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Posts Tagged: Police and Crime Commissioners

Lisa Townsend: Ministers and police need to give car theft the attention it deserves

Too often viewed as a victimless crime, stolen vehicles are often used for drug running and worse.

By Lisa Townsend | 5 April 2022

Rupert Matthews: Policing by consent will not be achieved by vacuous woke nonsense

I aim to give the police the training, equipment, and leadership they need to strengthen their relationship with the law-abiding public.

By Rupert Matthews | 14 March 2022

Lisa Townsend: Restoring confidence in policing will involve some hard choices

We need to be honest about what it is for and what it is not. Protecting life and property must come first.

By Lisa Townsend | 8 March 2022

Does England really need more mayors?

The Government could end up with a series of Burnhams and Khans, constantly trying to undermine it.

By Charlotte Gill | 5 February 2022

The blue-on-blue row between Blunt and Townsend over trans – and big questions about free speech and public service.

The Reigate MP has made a complaint to the county’s Police and Crime Panel about the Surrey PCC’s pronouncements.

By Charlotte Gill | 20 January 2022

Katy Bourne: Stop blaming female victims for being out at night

With a revived night-time economy in Sussex, we will make it safer for women to go out – with specially-branded police patrols around late-night bars and clubs.

By Katy Bourne | 24 December 2021

Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey cleared of “misconduct” for expressing her views on transgenderism

This is a victory for free speech. But the system is flawed. The way to resolve controversies is through the ballot box.

By Harry Phibbs | 18 November 2021

Lisa Townsend: Across the country, our Police and Crime Commissioners are delivering on local priorities

A directly-elected representative, answerable to the voters, is more democratic than an anonymous Police Authority.

By Lisa Townsend | 19 October 2021

Philip Wilkinson: My unexpected journey to becoming the Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon

Retirement had finally caught up with me, or so I thought. But after two months intensive campaigning I have an important new job.

By Philip Wilkinson | 9 September 2021

Stonewall controversy: More views from Conservative Police and Crime Commissioners

The PCCs for Suffolk, Dorset, Avon and Somerset, Hertfordshire and Wiltshire strongly back the stance taken by their colleague in Surrey. Other were less emphatic.

By Harry Phibbs | 6 September 2021

Conservative PCCs back Townsend’s attack on Stonewall

Speaking out on this controversial subject is brave. But the Surrey Police Commissioner is not alone in doing so.

By Harry Phibbs | 24 August 2021

Donna Jones: Red tape is thwarting the efforts of the police to fight crime

Well-intentioned requirements are causing time to be wasted on form fillings and meeting pointless targets.

By Donna Jones | 13 August 2021

Leading Conservative councils are withdrawing their support for Stonewall

Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Wiltshire have cut off funding. Some Labour councils have also pulled out.

By Harry Phibbs | 12 July 2021

Rupert Matthews: Early days as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire

“That report into the project set up by my predecessor is back… Well, that project is getting axed for a start.”

By Rupert Matthews | 2 July 2021

Daniel Hannan: A Levelling Up Fund will not, on its own, turn Sunderland into Singapore. Localism will take us closer, though.

We left the EU precisely to take back control. Having repatriated power, we mustn’t leave it in the hands of Whitehall functionaries.

By Lord Hannan | 9 June 2021

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