Lt Kije Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 If you vote for me, I promise to be tough on crime till polling day, after which I will retire to my villa on the Costa del Crime, on £75K a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingoDave Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 I don't remember seeing any invitations to apply for this post. Sounds like the best alternative to my retirement, which is being moved further away as I get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 You won't have been invited....unless you are in a political party or the old boys (girls) brigade. They are hardly likely to allow someone to apply for the job who won't toe the line now are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeborn John Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 You won't have been invited....unless you are in a political party or the old boys (girls) brigade. They are hardly likely to allow someone to apply for the job who won't toe the line now are they? Quite. And just to keep the smaller players out they've set the deposit required to stand for a PCC at a wallet busting £5,000. To put this sum into context, the deposit required in order to stand for an MP is just £500. Looks like the big boys want to keep this nice little earner for themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Have the political parties that the nominated people for around here are 'attached' to funded the £5k for them to stand ?!? Seems our choices on election day are Ainsley Arnold - Liberal Democrat Louise Bours - UK Independence Party John Vincent Dwyer - Conservative Sarah Catherine Flannery - Independent John Robert Stockton - Labour Considering Warrington Council's seat makeup and the way people vote around here I doubt the conservative or UK IP people will win the police seat, I doubt the Lib one will win either so my guess is it could be the independant woman (just because people don't think the position should have any political siding) or maybe the labour chap just because more of their type tend to vote. Me... well I was going to vote independent but not so sure now so I will still vote but will probably just draw a little box on the form and put BAZ J next to it Saying that I might put Lt K's name as he's promissed to retire to the Costa del if he wins... do they have internet access there Lt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmina Fothergill Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Personally, I'd prefer an independent police force impartially upholding the law. Voting for people representing political parties looks like a very dangerous prescedent to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Wonder if these people we will be voting for have passed an enhanced CRB check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Seems the Independent IF we're taking it serious, but depends if we're serious about voting for this waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Personally, I'd prefer an independent police force impartially upholding the law. Voting for people representing political parties looks like a very dangerous prescedent to me. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Liebour was against the idea altogether, but are still fielding candidates in all areas..... so much for their principles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeborn John Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 The Independent candidate, Sarah Flannery, is part of the Cheshire Independent Network movement and has previously run for parliament as Independent so she's no sock puppet from one the big three parties. She'll do for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 .....part of the Cheshire Independent Network movement is that another name for a "party" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingoDave Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 (edited) Have the political parties that the nominated people for around here are 'attached' to funded the £5k for them to stand ?!? Seems our choices on election day are Ainsley Arnold - Liberal Democrat Louise Bours - UK Independence Party John Vincent Dwyer - Conservative Sarah Catherine Flannery - Independent John Robert Stockton - Labour Considering Warrington Council's seat makeup and the way people vote around here I doubt the conservative or UK IP people will win the police seat, I doubt the Lib one will win either so my guess is it could be the independant woman (just because people don't think the position should have any political siding) or maybe the labour chap just because more of their type tend to vote. Me... well I was going to vote independent but not so sure now so I will still vote but will probably just draw a little box on the form and put BAZ J next to it Saying that I might put Lt K's name as he's promissed to retire to the Costa del if he wins... do they have internet access there Lt Having been able to look into this now, I found that Sarah Flannery has put up her own deposit and one of her points is that political parties shouldn't be allowed to sponsor for a so-called independant position. In my mind, that makes her a really independant choice. Also, the fact that Martin Bell backs her is in her favour. It still gives me mixed feelings, however, that, I actually live in Lancashire (north of the Mersey) but will be voting for a Cheshire PCC. All down to different boundaries for different things. Edited November 12, 2012 by Dizzy quoteed text corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingoDave Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I obviously did something wrong there: my comments have migrated to the middle of those I was quoting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 So it's RingoDave that lives north of the Mersey and not Stockton Heath that has moved! I was getting confused there :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Still received nothing from any of the candidates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 What exactly were you looking for in the form of a manifesto? They are nothing more than whipping boys to take the public's flak for the Gov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I am trying to find the difference between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 That's the point, there's no difference in practise. They'll have less money and less officers, thanks to Gov cuts; they arn't allowed to interfere with operational matters, and if they try to increase the police precept, they'll be voted out at their next election - catch 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Still received nothing from any of the candidates We've not either, infact I'd forgotten all about it. OK so I guess we can google them but a lot of people can't or wont so presumably many will just vote politically rather than basing their choice on the best person for the 'job'. Nowt new there though I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 I got the information through the post week before last, and my postal vote last week!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Wow Asp, I didn't no you could even apply for a postal vote on this vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 I got a Lib Dum leaflet through the door this morning.... but no one knocked to canvas me would have been fun asking the Lib Dum softy liberal toga wearing luvvie if his idea of being a crime commissioner would be to let everyone out of jail and give them a second chance (or 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 :grin: :grin: Kije not standing then?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Hundred grand a year I wish I was, sadly for you Obs the NF are not fielding a candidate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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