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Tag Archives: Conservative Party
One of our Rainbows is Missing!
In the last year I have become very conscious of the work of the Political Parties and their tribalism in a new way due to my decision to stand in the election as Police and Crime Commissioner – my website … Continue reading
Dear Auntie
This post is a reflection of the draft guidelines published yesterday by the BBC regarding their coverage of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections (I am standing in Sussex as an Independent Candidate). The reason for the post is to … Continue reading
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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Good Grief!
After last Sunday’s blog on the inter-dependency of the Press and Party Politics I wonder if I am becoming obsessed with the subject. Last week I wrote about the failure of the Observer, along with the Guardian and the BBC (regional … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Policing
Tagged BBC, Conservative Party, Guardian, Labour Party, Observer, Police and Crime Commissioner
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Third time ………
I have just declared that I intend to stand as a candidate in the elections for Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner. The Police Authority website explains this in more detail and my own website explains something of my thinking and … Continue reading
How much is rotten in the state of Westminster
In May 2010 it was clear that the new cabinet arrived in Whitehall with almost no knowledge of its processes and even less sympathy with existing programmes and initiatives. Any new management is bound to want to make changes and the perceived … Continue reading
Benefits a safety net, not a reward for being good
At the time of posting over 219,000 people in the UK have signed an e-petition requesting that the Government withdraws benefits from any of the rioters who have been convicted for offences committed in London in recent weeks. The threshold for the Government to consider … Continue reading
The Threat to our Health Services
I confess to having no instinctive empathy with the views and policies of our current Government but hope that I have the integrity to acknowledge that all sides of the political spectrum are capable of having ideas that can strengthen and … Continue reading
Posted in Health Reform
Tagged Andrew Lansley, Conservative Party, Government, GP Consortia, NHS, Primary Care Trust, Sussex
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