Tag Archives: Independent

Is your TopOfTheCops election over before it has even started?

Posted on 25/02/2012 by samchapman

The election for Police and Crime Commissioner where you live could be all over, bar the shouting, by May. These could be the days of the real contest, and it may be happening while no-one is looking. We have not … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Labour, Selecting Candidates | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Leicestershire Candidates for TopOfTheCops consider cuts to PCSOs

Posted on 21/02/2012 by samchapman

Until recently, the race for PCC in Leicestershire was limited to two people, but as of yesterday the race has heated up with the Leicester Mercury naming 6 more candidates for the post.

Posted in Conservatives, Independents, Labour, Selecting Candidates | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Are you now or have you ever been a Tory?

Posted on 19/02/2012 by samchapman

In the United States in the 1940’s, just before McCarthyism got in to full swing, the House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities achieved fame when investigating Hollywood, with the memorable question “Are you now or have you ever been … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Independents, Labour, Perspectives | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Vera Baird tests the waters against Labour rivals in Northumbria

Posted on 16/02/2012 by samchapman

The Journal reports that former Solicitor-General Vera Baird has floated the possibility of her running for Police and Crime Commissioner in Northumbria. This fits the pattern of other former Ministers who have tested the waters with rumours before announcing they … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Labour, Media coverage, Selecting Candidates | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ian Chisnall launches his Independent campaign to be TopOfTheCops in Sussex

Posted on 13/02/2012 by samchapman

Today sees the launch of Ian Chisnall‘s campaign, as an Independent, to be the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex, with this Candidate Statement exclusively for TopOfTheCops.com and launch events later in the day at Brighton, Uckfield and Horsham – … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Candidate Statements, Independents | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

The race for TopOfTheCops in Kent gathers speed

Posted on 11/02/2012 by samchapman

Today Harriet Yeo, a Union rep on Labour’s National Executive Committee, announced at Labour’s South-East conference that she was applying for the party’s nomination. She may be up against Colonel Tim Collins, who has courted controversy for suggesting the job … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Conservatives, Independents, Labour | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A state of Independents shall be? Lessons from Simon Weston’s bid for TopOfTheCops in South Wales.

Posted on 09/02/2012 by samchapman

When Alun Michael (former First Minister) said he wanted to be TopOfTheCops in South Wales, he may have been thinking that a Labour nomination there was as good as getting elected, for he said he would step down as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Independents, Media coverage | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment