The fight is going on - and on, and on!

There are fewer postings here at the moment whilst we give EDDC and the developers chance to digest the letters of objection (713, representing approximately 1,000 people and many more still to be indexed) and the letters of support (8). We shall be checking on the situation again next week, so watch this space.

EDDC officers have intimated that they will put their recommendation before a Development Control Committee meeting in around 4 months. This takes us up to the time of local government elections so the Committee which decides on Seaton's fate will either be made up of current members (no member for Seaton) or new members. Either way, of course, EDDC officers are probably hoping it will work in their favour - old members can just take an unpopular decision and move on, new members maybe intimidated by their new roles and just feel it is safer to take officers' advice. Well, it's not quite that simple.

All councillors have to be aware that what happens in Seaton today could happen in their constituency tomorrow (in fact, in Exmouth you could argue that what has already happened in Exmouth then happened in Seaton since they are facing similar though not quite as great problems).

So, councillors, you may well find that decisions made about Seaton will reverberate in your own wards one day. If you are seen to be ignoring council tax payers - wherever they live - people in your own towns may well wonder whether this is the right kind of representative for them.

The same with our (current) MP. He may think that, because his new constituency will not include Seaton at the next general election, he can afford to ignore the town since our votes will not count for him. But rest assured, if it all does go pear-shaped, people will have long memories. And, again, constituents will ask themselves whether their MP represents their interests or not.