Tag Archives: Police and Crime Commissioner

Candidate Statement of Councillor Les Byrom CBE FRICS

Posted on 04/03/2012 by samchapman

Councillor Les Byrom is seeking the Labour nomination to be the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so … Continue reading →

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Candidate Statement of Councillor Barry Coppinger

Posted on 03/03/2012 by samchapman

Councillor Barry Coppinger is seeking the Labour nomination to be the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so … Continue reading →

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TopOfTheCops Scores on the Doors, as Labour nominations close

Posted on 02/03/2012 by samchapman

The Labour party have now stopped accepting applications for their Police and Crime Commissioner nominations, whereas the Conservative process is still open, as also are those of other parties, and Independents are free to enter the race likely up to … Continue reading →

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Keith Hunter’s 10 Questions for Police and Crime Commissioner Candidates

Posted on 02/03/2012 by samchapman

Keith Hunter is an applicant for the Labour nomination for Police and Crime Commissioner in the Humberside Police area. He has given TopOfTheCops.com permission to reproduce here his 10 suggested questions for Police and Crime Commissioner candidates, first sent out … Continue reading →

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Recent updates

Posted on 01/03/2012 by samchapman

We have a slew of updates to our force-level pages, to keep you up to date with individual candidates and areas, so it’s worth checking out your area. In the last day or so this has involved:- Cllr Bill Weightman, … Continue reading →

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Is policing too hard for ordinary people to understand?

Posted on 29/02/2012 by samchapman

Lancashire’s Chief Constable Steve Finnigan has expressed his concern about only one person overseeing policing in the county when the Police Authority is abolished, according to the BBC. He said: “To ask an individual to cover [this] patch is asking … Continue reading →

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A perfect storm for the new politics?

Posted on 29/02/2012 by samchapman

Today I did some old-fashioned political stuff, namely the distribution of a newsletter to local residents keeping them up to date with local developments. There was variable rain at just the wrong levels at the wrong times, and a range … Continue reading →

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Top Cops: Pure as the driven snow, but easily led

Posted on 28/02/2012 by samchapman

The Telegraph is currently carrying an interesting pair of articles online at the moment. In the first, Sir Norman Bettison, Chief Constable of Yorkshire expresses his fears that elected Police and Crime Commissioners could feel obligated to those people who … Continue reading →

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You’re in good company!

Posted on 27/02/2012 by samchapman

Michael Crick has issued an update on his lists of Police and Crime Commissioner candidates, linking to TopOfTheCops.com in the process, possibly as thanks for sending some tips his way. So, what is there that we didn’t know before? See … Continue reading →

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Lancashire Labour TopOfTheCops contest hits YouTube

Posted on 26/02/2012 by samchapman

Councillor Chris Maughan, a Blackpool Councillor who is also on Lancashire Police Authority, has launched his campaign for the Labour Police and Crime Commissioner nomination in Lancashire with a series of videos, including the 666 video above, attacking spending restraint … Continue reading →

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