Tag Archives: Police and Crime Commissioner

Are we equipped to make this decision?

Posted on January 15, 2012 by ianchisnall

In recent years Governments of all hues have expressed a commitment to extend democracy into areas of life that our parents would not have been expected to participate in. Some of us have the opportunity to decide if our children’s … Continue reading →

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Politics and Policing don’t mix

Posted on December 29, 2011 by ianchisnall

In October the Government announced a fundamental change to the way in which our Police force is to be governed. There is a danger that this will lead to the police becoming political footballs. The proposals will remove decision making … Continue reading →

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A free market, but only when it suits them

Posted on November 13, 2011 by ianchisnall

The ideology of the current government is somewhat inconsistent when it comes to the way in which it chooses to rely on free markets and when and where it chooses to erect barriers to participation and activity by those deemed unsuitable. This … Continue reading →

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We need Policing not Politics

Posted on August 30, 2011 by ianchisnall

The coalition Government came to power with a long list of ideas and proposals that were intended to change the way in which services are delivered in local communities. Many of these were inspired by good intentions but few appear to have been thought through adequately. One … Continue reading →

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End the farce at New Scotland Yard!

Posted on August 26, 2011 by ianchisnall

As part of the famous handbag scene in Oscar Wilde’s farce, The Importance of Being Earnest, Lady Bracknell declares ‘To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness.’ This same epithet … Continue reading →

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A Policemans lot is not a happy one!

Posted on August 13, 2011 by ianchisnall

This years Centenary of the death of WS Gilbert commemorates the man who wrote these words as part of his Operetta, Pirates of Penzance ‘Our feelings we with difficulty smother, when Constabulary duty’s to be done, Ah, take one consideration with another, a policeman’s lot is not … Continue reading →

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Police and Crime Commissioners and their Deputies

Posted on August 7, 2011 by ianchisnall

As Harold Macmillan is widely reported to have suggested, the best of plans and ideas can catch us all out (or events, dear boy, events). Tonights Channel 4 news focused extensively on the Tottenham Riots and ended up with an … Continue reading →

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