Tag Archives: Police and Crime Commissioner

Everyone counts

Posted on July 24, 2015 by ianchisnall

Together we seem pretty bad at caring for a small number of vulnerable people and those with needs that are not the experience of most of us. Few of us are ever likely to end up in a police cell … Continue reading →

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The quality of our Politicians

Posted on July 11, 2015 by ianchisnall

It is easy for those of us who live outside of the bubble that is Party Political ideology to assume that the residents of that strange and unfriendly land can make sense of their own world. Sadly that is clearly … Continue reading →

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The need for face to face assessments

Posted on June 8, 2015 by ianchisnall

Police forces and other public services across the nation are all working intensively to find ways of meeting the needs of the communities they are intended to serve, in the most efficient manner. The pressure to save more money following several years … Continue reading →

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Manchester deserves real democracy

Posted on May 29, 2015 by ianchisnall

The decision by the combined councils in Greater Manchester to choose who the interim Mayor for the region should be in the period until a public election can take place in 2017 shows how little respect these powerful politicians have for … Continue reading →

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Time for Boris to act responsibly

Posted on May 11, 2015 by ianchisnall

The decision taken by the Mayor of London to stand as an MP raised many concerns with people living far away from the Capital City who had no opportunity to vote in either of his recent elections. However the fact … Continue reading →

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Party planning

Posted on March 24, 2015 by ianchisnall

The decision by the Home Secretary to change the funding formulae for policing political conferences will have a negative impact on Sussex Police as it will on all Police forces in areas where our Political Parties hold their occasional set piece … Continue reading →

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The On-Duty Off-Duty conundrum and Gagging

Posted on March 10, 2015 by ianchisnall

These two Politicians make significant decisions on  behalf of all 1.5M residents in Sussex when it comes to matters of Crime Reduction and Policing. They spend large sums of public money to achieve this end and that gives them great power and influence. However … Continue reading →

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Katy’s Bike Idea

Posted on October 15, 2014 by ianchisnall

The suggestion from Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, Katy Bourne that all bikes should display identity markings like car number plates is a strange policy to champion, particularly if you are responsible for the resources that would be needed to police … Continue reading →

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Jane follows Katy’s example

Posted on June 30, 2014 by ianchisnall

The news from the Liverpool Echo that Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner, Jane Kennedy has set herself on collision course with the Police and Crime Panel for the area by appointing a deputy without following an open appointment process, sounds disturbingly … Continue reading →

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Meet the Commissioner

Posted on May 30, 2014 by ianchisnall

The pitfalls of open access TV filming is that confidential matters aside, the viewer sees the blemishes as well as the strengths of the subject. Last nights CH4 Meet the Commissioner certainly revealed the blemishes of Ann Barnes and her approach … Continue reading →

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