“The police got their man” – whatever you think of Green, the behaviour of these officers is a disgrace

Even had he been found completely guilty of all allegations, it still wouldn’t be acceptable for the police in misuse their powers in this way.

Next year, council tax increases of up to six per cent will be allowed without a referendum

This weakening of local accountability makes it all the more important for Conservatives to offer voters a clear alternative.

Oliver Freeston: My reasons for standing to be a councillor in North East Lincolnshire

Cleethorpes was always a bustling seaside town – but continuous mismanagement means it is in real danger of losing its great reputation.

Rebecca Lowe Coulson: Why over-policing undermines the police themselves – and civil society

Improving the situation means not only holding the police to greater account, but behaving more responsibly ourselves.

WATCH: Howard – Retired officers leaking against Green are “damaging…trust” on which British policing is based

“Damian was my Parliamentary neighbour for many years – he’s denied it, I believe him.”

Whether Green did what is alleged or not, the behaviour of the police in his case is appalling

From the original raid through to the attempt by former officers to bring down a Government minister on moralising grounds, this is an unedifying picture.

Matthew Scott: What we Police Commissioners hope for in the Budget. And what we should continue to give in return.

Calling for more money and doing nothing different, as others in the public sector often do, is not an option. We as PCCs will continue our reforming approach.

Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: Corbyn tells an Uxbridge story, but keeps changing the subject

May sounded perkier than she has for months.

Matthew Scott: Body-worn cameras are proving to be a useful policing tool

We should also be aware of any risks to privacy or individual freedom, but in Kent the technology is working well.

Peter Walker: Ill-judged PR stunts undermine public respect for the police

At a time of budget cuts, mounting pressure, and waning deference to authority, officers deserve better than headlines like these.

Matthew Scott: The police are plugging a gap in mental healthcare provision – but we can’t do so forever

There will always be an element of policing that involves helping those in distress or crisis. But our officers are no substitute for proper NHS services.

The mishandled investigation into Heath leaves a nasty taste

Even after all the problems, and the threadbare findings, Wiltshire Police show no sign of realising their errors.

Garvan Walshe: Short of sending tanks into the streets, Rajoy couldn’t be handling Catalonia’s crisis worse

The Spanish Prime Minister’s tin-eared reaction to police violence served to heighten, not dampen down, tensions.

Lord Ashcroft’s conference diary: A snap election should be snap for them – not for us

Plus: Economics is not enough, two lots of protesters (one in first class travel), and keeping fit at Party Conference.

Gerard Miles: It is high time ‘upskirting’ became a criminal offence

Shockingly, this intrusive and disgusting act is not an offence in England and Wales.