Three thoughts about Police and Crime Commissioner elections…

You can’t politicise the police any more than they have politicised themselves Every time the Association of Chief Police Officers, the Police Federation or someone like Lord Blair complains about the “politicisation” of the police, the Baby Jesus cries. The police have always been political, and over the last decade have become quite shameless about… Continue reading Three thoughts about Police and Crime Commissioner elections…

Stoke dumps mayor

Stoke on Trent has voted to get rid of its directly elected mayor, something which a large number of Lewisham residents have been trying to do for years. Can anyone explain to me why the former referendum was allowed but not the latter? Part of the explanation may be the comparative strength of the BNP… Continue reading Stoke dumps mayor