The following question was asked of me at the EU referendum meeting tonight. “Many people are concerned that our fluid EU borders are allowing potential Jihadists to flood Europe and the UK, but if we withdraw we lose access to intelligence networks. How does our involvement in the EU affect our security?” My answer: The … Continue reading
My opening speech in Favour of Leaving the EU tonight at St Columba’s church Cambridge
Good evening to you all. I hope tonight you will hear a reasoned debate about the future of our relationship with the EU, free of outrageous scaremongering from either side, free of doom-laden prophesises that are becoming increasingly unbelievable, and free of endless data that seeks to prove the outcome of either leaving or … Continue reading
Wow – what happened to sensible debate over EU referendum? My simple guide.
When I speak to people, overwhelmingly they say they just don’t have enough balanced information to make a sensible decision at the EU referendum. Both sides appear to be making increasingly outlandish claims. Most of these claims revolve around the economic consequences and are often difficult, if not impossible to validate. Most are predictions based … Continue reading
EU President Now Threatens UK.
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has started sabre-rattling over Brexit. If we leave, we will face “consequences”, he says. We will be “treated as a third country”. (But I thought that was the whole point?). We will be regarded as “deserters”, and “not treated with kid gloves”. It is quite revealing how far away Juncker is … Continue reading
EU state aid regulations stopping UK providing super fast broadband to everyone. Madness
Hundreds of thousands of homes in towns and cities are at risk of being left in the internet slow lane because of European Union state aid rules. Ministers are hoping to have rolled out superfast internet at speeds of 24Megabits per second to 95 per cent of the UK by the end of next year. … Continue reading
Crime in England and Wales:2015
Our Police Officers are under pressure- we must do more to help them
This has just appeared on the Police Federation website: The high-stress nature of the job is driving several police officers to consider suicide, says the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW). Its Welfare Support Programme (WSP), set up by thePolice Firearms Officers Association (PFOA) and PFEW, has seen the number of ‘vulnerable and at risk’ officers … Continue reading
Farmers better off out of EU – we can protect subsidies
Question 20 What are the biggest challenge? My answers to the 20 questions asked of PCC candidates
Question 20 What do you think your biggest challenge is going to be? Trying to improve the impact on peoples lives against a background or reducing finances. Getting the police to adopt a more flexible approach so that relationships can be built with other organisations.
Question 19 How should the lack of women and people from minority groups be addressed? My answers to the 20 questions asked of PCC candidates
Question 19 There are very few women or people from minority ethnic groups standing as PCC candidates and even fewer are likely to be elected. How do you think this stark underrepresentation might be addressed? This role suffers in the same way that local councils do. I don’t pretend to understand why it has been … Continue reading
