Monthly Archives: June 2012

Tickets Please?

Posted on 19/06/2012 by samchapman

Yvonne Mosquito has had an interesting week so far. On Sunday the Birmingham Councillor would have learnt that her bid to become Labour’s candidate for West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner had been unsuccessful, and that Bob Jones, who incidentally … Continue reading →

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Labour Day

Posted on 18/06/2012 by samchapman

The results of the Labour selection process are here, but could be removed at any point, lack commentary and, in the party’s ongoing obsession with regions, are not in nice alphabetical order – so my version below is better! By … Continue reading →

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Blue Sunday

Posted on 17/06/2012 by samchapman

Councillor Craig McKinley, ex-Deputy-Leader of UKIP has been selected as the Conservative candidate for Kent PCC, where it is an open secret in advance of Monday’s announcement that he will face Labour’s Harriet Yeo. In Hampshire, the Conservative shortlist was … Continue reading →

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Initial results of risking it all

Posted on 16/06/2012 by samchapman

Today it was announced that Avon & Somerset Conservatives had chosen Ken Maddock as their official Candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner. That’s one out of the TopOfTheCops five ‘Risking It All‘ candidates. 3 others are due to learn their … Continue reading →

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Be Part Of It – full video

Posted on 15/06/2012 by samchapman

Blair Gibbs said it was ‘fun‘. The Times Crime editor Sean O’Neill thought it was ‘chirpy’, but saw it as a sign of ‘desperate times‘. Policing First’s Paul West demanded ‘please, please tell me it’s a spoof‘. But to me, … Continue reading →

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Last day for Labour selection

Posted on 14/06/2012 by samchapman

The Labour Party have encountered two extremes in their candidate selection process for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections:- 1) not having enough candidates to choose from by the time it gets to the shortlist. Shortlists of one have abounded, … Continue reading →

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Westminster Briefing on PCCs and Community Safety Partnership

Posted on 13/06/2012 by samchapman

Today, I have been combining my old job (Community Safety Manager) with my new role as PCC pundit/prospective candidate, by joining Suffolk’s Labour PCC candidate Jane Basham on a panel at a House Magazine Westminster Briefing event on PCCs and … Continue reading →

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Candidate Statement of Matt Bennett

Posted on 12/06/2012 by samchapman

Matt Bennett is seeking the Conservative nomination to be the Police and Crime Commissioner in the West Midlands. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, … Continue reading →

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Remember, remember the 15th of November

Posted on 11/06/2012 by samchapman

    Further evidence that it’s all happening in Lancashire, and the rest of you are just hoping one day you’ll catch up. I wonder what it cost. P.S. I don’t know what I like more, this video, or the … Continue reading →

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More briefings

Posted on 11/06/2012 by samchapman

Alright, alright, there are other free briefing events other than the one put on by Crest Advisory (26 June, Tavistock Square, London) although the Crest one is the only one with me in it, so why you would even bother… … Continue reading →

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