Tag: pcc
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Dispelling the myth of “unelected and invisible” police authorities
Amongst the media coverage of the PCC elections, both in 2012 and last week’s by-election in the West Midlands the Government has again trumpeted it’s “unelected and invisible police authorities” line in defence of the indefensible reform. Police Authorities First, some facts. Police authorities in England and Wales were; Comprised of seventeen members 9 were elected…
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No mandate: PCCs need to go
One of my biggest gripes about UK Parliamentary elections is that successive Governments claim they have a “mandate” to introduce their ideological reforms (whatever the flavour) as if every single vote in their favour is a full and unconditional endorsement of their entire manifesto. That is, of course, an absurd assertion but the ruling party invariably rolls out…