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Organised Crime discussion included Sussex
On Monday there was a discussion entitled “Organised Crime” that was arranged by three MPs from Devon, Buckingham and Burnley and they initially each asked the question “What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of organised crime.” and the Minister who responded was James Cleverly. However later on in the session Chris Elmore, the Labour MP asked a question and James responded and he…
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Sussex PCC seen as a brave leader by her Tory colleagues
Sussex PCC seen as a brave leader by her Tory colleagues who are all delighted to mix policing up with party politics!
When MPs and Ministers hold debates about policing, it is not unusual for them to refer to the bravery and leadership of Police Officers who run into places of danger in order to protect others and take decisions and impose their judgements on other people in order to avoid greater problems. It is sometimes hard to know what is going on when one is told to take a different route or remain in…
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Who decides what data the Home Office bothers to collect In recent weeks the pressure on Sussex Police has increased as a result of a TV programme called 'Inside Out - South East' which I wrote about on the following day…
The sloping shoulders of Nick Hurd and impact of Katy's decisions are what is under scrutiny! The size of police budgets are primarily determined by the Government. Indeed as I wrote in yesterdays blog that is all being debated at the moment for future years.
Police budgets are decimated whilst politicians play their games
Police budgets are decimated whilst politicians play their games - the nature of party politics makes it very hard to see a good outcome
On Tuesday in the House of Commons, MPs spent a massive 38 minutes debating the issue of Police Pension liabilitiesand how these will impact on policing budgets across the UK. The exchange was between Nick Hurd who is the Policing Minister and the rest of Parliament. One of the exchanges worth viewing was between the Labour MP for Wolverhampton SE and Hurd. The text is shown above along with a…
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Police budgets are decimated whilst politicians play their games
Police budgets are decimated whilst politicians play their games - the nature of party politics makes it very hard to see a good outcome
On Tuesday in the House of Commons, MPs spent a massive 38 minutes debating the issue of Police Pension liabilitiesand how these will impact on policing budgets across the UK. The exchange was between Nick Hurd who is the Policing Minister and the rest of Parliament. One of the exchanges worth viewing was between the Labour MP for Wolverhampton SE and Hurd. The text is shown above along with a…
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The weakness of Party based Police and Crime Commissioners
The weakness of Party based Police and Crime Commissioners as demonstrated by Henry Smith, Andrea Leadsom and featuring Katy Bourne
On Thursday in the House of Commons a “Business of the House” session took place in which MPs are able to direct questions at Andrea Leadsom, the Leader of the House regarding future matters for discussion. The MP for Crawley Henry Smith asked a ‘question’ which is shown here and displays his own uncomplicated political allegiance but also a terrible lack of understanding of what has gone on in…
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Sussex is impacted by hard borders and Police funding cuts and needs some radical political changes Most fellow residents have come to terms with our boundary signs that welcome visitors to Brighton and Hove, even though we know which part of the city we live or work in.
