A county councillor has switched parties following his concerns farmland could “disappear forever”. Cllr Trevor Shonk, who represents Ramsgate on Kent County Council (KCC), has left the Conservative Party and has now joined Thanet Independents. He says he feels the council is letting farmers down in regards to its housing policy. It comes as Cllr Shonk, along with Thanet councillor Linda Wright, were both suspended from the Conservative party last November for defying the party on housing policy. Both members had sided with a Green Party motion on KCC’s policy regarding developer money put tow…