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How to deliver on promises

Posted on 06/11/2012 by samchapman

Michael Mates is the Conservative candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight A sceptical electorate as well as political opponents have been left wondering how much is actually affordable from the outlandish claims proposed … Continue reading →

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The other withdrawal

Posted on 02/11/2012 by samchapman

A fortnight ago Mervyn Barrett withdrew from the Lincolnshire PCC election in a blaze of publicity that continues to burn bright, and in the last week Lee Barron attempted to withdraw from the Northamptonshire race with a fair amount of … Continue reading →

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The other withdrawal

Posted on 02/11/2012 by samchapman

A fortnight ago Mervyn Barrett withdrew from the Lincolnshire PCC election in a blaze of publicity that continues to burn bright, and in the last week Lee Barron attempted to withdraw from the Northamptonshire race with a fair amount of … Continue reading →

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PCCs and the End of Politics

Posted on 01/11/2012 by samchapman

Today I have updated the entries for Northamptonshire so that visitors to this site will know that Lee Barron is not a real choice in these elections, following his decision to ‘quit’ yesterday. As it happens, it’s too late formally … Continue reading →

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Barron’s On The Ballot

Posted on 01/11/2012 by samchapman

For any who missed the update to yesterday's post – Update Thursday 1 November I have spoken to the Northants PARO team and note their Press Release following Lee Barron’s ‘withdrawal’. The main points are:- Barron cannot withdraw – it’s … Continue reading →

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Union Barron won’t be Police and Crime Commissioner

Posted on 31/10/2012 by samchapman

When TopOfTheCops launched a campaign in August to get PCC candidates to 'fess up' as to whether they had a problem by having the wrong type of criminal conviction over 40 candidates answered the call. In Northamptonshire, of the candidates … Continue reading →

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Expect More?

Posted on 25/10/2012 by samchapman

Mervyn Barrett's campaign slogan was 'Expect More', and we did – about another 3 weeks more, but his campaign has come to a sudden and premature end which you can explore by reading the following:- Andrew Gilligan's Sunday Telegraph Article … Continue reading →

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Doing it justice: Integrating criminal justice and emergency services through PCCs

Posted on 22/10/2012 by samchapman

Will Tanner is a Researcher at the independent, non-party thinktank Reform, whose new report, Doing it justice, is available here. At noon today the Prime Minister will deliver a speech on criminal justice reform, his first since taking office in … Continue reading →

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What will Mervyn do?

Posted on 21/10/2012 by samchapman

A PCC candidate’s lot is not a happy one. Whether ‘blessed’ by party support or independent of it, the task of reaching anywhere from 500,000 to over 2 million people with the meagre resources you have managed to scratch together … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney Style?

Posted on 18/10/2012 by samchapman

Fraser Nelson makes some important points in today's Telegraph article “Elected Police Commissioners: a criminal waste of a good idea“, even if a few of the details are off (the Badger Party lady is no longer standing). A section worth … Continue reading →

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