Michael victorious in close contest

“its as simple as X Y Z oh and W!”

“So is this commissioner going to hold the police to account based on the needs of the public? Easier said than done. You only need to look at the comments on the other story to realise how difficult this is going to be.

Mr Michael could walk down the street and get approached by Mrs X who thinks that the police should be chasing 'real' criminals like drug dealers and paedophiles. Then as he walks further along that same street Mr Michael is approached by Mr Y who's life is being made a misery by dogs fouling the pathway and not to mention the youths who shout at each other when walking past his house.

Further again, Ms Z has just had a parking fine for leaving her vehicle in a dangerous position near a school crossing. "The police have nothing better to do!" she cries. Meanwhile, her neighbours Mr and Mrs W grieve at the real criminal who was speeding past the school and sadly hit their child.

The public will always have their own personal needs and views on what the police should be doing and there will never be a happy medium. Sadly in the middle of all this are police officers who will be shuffled around as pawns trying to please everyone, directed by a person who really has no better idea than the police authority currently in place. Not to mention one of the first jobs of this person is to tell us we will be paying more in council tax to make up for the shortfall of spending the police are receiving. A rather convenient spin by Dr Tory and the whitehall.”

“Vange, A **** with a blue rossete would get in down south!”

“Alun Michael - a man suited to the spitting image of John Major - a grey nonenity who tucks his shirt into his underpants.

I have to admit he took a hell of a risk - he knew his Wetminster career was over, so he resigned his seat on the hope of the pay rise that came with the PCC job anice little sinecure until he retires on an enhanced pension.

Is it any wonder the turnout was so low?”

“deridu
What first job?

timhayes
The 'Independent' candidate in North Wales beat Alan Michael's son.
Although he won on an 'Independent' label, Winston Roddick is a LibDem who was publicly endorsed during the campaign by the Liberal Democrat leader in Wales, Kirsty Williams.
Ms. Williams said that the LibDem Party in Wales was not putting up candidates but that she was backing Winston Roddick "because, as an independent candidate, he is free from party political pressure."”

“deridu, as far as i am aware he does'nt have a FIRST job, if you took any notice before posting you would be aware that he resigned as an MP before these elections”

“Fact is MR Michael won on the first round, what's all this second preferences nonsense. I thought the tories were dead against it. I wish they would make their mind up, little wonder they can't bring government spending under control. And that's on top of the £100 million they wasted on this little exercise. Just think how far that £100 million might have gone on education in Afghanistan. Just think of how many young Afghan girls could have had their lives turned around.”

“Strange that he vows to protect the police from political influence when he stood as a Labour candidate. Why didn't he say he was independent?”

“If Noddy, Big Ears, or one of the Telly Tubbies, stood for any elected post in South Wales, as long as they had Labour next to their name, they'd be voted in.
Whatever people's feelings about this post are, surely it shouldn't be a party political one.”

“Obviously Mr Michael`s FIRST job, DOESN`T keep him busy enough to beable to do this one as well”