Monthly Archives: September 2012

Candidate Statement of Colin Skelton

Posted on 26/09/2012 by samchapman

Colin Skelton is standing as an Independent candidate for Wilshire Police and Crime Commissioner. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so get in touch … Continue reading →

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Candidate Statement of Chris Wright

Posted on 25/09/2012 by samchapman

Chris Wright is standing as an Independent candidate for Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so get in touch … Continue reading →

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Candidate Statement of William Morris

Posted on 24/09/2012 by samchapman

William Morris is standing as an Independent candidate for Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so get in … Continue reading →

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Candidate Statement of Joe Michna

Posted on 23/09/2012 by samchapman

Councillor Joe Michna is standing as the Green Party candidate for Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so get … Continue reading →

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Candidate Statement of Mary Robinson

Posted on 22/09/2012 by samchapman

Mary Robinson is standing as an Independent candidate for Cumbria Police and Crime Commissioner. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so get in touch … Continue reading →

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Labour Pains

Posted on 21/09/2012 by samchapman

There's a little more to the story of the unions funding the selection campaigns of their preferred candidates. If a union (or any single donor) gives a candidate who is a party member over £1,500, in cash or in kind, … Continue reading →

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Are trades unions buying influence with PCCs?

Posted on 19/09/2012 by samchapman

Regular and long-established readers will be glad to hear of the return to these pages of Lancashire Labour Candidate Clive Grunshaw, who I have previously christened 'the gift that keep on giving', and this turns out to be an ironic … Continue reading →

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Cambridgeshire – Expenses and Allowances

Posted on 15/09/2012 by samchapman

Ansar Ali – Independent Mr Ali is most recently a Member of Cambridgeshire Police Authority. He has had other public appointments that fall outside the scope of the 2009-12 period. According to Cambridgeshire Police Authority (online and response to FOI) … Continue reading →

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We’re being archived

Posted on 14/09/2012 by samchapman

The nice folk at the British Library have been in touch to ask for permission to add TopOfTheCops.com to their Web Archive. I’m inclined to say yes, but TopOfTheCops is not all mine – so if you want me to … Continue reading →

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Another One Bites The Dust

Posted on 14/09/2012 by samchapman

I must thank Russell Webster for the application of the above headline to the PCC election, originally as a hashtag – but it is oh-so-true. Another PCC wannabe has withdrawn from the race due to finding out they were disqualified … Continue reading →

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