Monthly Archives: April 2012

Long Weekend Update Part 3- Monday 9 April 2012

Posted on 09/04/2012 by samchapman

Candidates Dorset Independent Candidate Martyn Underhill launched his campaign website and Facebook page, with the theme ‘Keep Politics Out Of Policing’ – this seems to be a common theme with Independents, though I’m sure they mean “party politics”, as the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update Part 2 – Sunday 8 April 2012

Posted on 09/04/2012 by samchapman

Runners Since the last full update the following candidates are now running:- Keith Hunter , Mike Caseman-Jones , Vera Baird (interviewed here with a leaflet here) and Bernard Rix What’s up? Names sound familiar? Know about them already? Uh-huh. Check … Continue reading →

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A Holiday treat for fans of “The Thick of It”

Posted on 07/04/2012 by samchapman

I stumbled across some BBC filming a week ago in Westminster, and used a photo of Peter Capaldi practicing his lines as “Malcolm Tucker” to Armando Iannucci, who makes this stuff happen. My point was that passing American tourists had … Continue reading →

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More from “The Thick of It”

Posted on 07/04/2012 by samchapman

Simply mentioning “Thick of It” character Malcolm Tucker (played by Peter Capaldi), together with this photo of some filming I came across a week ago at Westminster has caused a lot of excitement on the Capaldi-obsessed parts of the net. … Continue reading →

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Passover Weekend Update – Part 1 – Friday 6 April

Posted on 06/04/2012 by samchapman

Frequent flyers here at TopOfTheCops will know that a constant stream of news and views made for none of our regular updates last weekend, but the good news is that we now have a four-day weekend to make up for … Continue reading →

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…and Paddick makes three

Posted on 06/04/2012 by samchapman

Brian Paddick’s crime policies are, well, not as exciting as you’d think. He is the only one of the London Mayoral candidates with police experience, and plenty of it, at a senior level, so why are the crime policies so … Continue reading →

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And Ken writes the second PCC manifesto.

Posted on 05/04/2012 by samchapman

They’re like London buses. No PCC manifestos and then suddenly, one after another. I’ll expect Paddick’s next. Hot on the heels of Boris’s breakthrough Crime Manifesto, it’s Mr Livingstone, I presume. Here are the highlights of Ken Livingstone’s Crime Manifesto:- … Continue reading →

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Boris writes the first PCC manifesto

Posted on 03/04/2012 by samchapman

The PCC elections have been criticised for creating policy free zones, which I think is a tad unfair. The elections are as yet over 7 months away, and candidates are sometimes tempted not to reveal their ideas so early that … Continue reading →

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Tight fights for TopOfTheCops

Posted on 02/04/2012 by samchapman

The Police and Crime Commissioner election battleground may be starting to emerge. I’ll not repeat all the caveats about the recent Police Foundation research on voting and these elections, but instead look to identify the closest races. The Police Foundation … Continue reading →

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What are the LibDems thinking?

Posted on 01/04/2012 by samchapman

There has been very little LibDem input in this election so far, and it seems likely to continue that way. The party centrally is not funding local PCC candidates. A few local parties may chance their arms, but even in … Continue reading →

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