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Lacking Diversity

Posted on 18/07/2012 by samchapman

Even with the embarrassment of G4S there must still be some money in policing as another day passes and another company pops up to offer services, this time to candidates, PCCs and Police and Crime Panels (who ain’t got much … Continue reading →

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Bang goes localism

Posted on 17/07/2012 by samchapman

We've been here before, or I have at least. In 1998 the then relatively new 'New Labour' Government passed the Crime and Disorder Act, giving a statutory basis for local Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (often called Community Safety Partnerships). … Continue reading →

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A sense of loss

Posted on 16/07/2012 by samchapman

A number of Conservative results have arrived since our last update, and in particular over the weekend, a number of which have been spotted by my friends at ConservativeHome. They are:- Bedfordshire Jas Parmar has been chosen as the candidate … Continue reading →

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Where Nadine Dorries went wrong

Posted on 08/07/2012 by samchapman

Nadine Dorries MP, in her piece on ConservativeHome this morning on how the LibDems have wrecked the PCC elections makes a couple of good points. The role would indeed be more substantial if it included impact on sentencing and detention, … Continue reading →

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‘Scrutiny’

Posted on 06/07/2012 by samchapman

Today I went to Lancashire County Council's annual Scrutiny session for Crime and Disorder. For the past two years I've had the chance to fire questions at the assembled partners, but I'm no longer on the committee, so had to … Continue reading →

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Simon says goodbye

Posted on 02/07/2012 by samchapman

The Guardian used to be called 'The Grauniad' because its feeble-minded correspondents seemed to lack the ability to spell. Since the advent of the spell-check the situation has not necessarilly improved. Today's coverage of Simon Weston's withdrawal from the race … Continue reading →

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Does turnout matter?

Posted on 28/06/2012 by samchapman

One defining moment of the CREST Advisory PCC Future event this week was when one of the assembled experts, having been asked to estimate the turnout in November, gave a figure but then added that it didn’t matter. Cue a … Continue reading →

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Remember not the sins of my youth?

Posted on 28/06/2012 by samchapman

So wrote David in Psalm 25, reflecting the idea that when we are young we all may do stuff that we shouldn’t, and would rather not have held against us for the rest of our lives (and beyond). While the … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Party?

Posted on 26/06/2012 by samchapman

There are three briefing events for PCC candidates this week. Today was CREST Advisory’s bespoke event for PCC candidates. Thursday sees a PCC- inspired day at the LGA’s annual conference, and Friday sees the Association of Police Authorities in drag … Continue reading →

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Conviction politics

Posted on 24/06/2012 by samchapman

Time for a ‘told you so’ moment. TopOfTheCops has already told you about candidates having problems with their convictions. Criminal convictions that is, not the other kind – this is politics. Last week the site asked “Are you disqualified from … Continue reading →

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