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Category Archives: Police & Crime Commissioner
Will the next PM ensure Independent PCCs get elected?
It is always very inspiring when we see documents from our family that shows how our relatives have achieved a great deal and met and indeed involved with significant people. This morning my Mum showed me a document that is … Continue reading
The whole thing is unbelievable said Boris Johnson
My friend Kent Reynolds kindly spotted this piece early yesterday and indeed the Daily Express has also posted it. Given how supportive of the Conservative Party the Express is it demonstrates that Johnson is not acting very positively. This piece … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Daily Telegraph, Gordon Brown, Kent Reynolds
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Tom Winsor ends his role with some clear challenges
Tom Winsor is the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), a role he took over in September 2012, two months before the end of Police Authorities and the election for the Police and Crime Commissioners. Tom Winsor was the first person who … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Police & Crime Commissioner, Policing
Tagged ACPO, Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Gary Mason, Tom Winsor
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Two significant people who received New Year Honours
At the Elections last year of the Police and Crime Commissioners, two Independent PCC’s stepped down following 9 years of their work as PCCs. In Avon and Somerset Sue Mountstevens was the PCC and in Dorset Martyn Underhill was the … Continue reading
We need all politicians to work together Nicola
On Thursday this week there was a discussion in the House of Commons under the title of Business of the House and one of the MPs stood up to call for a Parliamentary debate that related to her setting which … Continue reading
A classic example of PM Incompetence for Policing
There are many people inside and outside the mainstream political setting who do not consider the role of the Police and Crime Commissioner as being very effective. It is sad that they do so as clearly when Independent credible people … Continue reading
Is there a way forward for Independent Candidates?
The results for Police and Crime Commissioners 2021 is deeply disturbing on many levels. In one sense it demonstrates what a dominant political party set out to achieve and has managed to do so after 3 attempts. In 2012 when … Continue reading
Election candidates should matter more than party membership
It feels very strange that although the various voting elements all took place last Thursday that today there are still some results that we are expecting will be completed today. Many of us can recall the days when elections took … Continue reading
Please elect Independent Police and Crime Commissioners today
Today across England and Wales we need to elect a Police and Crime Commissioner in our area. Many people disagree with the idea of an elected Police and Crime Commissioner and many people disagree with the loss of the Police … Continue reading
A modest number of Independent PCC candidates for 2021
As this tweet demonstrates, the Sussex voters have been handed the opportunity to vote for an Independent Police and Crime Commissioner on 6th May. The name of the person is Roy Williams or actually his full name is Roy Thomas … Continue reading