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Category Archives: Policing
Boris, not the first #PCCs amongst equals!
In British Politics there are few characters more eccentric than Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson and for all his strengths and many weaknesses it is hard to imagine anyone wanting to treat him as a role model in the normal sense of that … Continue reading
Can we focus on value as well as price?
According to a report prepared for the Parliamentary Home Affairs Committee last month which was the focus of an article in the Police Oracle, 17 out of the 41 new Police and Crime Commissioners are due to spend more than the previous Police Authorities did … Continue reading
A shared space and the way we treat it
On Monday night I was privileged to attend a public meeting on the subject of travellers and gypsies at Hove Town Hall. It was held to mark Gypsy Roma Travellers History Month and it told the story of the Gypsy Roma Travellers in the … Continue reading
Posted in Community Safety, Education, Planning Rules, Policing
Tagged Brighton & Hove, Government, Local government, Member of Parliament, Mike Weatherley, MPs, Patcham, Sussex Police
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Just like Katy!
On Tuesday 29th January Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne announced that she intends to appoint Cllr Steve Waight as her deputy PCC “subject to confirmation by the Police and Crime Panel”. Like Cllr Bourne (Katy remains a Cllr in Mid Sussex District Council, … Continue reading
Very questionable independent scrutiny
For most people in Sussex, the Police & Crime Commissioner election on 15th November was either irrelevant or an offence. Nevertheless nearly 200,000 did vote and the end result was the election of Katy Bourne, the Conservative party candidate with 32% of the … Continue reading
Why tell lies when you can tell big fat whoppas!
Unless you live in Wales you will probably never have heard of Winston Roddick, he was recently elected as the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales. He was elected as an Independent which on a personal level is both good news … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Policing
Tagged North Wales, Police and Crime Commissioner, Winston Roddick
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Questions and Answers (on Twitter)
Today sees the formal beginning of the election process for Police and Crime Commissioners which will end on 15th November when we all get to vote. The BBC got wind of this and this morning at 08:28 @BBCSussex tweeted the following: … Continue reading
How hard can it be to design a form?
Since writing the following blog, I have been sent this Letter from Electoral Commission – do read it as it helps to explain why there was a delay and that this is now ended – thanks to those of you who … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Policing
Tagged Electoral Commission, Home Office, PARO, Police and Crime Commissioner, Sussex
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Are we really like Pavlov’s pets?
This week I heard a reference to Pavlov and his dogs on a programme on Radio 4 which explained that due to a russian siege or winter (I really wasn’t listening fully), the poor dogs used by the Russian scientist … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Policing
Tagged Conservative Party, Martin Bell, Pavlov, Police and Crime Commissioner, Radio 4, Sussex
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