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
Question 18 What are the shortcomings of PCCs legislation? My answers to the 20 questions asked of PCC candidates
Question 18 What do you think the shortcomings of the PCCs legislation are in respect of the twin aspects of scrutiny and governance? What would you suggest to the Home Secretary that might improve those aspects? It is clear that the benefits of having a single person accountable for the police has been outweighed by … Continue reading
Question 17 How will I raise awareness of PCC ? My answers to the 20 questions asked of PCC candidates
Question 17 How do you intend to raise awareness of the police and crime commissioner’s role and the related accountability framework? I have been very disappointed with the current PCC for Cambridgeshire who has been invisible. If the post is to be effective then it needs to be relevant to the community and seen by … Continue reading
Q16 –Where does my funding come from? My answers to the 20 questions asked of PCC candidates
Question 16 Where does your funding come from? I am funding my campaign myself. If anyone would like to chip in I will be very grateful 🙂
