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Tag Archives: Conservative Party
The modesty of our political parties
According to this weekends Argus the number of paid up members of our political parties here in Brighton and Hove is rather smaller than some of us might have imagined. There is no reason to assume that these figures are disproportionate when … Continue reading
Why Quotas are not always wrong
In the last 36 hours the issue of quotas when applied to gender balance in UK boardrooms has been discussed extensively in the media. The starting point was a debate organised by a right wing Europhobic thinktank which posed the loaded question “Women … Continue reading
Another year older
Exactly a year ago we all woke up, knowing that London 2012 had been a great success and whilst there were things we could be cynical and critical about, that the end result was a great one. There were bound to be a few … Continue reading
Size and breadth affects all of us
The Conservative party is being dragged kicking and screaming to admit that their individual membership has fallen to its lowest ever level, possibly as low as 100,000 people as reported in yesterdays Independent and this morning on Radio 4. The fact … Continue reading
Three small rays of light
There can be few recent Government announcements that have been as badly timed as yesterdays news that 30 working Peers are to be created to join the already bloated Party benches in the Lords. In the context of austerity measures that have created devastation across the … Continue reading
Two not so fine lines
In the world of modern business idiom, the concept of a fine line between a great idea and a foolishness, lateral thinking, that no idea is to stupid to suggest will be recognised by many people. However these concepts are intended to … Continue reading
Sauce for the Gander
The controversial decision by the Home Office to use advertising vans to intensify an already very active debate on illegal immigrants has inevitably cause a great deal of distress to many people including those whose families have been resident in the UK … Continue reading
A reckless approach to Policing
As I wrote yesterday the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has been recently snubbed by the Home Secretary, as their President, Sir Hugh Orde attempts to bring some form of clarity to the relationship between the 41 Chief Constables and the elected Police and Crime Commissioners. … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Police & Crime Commissioner, Policing
Tagged ACPO, Association of Chief Police Officers, Conservative Party, European Court of Human Rights, Government, Home Affairs Select Committee, Home Secretary, Hugh Orde, Mark Reckless, Police and Crime Commissioner, Theresa May
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We need good links to the Home Office
In the eight months since the election of the 41 Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales, the relationship between Chief Constable and Police and Crime Commissioner has varied from the positive and warm to the down right hostile … Continue reading
Posted in Community Safety, Parliament and Democracy, Police & Crime Commissioner, Policing
Tagged Association of Chief Police Officers, Conservative Party, Government, Home Office, Home Secretary, Hugh Orde, Independent Candidates, Labour Party, Police and Crime Commissioner, Theresa May, Whitehall
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A Diversion from Reality
Yesterday Matthew Hancock MP who is a Minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Nigel Farage MEP got into a bit of a scuffle over employment rights as the BBC reported here. The comments relate to the importance of … Continue reading
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