Politics has no place in campaign - police candidate says (From Warrington Guardian)
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Politics has no place in campaign - police candidate says
4:10pm Friday 9th November 2012 in News
POLITICS has no place in the campaign to gain the control of things like police budgets believes Sarah Flannery.
As the only independent candidate in the police and crime commissioner ballot, which takes place next Thursday, she is taking on the battle for ordinary people losing faith in the political system.
Sarah said: "I have always been independent of party politics. In 2010 I stood against George Osborne in Tatton. That was never about thinking I was going to win the seat.
"I knew so many people then considering not voting because they were disenchanted with politics."
So why did she decide to stand for the role of Cheshire's first police and crime commissioner?
"In November last year I read Nick Herbert's speech on police and crime commissioners. I thought this was the job I was born to do," she added. "I could see the scope for it.
"I have long worked with public sector businesses in health and young people's services. When you see first hand some of the things going on and understand you can review services and make things more successful.
"And policing is not an appropriate arena for party politics."
Sarah, who has worked in media representation, believes communicating with the public will be a key aspect of the role.
"The most important part is to reconnect the public with policing.
"I don't see this as being a desk job," said Sarah.
Sarah added: "We are policed by consent and there needs to be that consent."
Comments(9)
roadrunner
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7:32pm Fri 9 Nov 12
Freeborn John
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4:32pm Sat 10 Nov 12
comwgn
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11:03pm Sat 10 Nov 12
Nick Tessla
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9:37am Sun 11 Nov 12
It is all well and good to say you are independent but a candidate will have their personal political beliefs, particuarly one who has stood in other elections.
Nick Tessla
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9:40am Sun 11 Nov 12
comwgn wrote:Who would you prefer her to appoint?
I will vote for her if she guarantees the panel that the home office says is needed to support her does not contain any of the current useless police authority people.
A selection of her friends, relatives and financial backers?
comwgn
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10:19pm Sun 11 Nov 12
Nick Tessla
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2:58pm Mon 12 Nov 12
comwgn wrote:"She would not appoint......just like a job interview" ?????
she would not appoint but would have job spec for skills...advertise and interviews no relatives, business associates councillors, etc just like a job interview
...job interviews end up with someone appointed.
Quite a few end up with someone known to the employer/interviewer being appointed.
Nick Tessla
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4:13pm Mon 12 Nov 12
And this from the tories who whinge about strike ballots being passed with less than 50% of the membership but with a majority of those voting.
old-codger says...
7:02pm Fri 9 Nov 12
And policing is not an appropriate arena for party politics.
I have been saying that for months....You get my vote ..