Category Archives: Police & Crime Commissioner

We’re all in this together?

Posted on May 22, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in Bournemouth a senior representative of a deeply unpopular sector of society used all of the authority and power of her role to challenge another group of people who she claims are deeply unpopular with the public. The Home … Continue reading →

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Lets have some proportional representation

Posted on May 2, 2014 by ianchisnall

The panel line up for last nights BBC TV Question Time included Councillor Suzanne Evans, a UKIP Councillor from Merton in Surrey who is also their spokesperson for Communities. Her only other qualification for appearing is that next year she will be one … Continue reading →

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Difficult choices

Posted on April 25, 2014 by ianchisnall

On Sunday in Brighton & Hove residents and visitors will mingle together in their chosen activities, benefiting from the sea air and the opportunity to exchange views. Some will be on Madeira Drive East of the Palace Pier roundabout, taking … Continue reading →

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A failure to keep Party Politics out of Policing

Posted on March 19, 2014 by ianchisnall

In recent weeks the Home Secretary has toured UK Police forces, using the opportunity to meet Police and Crime Commissioners across the country and calling in on Conservative MPs in their constituencies ensuring that her Political Party gets the maximum exposure from the … Continue reading →

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The challenge of transition

Posted on March 4, 2014 by ianchisnall

The so called blogosphere is humming with issues of class and social mobility. I hit upon it through a great blog that I read regularly called A Dragons Best Friend in which the author was reflecting on the need for the Government … Continue reading →

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A vital pause

Posted on February 19, 2014 by ianchisnall

If this logo is not familiar or at least recognisable, then you have probably not seen the leaflet which the Government commissioned to tell us about their data sharing scheme known as Care.Data. Further details on the scheme can be found … Continue reading →

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Politics free Policing?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by ianchisnall

“We can’t have this whole process taken over by Party hacks” this statement about the role of Police and Crime Commissioners was made by Blair Gibbs on 6th August 2011 on Radio 4. Blair was Chief of Staff to Nick … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain, Westminster style

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ianchisnall

Mark Twain is reputed to have said that  everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it. When the rain has stopped and the surface water has left the Somerset Levels, one of the issues that MPs will … Continue reading →

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Innocent children deserve better

Posted on January 17, 2014 by ianchisnall

We are letting down significant numbers of young people each year according to Assistant Chief Constable Dawn Copley of Greater Manchester Police. She was speaking in to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Children according to this news report when she … Continue reading →

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Have a wonderful 2014

Posted on January 1, 2014 by ianchisnall

This year will see the beginning of a 3 year phase of elections with the EU elections this year along with Scottish Referendum. In 2015 there will be a General Election and then finally in 2016 the second elections for … Continue reading →

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