Tag Archives: Police and Crime Commissioner

Candidate Statement of Shona Johnstone

Posted on 05/07/2012 by samchapman

Shona Johnstone is seeking the Conservative nomination to be the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, … Continue reading →

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Candidate Statement of Howard Jones

Posted on 03/07/2012 by samchapman

Howard Jones is seeking the Conservative nomination to be the Police and Crime Commissioner in Surrey. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so get … 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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Tory PCC Selection Round-Up

Posted on 02/07/2012 by samchapman

Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner selections are underway, and there are a few yet to be done, but some results have come in that we may have highlighted on Twitter, but not on the site, so here goes:- (we covered … Continue reading →

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Candidate Statement of Robert Evans

Posted on 30/06/2012 by samchapman

Robert Evans is seeking the Labour nomination to be the Police and Crime Commissioner in Surrey. If you are intending to stand to be Police and Crime Commissioner where you live, you can submit your own Candidate Statement, so get … Continue reading →

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Electoral Commission publish PCC guides

Posted on 29/06/2012 by samchapman

The Electoral Commission have launched their guides for Candidates and Agents in the Police and Crime Commissioner election – required reading, but it has only just happened, so don’t expect me to have a comprehensive knowledge just yet. One thing … 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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Candidate Statement of Andrew Smith

Posted on 25/06/2012 by samchapman

Andrew Smith is seeking the Liberal Democrat nomination to be the Police and Crime Commissioner in Sussex. 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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