Eric Pickles joins crime commission campaign trail (From Warrington Guardian)
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Eric Pickles joins crime commission campaign trail
11:00am Thursday 1st November 2012 in News
Eric Pickles joins crime commission campaign trail
GIVING the public its say on how the police is run will improve the way crime is tackled in the town.
So said Communities Minister Eric Pickles when he hit the campaign trail with Conservative police and crime commissioner candidate John Dwyer in Stockton Heath on Friday.
The top tory believes the new role, which will take the place of police authority panels, will help free up the police to concentrate on tackling crime while giving public the chance to approve or object through the vote of how their service is being handled.
Mr Pickles said: “The public has somebody to contact, someone to press, to blame.
“This is a job that requires talking to the community and it’s going to be John’s job delivering exactly what needs to be.”
In the face of criticism from some quarters over the newly created role’s political slant Mr Pickles said many countries around the world had police commissioners and the previous panels were mostly made up of councillors which meant politics was already involved in the role.
And he is backing John Dwyer to deliver for the borough.
AS a former assistant chief constable of Cheshire Police John Dwyer believes he has the inside track on what the new police and crime commissioner will be facing.
He said: “We are about to enter unchartered waters, if you see the police force as a ship doesn’t it make sense to have a captain of the ship who knows how it works and how the crew operate.
“I don’t need to know how it works, I have been there for 30 years.”
One of his flagship policies should he be elected will be to increase the number of special constables from 450 to 1,000 in four years.
“The public desperately want to see more police officers on the beat and in the current climate that’s going to be difficult. I have to manage that expectation,” said John.
“We want volunteers from the community to take up the role of special constables or parish constables.
“These people will police these communities because they’re part of that community.”
John rules out any front line police roles being outsourced to private companies but is openminded over a study into whether administrative roles could be performed by a third party.
He believes parishes and town councils will be a vital link for him to the communities across Warrington and will look to work with them on the policing issues affecting the diverse range of communities in the borough.
And he says there will be no party politics for him if elected in the face of criticism of the roles being too politician.
“In my selection process I said I won’t be towing the party line if I don’t think it was right for the police and with that message the party selected me,” he added.
Comments(14)
Nick Tessla
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11:25am Thu 1 Nov 12
The talk about parish and town councils being a vital link is laughable. the tories hate the idea of local democracy and that is their motivation in creating this waste of finances.
The same motivation is behind their ideologically driven support for free and academy schools - allowing them to go their own, imcontrolled way, while Mr Pickles' mate Michael Gove seems more determined to control and make demands on schools which dare to stay in council control.
chunkymunky
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1:34pm Thu 1 Nov 12
cookie1974 wrote:urrrr....its all online! all the candidtaes, whos standing where etc their backgrounds!
Am i the only one that has only just found out that he is one of the candidates?? I have no idea who the other candidates are, how can they expect you to make an informed decision and vote when it seems to me that there is very little or no information regarding the candidates.
this is the problem half the time, no one is bothered anymore inless the information is thrust upon them!
cookie1974
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3:15pm Thu 1 Nov 12
chunkymunky wrote:you really are a pain in the ffing backside chunkymunky
cookie1974 wrote: Am i the only one that has only just found out that he is one of the candidates?? I have no idea who the other candidates are, how can they expect you to make an informed decision and vote when it seems to me that there is very little or no information regarding the candidates.urrrr....its all online! all the candidtaes, whos standing where etc their backgrounds! this is the problem half the time, no one is bothered anymore inless the information is thrust upon them!
cookie1974
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3:17pm Thu 1 Nov 12
chunkymunky wrote:DO NOT GO URRR at me!! i am not a child and if they really wanted people to vote for them there would be a greater presence, i am so glad that i have had posts removed by you in the past, just a troll with nothing better to do!
cookie1974 wrote: Am i the only one that has only just found out that he is one of the candidates?? I have no idea who the other candidates are, how can they expect you to make an informed decision and vote when it seems to me that there is very little or no information regarding the candidates.urrrr....its all online! all the candidtaes, whos standing where etc their backgrounds! this is the problem half the time, no one is bothered anymore inless the information is thrust upon them!
cookie1974
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3:23pm Thu 1 Nov 12
chunkymunky
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8:02pm Thu 1 Nov 12
I may be pain in your effin backside but at least I'm an informed one.....unlike the like of your who wander round with blinkers on!
