Category Archives: Perspectives

Perspectives

What happens next?

Posted on 22/11/2012 by samchapman

As PCCs take up their positions today Peter Walker says the key question is “What happens next?” When senior officers in the Japanese Navy were planning the attack on Pearl harbour, one of them told a briefing “This will give … Continue reading →

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PCC Party Failures #1 – the Conservative Party

Posted on 19/11/2012 by samchapman

A version of this article was published yesterday on ConservativeHome. It is the first of a series on PCC election failures by the four main political parties.   This week, in the elections for the flagship Police and Crime Commissioner … Continue reading →

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Reporting the PCC elections – confusing messages

Posted on 18/11/2012 by samchapman

Giselle Green ran Siobhan Benita’s media campaign in the recent London Mayoral election. She is an ex-BBC News producer.   The media's obsession with the low turnout for the PCC elections was a self-fulfilling prophecy. Right from the start the … Continue reading →

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Your New Best Friend

Posted on 17/11/2012 by samchapman

Congratulations, Commissioner – well done! The blur of praise and well-wishes may be getting a bit much now, or you still may be in the psychological state of euphoria. Good job you have a few days to get over it … Continue reading →

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Early results show few, but thoughtful, voters

Posted on 16/11/2012 by samchapman

I’ve been doing media interviews this morning, so thought I should start my own results coverage online by summing up what I think we are learning about the election. I should mention that Bernard Rix has been running his own … Continue reading →

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Getting Away With It

Posted on 15/11/2012 by samchapman

Today, yes, election day, at 4.29 pm I received information from Lancashire Police Authority which I first requested from them on 3 October. It is over 6 weeks later, and 2 weeks beyond the legal limit for a Freedom of … Continue reading →

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Make me wrong.

Posted on 15/11/2012 by samchapman

Today, you can make me wrong. Not just a little wrong but very wrong. My post yesterday listed predicted baselines against which we can assess the election results. It has largely been supported by Jon Collins of the Police Foundation … Continue reading →

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Be of good cheer

Posted on 14/11/2012 by samchapman

Any of you who are feeling sad having read the last post on baselines for the election results, should head on over to MSN News UK where you can find a few words of cheer from your's truly.  

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Reading the runes

Posted on 14/11/2012 by samchapman

Elections can be very unpredictable, and this one may be more so than most. We don't know the impact local candidates have been having. We don't know who has managed some form of contact with electors which their opponents have … Continue reading →

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PCC – critical friend or second Chief Constable?

Posted on 07/11/2012 by samchapman

Tom Lloyd is an International Drug Policy Adviser and former Chief Constable On 22nd November 2012 the new Police and Crime Commissioners will take up their posts with the proper intention of ensuring that Chief Constables’ decisions reflect the priorities … Continue reading →

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