PCC Candidate tours Essex on 'Battle Bus' (From Echo)
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PCC Candidate tours Essex on 'Battle Bus'
3:52pm Friday 26th October 2012 in Local News
A PROSPECTIVE police and crime commissioner is taking a month-long tour of Essex on his ‘Battle Bus.’
Independent candidate Mick Thwaites will be speaking to people about what they want from the police.
Mr Thwaites said: “The PCC needs to be honest and a champion for the people of Essex. Do you want them to be a police professional, or a politician?
“This role is too important to give to the latter – that’s why I am getting out on the road to tell people what I am about and personally ask them for their vote.”
His visits will include:
October 27 - 10am Police Authority, Chelmsford, 1.30pm Lakeside Shopping CentreOctober 30 – 1.30pm Victim Support event at Colchester United 7.30pm Westcliff Rotary event at Southend Cliffs Pavilion
October 31 – 7pm Essex Chronicle Hustings at Anglia Ruskin's Chelmsford campus.
November 1 – 7.30am Castle Point
November 3 - 9.45am Southend High School for Boys, 12pm Southend town centre, Thorpe Bay and Shoebury
November 5 – 9am Leigh, 11.30am Hadleigh, 2.30pm Rochford
November 6 – 1pm Colchester
November 8 – 12pm South Woodham Ferrers
November 9 – 12pm Rayleigh Market
November 10 – 9am Colchester , 11.30am University of Essex, Colchester, 2pm Southend United FC
November 15 – Essex wide tour of polling stations
Comments(19)
Max 269
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4:02pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Eric Whim
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4:10pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Max 269 wrote:only the trims?
I heard they had the wheel trims nicked when they stopped at traffic lights in Pitsea
Them Pitsea boys ain't trying hard enough these days, slackers!
John T Pharro
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4:20pm Fri 26 Oct 12
firedog
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4:26pm Fri 26 Oct 12
RONNIE B
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5:24pm Fri 26 Oct 12
As it appears that a commissioner will be elected want it or not my dilemma is do we not vote at all or vote for someone other that Mick Thwaites, an ex police officer as this would be most inappropiate. Voting for an ex police officer
is rather like voting for an old boys club.
Shoebury_Cyclist
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6:11pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Brunning999
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6:42pm Fri 26 Oct 12
An independent is the only choice if he was old bill all the better at least he knows about what being old bill is all about and will not be bullshitted by senior PoliceMan.
Brunning999
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6:43pm Fri 26 Oct 12
An independent is the only choice if he was old bill all the better at least he knows about what being old bill is all about and will not be bullshitted by senior PoliceMan.
Brunning999
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6:44pm Fri 26 Oct 12
geriatric
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8:11pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Nebs
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8:13pm Fri 26 Oct 12
John T Pharro
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8:22pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Nebs wrote:If you give prisoners the vote you could get some interesting outcomes for that!!
Next step, let us vote for local judges.
Nebs
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8:32pm Fri 26 Oct 12
firedog wrote:Police and Crime Commissioner elections will be held in Essex on 15 November 2012; the candidates standing at that election, alphabetically by surname, are:
Who are the other candidates?are they all politically sponsored?
ALSTON. Nick (The Conservative Party Candidate)
BELGROVE, Linda (Independent)
MORRIS-COOK, Val (The Labour Party Candidate)
SMITH, Andrew (UK Independence Party)
THWAITES, Mick (Independent)
TILBROOK, Robin (English Democrats - "More Police - Catching Criminals!")
PCCs will be required to swear an oath of impartiality when they are elected to office. The swearing of an oath will be an important symbol of impartiality, emphasising both the significance of this new role in local communities and that PCCs are there to serve the people, not a political party or any one section of their electorate.
geriatric
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10:25pm Fri 26 Oct 12
Brunning999
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7:48am Sat 27 Oct 12
Nebs wrote:It is not possible for politicians to be free to vote when their party will stop backing them unless they follow the party line.
firedog wrote:Police and Crime Commissioner elections will be held in Essex on 15 November 2012; the candidates standing at that election, alphabetically by surname, are:
Who are the other candidates?are they all politically sponsored?
ALSTON. Nick (The Conservative Party Candidate)
BELGROVE, Linda (Independent)
MORRIS-COOK, Val (The Labour Party Candidate)
SMITH, Andrew (UK Independence Party)
THWAITES, Mick (Independent)
TILBROOK, Robin (English Democrats - "More Police - Catching Criminals!")
PCCs will be required to swear an oath of impartiality when they are elected to office. The swearing of an oath will be an important symbol of impartiality, emphasising both the significance of this new role in local communities and that PCCs are there to serve the people, not a political party or any one section of their electorate.
A good example is Bob Spink thrown out by back stabbing party members.
reptile
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12:25pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Eric Whim wrote:"In short, I know policing. I served in three police forces – City of London, Metropolitan and Essex. In 2000, I was appointed Divisional Commander Southend on Sea and in 2002 Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Essex Police. My last role before retiring in March 2009, at the rank of Chief Superintendent, was as the senior officer representing Essex Police with regard to the 2012 Olympics. I was also Head of Roads Policing for Essex Police".
is this independent candidate a copper or a politician or neither?
This is taken from Mick Twaites's web site, I have been to one of his meetings and I shall be voting for him.
geriatric
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2:52pm Sat 27 Oct 12
notinwestcliffanymore
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12:32pm Mon 29 Oct 12
reptile wrote:So in the nine years he was involved at the top end of policing in Essex, ask yourself are happy with the police over that period.
Eric Whim wrote: is this independent candidate a copper or a politician or neither?"In short, I know policing. I served in three police forces – City of London, Metropolitan and Essex. In 2000, I was appointed Divisional Commander Southend on Sea and in 2002 Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Essex Police. My last role before retiring in March 2009, at the rank of Chief Superintendent, was as the senior officer representing Essex Police with regard to the 2012 Olympics. I was also Head of Roads Policing for Essex Police". This is taken from Mick Twaites's web site, I have been to one of his meetings and I shall be voting for him.
Eric Whim says...
3:54pm Fri 26 Oct 12