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What With All The Spending On The Crisis Over The Last Year And A Half, What We Really Need Now Is......
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...yep another £12m on snout in the troughers! You couldn't make it up!
...yep another £12m on snout in the troughers! You couldn't make it up!
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The Conservatives have imposed Police and Crime Commissioners and elected Mayors on us all that no one wanted. They held referendums at great cost and nearly everyone rejected elected Mayors, but we were made to have them anyway.
So we now have nearly 50 elected officials that no one wanted, that we used to cope perfectly well without, and do bug8er all.
At least the Welsh Assembly has some devolved powers that need sorting out, and will only be 30 extra members.
So we now have nearly 50 elected officials that no one wanted, that we used to cope perfectly well without, and do bug8er all.
At least the Welsh Assembly has some devolved powers that need sorting out, and will only be 30 extra members.
Andy Burnham in Mank has done a good job and was re elected
Police and Crime commissioners probably ARE needed in er areas that have had a seedy line of Chief Constables ( the rot set in when they turfed out the ex army generals and allowed home grown coppers in who had clawed their way up the ladder) - Manchester:
Anderton ( thought he was Cromwell nothing wrong with that xc he was chief constable) Mike Todd ( Hot Toddy - drank himself to death and died of exposure up a mountain ) Fahy ( Arena and Thorp Rd and Grainger )
all of whom thought they were doing OK
Police and Crime commissioners probably ARE needed in er areas that have had a seedy line of Chief Constables ( the rot set in when they turfed out the ex army generals and allowed home grown coppers in who had clawed their way up the ladder) - Manchester:
Anderton ( thought he was Cromwell nothing wrong with that xc he was chief constable) Mike Todd ( Hot Toddy - drank himself to death and died of exposure up a mountain ) Fahy ( Arena and Thorp Rd and Grainger )
all of whom thought they were doing OK
//At least the Welsh Assembly has some devolved powers that need sorting out, and will only be 30 extra members.//
Then undevolve those powers. Problem solved.
//Police and Crime commissioners probably ARE needed in er areas that have had a seedy line of Chief Constables//
PCCs are only necessary because the oversight of local policing was removed from local authorities (which they exercised via their police and crime committees). Effectively more politicians were added to the pool. I know I would like to see LAs abolished but if we have to have them we might as well get them to do something useful other than empty the bins.
Then undevolve those powers. Problem solved.
//Police and Crime commissioners probably ARE needed in er areas that have had a seedy line of Chief Constables//
PCCs are only necessary because the oversight of local policing was removed from local authorities (which they exercised via their police and crime committees). Effectively more politicians were added to the pool. I know I would like to see LAs abolished but if we have to have them we might as well get them to do something useful other than empty the bins.
yes judge Blair's folly, none of them need their "parliaments" repeal that cobras and revert to pre Noo Layba operations. While at it we should abolish all the councils and replace with a managing team to empty the bins etc. Abolish the Lords and replace with an elected upper chamber of say 100. Halve the number of MPs and double their wages. I am on fire today!
Emmie,
In 1998 the (Labour) Government held a referendum asking Londoners if they wanted an elected Mayor. 72% said ‘Yes’, and the first contest was held in 2000.
In contrast the Tories held referendums on elected City Mayors outside London. Most Cities voted against having one. But they imposed them on us anyway.
In 1998 the (Labour) Government held a referendum asking Londoners if they wanted an elected Mayor. 72% said ‘Yes’, and the first contest was held in 2000.
In contrast the Tories held referendums on elected City Mayors outside London. Most Cities voted against having one. But they imposed them on us anyway.
//In 1998 the (Labour) Government held a referendum asking Londoners if they wanted an elected Mayor. 72% said ‘Yes’, and the first contest was held in 2000.//
Indeed. The gullible London electorate were fooled into believing they would get a Rudy Giuliani type of figure who would sort out crime, the buses and the tubes single handedly. Instead they got Ken Livingstone who was more interested sorting out Palestine.
Indeed. The gullible London electorate were fooled into believing they would get a Rudy Giuliani type of figure who would sort out crime, the buses and the tubes single handedly. Instead they got Ken Livingstone who was more interested sorting out Palestine.
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