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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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Are You Disqualified From Being Top Of The Cops?

Posted on 09/06/2012 by samchapman

I’ve now had a second issue of the Blackburn with Darwen Messenger freesheet containing an article from Tony Johnson about his bid to be Lancashire Police And Crime Commissioner, but it’s unlikely this pleasure will be repeated. Mr Johnson is … Continue reading →

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After the hype

Posted on 07/06/2012 by samchapman

Yesterday we covered the, well, jubilation that followed the apparent discovery of a chief police officer who was prepared to say that the government were cutting police on the streets and this was driving up crime. Well, unsurprisingly, all is … Continue reading →

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Oh dear!

Posted on 07/06/2012 by samchapman

I knew it would go wrong the moment I heard it. “We have taken 513 police officers off the streets.” It was at the Lancashire Police Authority Meeting last week, where the Acting Chief Constable was running through the latest … Continue reading →

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‘Looking at the wrong end of the lead’, by Peter Walker

Posted on 04/06/2012 by samchapman

Peter Walker is seeking the Conservative nomination for Police and Crime Commissioner for the City of York and North Yorkshire. Press coverage of suggestions that Cambridgeshire and other Police Forces may engage G4S to undertake the duties of Dog Handlers … Continue reading →

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An apology

Posted on 03/06/2012 by samchapman

Those of you who have studied Classics, New Testament Greek, or indeed English, will know that an ‘apology’ isn’t always something that conveys sorrow, regret or remorse. An apology can be a defence, hence the term ‘apologist’ for a person … Continue reading →

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An opportunity for debate

Posted on 02/06/2012 by samchapman

These elections are about policies as well as people. In the next couple of months many of the ‘people’ issues will be resolved – the major parties will have chosen their candidates and, while the electorate will still need to … Continue reading →

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Picking sides

Posted on 28/05/2012 by samchapman

When Michael Crick said “After Tim Collins’ withdrawal in Kent, + disappointments elsewhere, Tory plan to recruit lots of independent PCC candidates has failed badly“, I said I thought he had spoken too soon. Today, Mark Reckless MP revealed the … Continue reading →

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The view from the panel

Posted on 25/05/2012 by samchapman

Mick Thwaites is a former police officer and now Independent Candidate for Essex Police and Crime Commissioner. This week he was a panellist at the ACPO conference, and I asked him to share how that felt, in his own words. … Continue reading →

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