Comments on: How silly of Lord Ian Blair to suggest a boycott of the Police Commissioner elections http://www.lordtobyharris.org.uk/how-silly-of-lord-ian-blair-to-suggest-a-boycott-of-the-police-commissioner-elections/ Tue, 14 May 2013 07:40:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Josef.K http://www.lordtobyharris.org.uk/how-silly-of-lord-ian-blair-to-suggest-a-boycott-of-the-police-commissioner-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-9712 Josef.K Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:06:54 +0000 http://www.lordtobyharris.org.uk/?p=3059#comment-9712 In general circumstances I support the principle or tactic of using all and any platform to proclaim one’s message – in my case Socialism, but do sometimes Actively Abstain – i.e. use my ballot paper and enter ‘Abstain’.
I may very well adopt this tactic in this Farce, working on the principle that
* the candidate elected will have little or no Public mandate for anything
* this neo-liberal Govt’s attempts to out-Blair, Blair in rolling back the rights of ordinary ppl may leave them in the quandry of accepting the results on a shockingly low vote, whilst trumpeting their intention to impose a minimum % turn-out for T U ballots.

Josef K

PS
I saw your robust critique of the proposed Rules governing membership of CCGs,
and your shocking revelation that some 100 PCTs are to be transformed into more than 150 CCGs in an attempt to cut costs!
WHAT ?
JKK

]]> By: Quietzapple http://www.lordtobyharris.org.uk/how-silly-of-lord-ian-blair-to-suggest-a-boycott-of-the-police-commissioner-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-9693 Quietzapple Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:46:02 +0000 http://www.lordtobyharris.org.uk/?p=3059#comment-9693 There will be PCCs so the Government can blame them for the police cuts. Reducing the credibility of those elected, and thereby also of the Government, isn’t so bad an idea.

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