Author Archives: samchapman

Weekend update – Part, The First – 17th March 2012

Posted on 17/03/2012 by samchapman

Being Belfast-born but raised largely in Lancashire, I struggle with what to put in diversity monitoring forms that ask me to choose between being White (British) and White (Irish). Concerned that most personnel officers may be simply puzzled by a … Continue reading →

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Government proposes a TopOfTheCops website – err, hang on!

Posted on 16/03/2012 by samchapman

The Electoral Commission has published their response to draft secondary legislation from the Government, which gives the game away about how the government plans to deal with the problem of people not knowing what the Police and Crime Commissioner elections … Continue reading →

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Is the party over?

Posted on 15/03/2012 by samchapman

If you’ve come here expecting lots of commentary on “Winsor Part 2”, then I’m sorry to disappoint, but it’s just soooo long that I haven’t read it all yet, and haven’t the inclination to pretend I have (unlike a few … Continue reading →

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What do you want to know?

Posted on 15/03/2012 by samchapman

I’ve been talking to the folk at CREST Advisory, a consultancy seeking to support PCC Candidates, and they intend to be generating some news for us all to discuss. They are in the process of commissioning an opinion poll looking … Continue reading →

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What are Labour Candidates thinking?

Posted on 14/03/2012 by samchapman

Well, this question is tougher for me to answer, as it requires more personal mental gymnastics than the question about their Conservative counterparts, but the main options at the minute appear to be:- 1) “Yey, I’ve made it on to … Continue reading →

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Campaign Economics

Posted on 13/03/2012 by samchapman

There is a letter at the Economist website of interest to wannabe PCCs and their electorates. It’s from Alex Robertson at the Electoral Commission (hat tip to Jon Collins at the Police Foundation for spotting this). The letter states that … Continue reading →

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What are Conservative candidates thinking?

Posted on 12/03/2012 by samchapman

Yesterday saw Conservative Home feature an article on the emerging Police and Crime Commissioner candidates. It criticised some Conservative candidates for perceived dithering as to whether they were standing or not, and acknowledged that some had been compromised by their … Continue reading →

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The more the merrier…

Posted on 11/03/2012 by samchapman

The King of the Tory grassroots websites, ConservativeHome, has namechecked TopOfTheCops this morning, and Dan Hannan MEP has recommended us once again to his followers. On the Labour side, former MP and former Northern Ireland Office Minister Jane Kennedy, now … Continue reading →

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Weekend update – 10 March 2012

Posted on 10/03/2012 by samchapman

Part-timers, writing and Super Thursday? Patrick Burns wrote an article on November’s Police and Crime Commissioner and Mayoral elections, which was chiefly notable for being the first use of the term ‘Super Thursday’ in relation to these elections. Remember, it’s … Continue reading →

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Lies, Damned Lies and…

Posted on 09/03/2012 by samchapman

The Royal Statistical Society through GetStats hope to use the Police and Crime Commissioner elections to improve public understanding of the stats on policing and crime, and the complicated relationship between the two. To that end they are drafting a … Continue reading →

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