that gays should not be head teachers to investigate a head teacher who was gay. As a Catholic, I regard this as a straightforward piece of discrimination that is expressly prohibited in the Catechism
Following Nicky Morgan’s point that Conservatives should be careful not to say or do things that might incite violence against MPs, I should add that not only has there been tawdry abuse of Rosie Duffield from Conservative activists including MR Baker but the former MP is actively running a line that she is acting undemocratically against the people. Rosie Duffield was elected by a constituency that voted Remain (the district was narrowly leave) after making clear her position and after Brazier had repeatedly told hustings that the election was about Brexit. There is genuine concern about the effect of such abuse – when I have written in the Kentish Gazette condemning it and pointing out that Rosie Duffield is doing what she said she would despite the threats and obvious risks, I have been surprised by how may people have approached me to say they entirely agree. All have been shocked to hear that I have been expelled from the Conservative Party.
It is alarming that Mr Baker now says that the Association may select a candidate who - and I quote – “will be” on the approved list. This implies they have in mind selecting somebody who has not currently passed the vetting procedures. It would be a very serious matter if the Association were to select somebody who encouraged violence against an elected MP.
(In response to Mr Baker saying numbers are up in the thread comments section Joe Egerton replies: )
"Kentonline has a quote from you on membership
Mr Baker added that party membership locally had doubled but said he couldn’t reveal figures “due to data protection laws”.
www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/loca...
The claim that data protection laws prevent you from disclosing numbers is a ridiculous lie. You cannot reveal the names of members but you can reveal the total numbers.
I note that your wife now signs herself as "agent".
Clearly an independent audit of what is going on is needed."