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David and Goliath

David (Warwickshire) Vs Goliath (West Mercia)

Reading Time: 5 minutes Forget #Brexit, this is much closer to home and just as gripping to some of us. Before I go any further, beacuase I’m a fair kind of person, I must point out the collaboration between Warwickshire and West Mercia Police Forces came into being in 2012, the present encumbent in West Mercia, my old adversary

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An Open Letter to the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner

Reading Time: 3 minutes Dear Mr Campion, You have been the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner for several years now, and as you know the world of Policing has suffered some savage cuts brought about, mainly, by Mrs Theresa May. ince 2010. Policing as a whole has lost approximately 21,000 officers in total across England and Wales. How

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Police Car AB1 – A Slight Reprise

Reading Time: < 1 minute My good friend Dr Ben (not ??) recently suggested that I should go away and write another blog about car registration plates, so I have, not just to please Dr Ben but to highlight a potential concern. I have previously made a request of the West Mercia PCC to obtain copies of the decision about

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“I will be open and transparent in how decisions are made and how tax payer’s money is spent” – John Campion

Reading Time: 3 minutes “I will be open and transparent in how decisions are made and how tax payer’s money is spent” – these are the words of Mr John Campion, Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia. This was his promise when he was campaigning to be be elected PCC. Time has moved on, he is now the

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The Curious Case Of Police Car AB1

Reading Time: 5 minutes Well, strictly speaking, not the car but the Registration Mark.  At various times the actual car has looked like this:- And now, in 2017, after all this history, it has gone.  Having been in the ownership of West Mercia Constabulary for over a Hundred Years, the Registration Mark has been sold. At least it must

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60% Of The Public Support Me (Honest They Do)

Reading Time: < 1 minute That is the bold claim of the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner, Mr John-Paul Campion, who just happens to be a Conservative. What is he referring to? He is talking about his bid to incorporate Fire and Rescue Services in his portfolio. For 3 months he hosted a poll on his website asking the

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Who Are West Mercia Police?

Reading Time: 4 minutes A good question.  They cover a HUGE area, 2,868 square miles, and almost 1.2 million people, but not many people could find them on a map.  Basically it consists of the counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire. Why am I bothering with a Police Force that most people know nothing about? Well, a little birdie

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