Councillor Andy Swain - Teign Valley (TDC)

14 Feb 2021

Cllr Andy Swain

Andy Swain
Andy Swain

Ward: Teign Valley

Parishes: Ashton ; Bridford ; Christow ; Doddiscombsleigh ; Dunsford ; Hennock ; Tedburn St Mary ; Trusham

Contact information

Mobile:  07756 253908

Email:  andrew.swain@teignbridge.gov.uk

Committee appointments

Term of Office

  • 07/05/2019 - 13/05/2023

Andy's News

Agricultural Risk

The Gazette and Herald published Wiltshire Liberal Democrat Cllr Brian Mathew's latest letter in this week's edition read on below for the full letter... 'Agricultural Risk' This week has seen two important political developments for rural communities. The first was the resignation of the disgraced Chair of the House of Commons Environment Food and Farming Committed Chair and MP for Tiverton & Honiton, Neil Parish for watching pornography in the Houses of Parliament. His resignation follows that of former Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Farming, Owen Patterson. Of course, that was followed by the sensational Lib Dem victory in his former North Shropshire Constituency. Difficult by-elections are staking up for Boris Johnson's Conservatives with others of his MPs facing prosecutions and investigations. None of this does any favours for our parliamentary democracy. The second development was far more positive. It was the decision of the former Vice President of the National Farmers U

10 May 2022
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Protect our democracy

Many of us have been shocked by how the current government has been able to remove fundamental protections and expand undemocratic measures (refugees being deemed 'illegal', the right to protest taken away, the independence of the electoral committee hollowed out and FPTP being expanded further to future Mayoral elections).

LDER
9 May 2022
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