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A major misunderstanding of the PCC role

A major misunderstanding of the PCC role - if Nick Hurd wants to be taken seriously he needs to change the structure of the role!

Most people outside of political parties in the UK and even some in the parties but outside of the cohorts of MPs and Councillors and their closest friends recognise that while we get a chance to vote for a representative every 4 – 5 years, that this is a long way short of our voices being heard. Of course some elected representatives are very good at engaging with their constituents and when…

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The Government must be held accountable on policing matters

The Government must be held accountable on policing matters. They may have handed responsibilities over to PCCs who are locally accountable, but the Government is nationally accountable!

The value of having a national Government is supposed to be that as well as setting out national policies and national budgets, that they also monitor how the regional and local bodies that they fund through those budgets, deliver effective services to the people in the communities concerned. It is after all these people who pay their taxes. The fact that each area has elected representatives and…

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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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Liar, Liar, is Nick Hurd setting himself on fire?

Liar, Liar, is Nick Hurd setting himself on fire? and in doing so wasting public money which needs spending on neighbourhood policing

The idea that MPs, Peers or in the worst case scenario, Government Ministers can tell lies and get away with it is surely one of the reasons why our Democracy has so little support from people in the UK. A few days ago I was invited to sign a petitionwhich would make such dishonesty open to challenge. The petition is entitled “Make it a criminal offence to knowingly or recklessly mislead…

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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…

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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.