Defection from the Conservative Party in Northampton

David Acock, Conservative Borough Councillor for Eastfield Ward, Northampton from 2003 to 2007, has left the Tories to join the Liberal Democrats. It’s a welcome continuation of the moves from both other main parties to the Lib Dem recently.

David Acock said of his switch:

Only the Liberal Democrats have shown consistent principles in opposing ID cards from the start, the war in Iraq and in defending our civil liberties.