Comments on: New CXO instead of front line police services!

By: PJ

PJ — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:50:54 +0000

Unbelievable!

By: anna moran (South Staffs)

anna moran (South Staffs) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:23:08 +0000

We are in tough times but I find, if what you portray is correct, the short sighted approach of these people extraordinary and smewhat insulting.

I also find it amazing and disturbing that as the culprits aren’t elected there is nothing anyone can do. I hadn’s realised we had fallen into a non democratic country. Clearly we have.

I wasn’t a fan of the new government plans for elected commissioners but anything has to be better than this. Magistrates… why? Independents… why?

Very worrying, and probably not widely known!

By: Ian Lewin

Ian Lewin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:18:50 +0000

This seems to be happening with a number of Quango’s. They are appointing new people knowing that in at most a few months they will cease to exist. Presumably the new person will be on a rolling contract and get a large payoff in about a years time. Not sure how these 100’s (1,000’s?) of unelected bodies got created but it’s well past time many of them ceased to exist.

By: Scrogsie

Scrogsie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:09:10 +0000

@Tony Coton – well if the most vital function of the motorbikes is escorting royalty then quite frankly we can do without them!

By: Mike Fairweather

Mike Fairweather — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:26:37 +0000

Matthew,

If this wasn’t so serious it would be funny, wouldn’t it. How many brain cells do these people operate with? When every man and his wife is trying to save money, wouldn’t you think our PUBLIC SERVANTS would try to do their bit too? When we have talk of ‘front line services’ being cut, just what do these people think they’re doing?

Is there no way that waste like this can be eliminated? I’d love to get stuck into a ‘problem’ like this!

Regards,

Mike Fairweather

By: Hilary James

Hilary James — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:37:19 +0000

I’ve never heard of these people until now. I thought we had a democratic society. I agree with your strength of feeling which comes over strongly in your speech. Well done. Good to see someone saying how it is. I’m not from your part of Staffordshire but good luck with it. I too am ‘offended’ by this and the system.

By: Peter Manning

Peter Manning — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:58:35 +0000

I barely know what a police authority is or where to start on this subject. Having researched it a little more I’m absolutely amazed that these bodies have unelected people on them. I, and nobody else for that matter, haven’t given them a mandate to act on my behalf. So called ‘independents’… what right have they got to decide anything. The politicians are bad enough (present company excepted because it’s clear you work hard for your constituents) but magistrates!! Why? and don’t they have a conflict of interest? This is pretty shocking and from what I can tell from their pretty awful website it seems the chairman (can’t find out if he gets paid and how much) isn’t even elected in any way by the public. Has he ever stood for public office? Who chose him and how? And how can we, the public, kick him out if he’s no good… he’s clearly hopeless looking at this decision. And as a now ‘ex’ Liberal Democrat what on earth are they playing at supporting these fools. A bad day for democracy I’m afraid. This needs sorting out!!!

By: Mary (Tamworth)

Mary (Tamworth) — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:21:58 +0000

I’m really surprised that the people involved with running the police aren’t elected. Actually, I’m rather shocked at this story. If it’s right, it’s very wrong indeed.

By: Tony Coton

Tony Coton — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:47:57 +0000

These are the same bunch who hiked the council tax looking at your website.

How does this work Matthew? Can you, as the elected ones get rid of these unelected individuals. And if so, why aren’t you doing just that. How can any police force work without motorcycle riders. We have the Arboretum and I often see motorbikes escorting royalty to there. I assume the bikes are needed for that. Are the visits to there stopping because of this? We don’t need more pen pushers and whilst I like everyone else understand the money problems I can’t support getting rid of a front end service to gain another ’suit’.