SECRETARY of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles went on a walkabout in Stockton Heath with Warrington South MP David Mowat, to help promote the forthcoming Police Commissioner elections.
He was in the area as part of an Action Day organised by local Conservatives to support the party’s candidate for the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, John Dwyer and to help raise awareness of the election on November 15.
Mr Pickles attended a fundraising lunch, before visiting local businesses with Mr Mowat and Mr Dwyer.
Mr Pickles said: “These elections represent a significant transfer of power from Whitehall to Cheshire and it is important that we get the right candidate in place to make sure they are exercised properly.”
Mr Mowat added: “John is the only candidate standing in this election who has ever served in the police and that already puts him head and shoulders above the other candidates.
“However, he also has a number of exciting and innovative ideas to help improve the Force such as increasing the numbers of special constables and a new mobile phone App to help people track and report crimes which take place in their area.”
Pictured in Stockton Heath (L-R) Eric Pickles, David Mowat and John Dwyer
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eric Pickles says “These elections represent a significant transfer of power from Whitehall to Cheshire” No Eric, they represent a concentration of power in one individual who has no understanding of most of his patch – and in the case of the Tory candidate someone who wants to focus on rural crime , not much use to me or the majority of people in the borough.
How can it be a good thing to have some-one who is affiliated to a Political Party? If this is going to happen, we need someone who toes no party line and has the interests of the people at heart, not a political party.
I appreciate what you are saying Silver Surfer, but you need to look at the realities – the cost of the deposit (which is likely to be lost) is £5000 and that is probably the cheapest aspect of campaigning in a multi-constitutional area . If someone can afford to pay all that out of their own back pocket then I am not sure they are the sort of individual who can understand normal people’s lives. If they are receiving support then it has to be asked who by , and what those backers expect in return. At least one “independent” candidate, in another part of the country, has backed out when questions were asked about them receiving support from an american neo-con organisation who support the privatisation of the Police.