It's simple get involved or shut up!
UURRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
old-codger
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8:02pm Thu 1 Nov 12
chunkymunky
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8:04pm Thu 1 Nov 12
cookie1974
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9:42am Fri 2 Nov 12
chunkymunky wrote:Didnt say that YOU had removed posts ME, i was quite proud of the fact that i have had posts written by you removed in the past. You have a very small minded view of people, you think that everything you say is right! If someone has an opinion you have to trash it or make them look stupid. I am not or never have been paranoid, and if you think that i am paranoid about you, you obviously have a very high yet deluded view of yourself. To say i wonder round in ignorance, you know absolutely nothing about me so do not have the right to say that or that i am lazy, if anything from your username you may need to get off your backside once in a while, might do you good to get into the fresh air instead of just sitting around insulting people. I may be lowering myself to your level somewhat but people like you its the only language you understand. Reply with what you like to this but shall not be getting in a tit for tat with you and wont respond to anything you put as you are not worth it.
And how have your posts been removed by me? Whooooooooo someone's got a nice dose of paranoia!! Must be all that ignorance you wander round with!!
silverlady54
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9:54am Fri 2 Nov 12
If someone wants my vote, they should provide me with information as to why I should vote for them. The onus is on them to come to me, not for me to search them out.
chunkymunky
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12:55pm Fri 2 Nov 12
cookie1974 wrote:so i trash other opinions yet you just have them removed if you dont agree with them?? if anyone is small minded and doesnt agree with others surely its those that opress and remove other opinions?!?!? theres a name for that you know!
chunkymunky wrote: And how have your posts been removed by me? Whooooooooo someone's got a nice dose of paranoia!! Must be all that ignorance you wander round with!!Didnt say that YOU had removed posts ME, i was quite proud of the fact that i have had posts written by you removed in the past. You have a very small minded view of people, you think that everything you say is right! If someone has an opinion you have to trash it or make them look stupid. I am not or never have been paranoid, and if you think that i am paranoid about you, you obviously have a very high yet deluded view of yourself. To say i wonder round in ignorance, you know absolutely nothing about me so do not have the right to say that or that i am lazy, if anything from your username you may need to get off your backside once in a while, might do you good to get into the fresh air instead of just sitting around insulting people. I may be lowering myself to your level somewhat but people like you its the only language you understand. Reply with what you like to this but shall not be getting in a tit for tat with you and wont respond to anything you put as you are not worth it.
If you also look back you will see i have often agreed with epople....if there not bigots and fools with uneducated and uninformed opinions!!
But i guess it doesnt matter....your currently sat there with your fingers in your ears singing 'laa laa laa laaa' pretending the world if full of roses and the sun shines everyday!!
Bewseylad
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10:53pm Fri 2 Nov 12
chunkymunky wrote:You have obviously too much time on your hands, no spellcheck and a terrible attitude, other than that................
cookie1974 wrote:urrrr....its all online! all the candidtaes, whos standing where etc their backgrounds!
Am i the only one that has only just found out that he is one of the candidates?? I have no idea who the other candidates are, how can they expect you to make an informed decision and vote when it seems to me that there is very little or no information regarding the candidates.
this is the problem half the time, no one is bothered anymore inless the information is thrust upon them!
nothing!
Nick Tessla
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9:02am Sun 4 Nov 12
cookie1974 says...
11:11am Thu 1 Nov 12