[Politics] Are you voting today?

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

No.

I usually just vote Labour blindly regardless of the type of election and would love to say, I’m abstaining, this Labour doesn’t represent me anymore blah blah etc, truth is, I went to work at six this morning and am going out on the piss in Brighton straight from work so the opportunity won’t arise.

 

[attila]

I'm voting for Councillor Mrs Robina Baine in Southwick Green

 

[wilf tranter]

I tried to vote, but was told that I needed photo id (which I did not have with me). Memory is not what it was, unfortunately.

 

[Ethelwulf]

Just voted.

Lots of options here in Adur. Many of them ****s, of course.

Controversially, I’m sticking with KB as PCC. For various reasons.

You must of held your nose to vote for a Tory !!!

 

[CheeseRolls]

I'm voting for Councillor Mrs Robina Baine in Southwick Green

Cronyism.

 

[North of Robertsbridge]

PCC is often my only chance to vote Labour in a local election; they don’t always put up a red rose candidate in rural East Sussex

 

[Westdene Seagull]

So by not voting do you think this will stop the police being run by a politician?

So if I voted or spoilt my ballot paper do you think it will stop the police being run by a politician ? I'd rather not vote than be complicit in the corruption.

 

[Mackenzie]

Not today, in Wales it’s just the police commissioner election so utterly irrelevant.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Agree. Better they apply for the job. The problem is, who chairs (and indeed who sits on) the appointments committee? A CEO of a PLC is elected by the shareholders isn't he? Or she? Maybe we could have an election using prisoners as the electorate?

It used to be that the person running the local police was selected by a cross section of local councillors. Politics still involved I grant you but in my eyes a more balanced way of doing it. KB claims THOUSANDS in salary just for toeing the party line and achievng diddy squat.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

So if I voted or spoilt my ballot paper do you think it will stop the police being run by a politician ? I'd rather not vote than be complicit in the corruption.

I'm not sure there is anything you can do to make yourself feel virtuous here, if you disagree with the principle of the public electing these people

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

It used to be that the person running the local police was selected by a cross section of local councillors. Politics still involved I grant you but in my eyes a more balanced way of doing it. KB claims THOUSANDS in salary just for toeing the party line and acheiving diddy squat.

I like it.

 

[Eeyore]

My sister is the presiding officer in Queen's Park and was moaning that she had double the workloads of other POs. I hadn't realised that they have to serve for the whole time the polling stations are open and deliver the boxes; I thought there'd be shifts - it's a hell of a long day

Yes, I always make a point of a smile and a laugh with them. And also remember my photo ID (which adds to their workload and is a pointless burden for them).

 

[Machiavelli]

Then spoil your paper to say so. Silence changes nothing.

I wrote a series of comments on my ballot paper for the PCC in the B&H area, including -- and this ought to resonate with some at least -- 'this is an expensive exercise'

 

[The Clamp]

You must of held your nose to vote for a Tory !!!

I must have.

Well, yes and no.

I have many Tory values. I just don’t have any respect for the likes of Sunak, Truss, Johnson etc.

 

[Pavilionaire]

My son turned 18 a couple of weeks ago and the first vote opportunity he gets is for local Police Commissioner. I fear it will turn him off elections for life.

I'm intrigued to know the turnout of 18-25s for the local Police Commissioner election. Is it as high as 1%?

 

[CheeseRolls]

The MoJ Victims Code see https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...ms-of-crime-in-england-and-wales-victims-code
Outlines the role of the PCC as follows;

Police and Crime Commissioners are locally elected to secure efficient and effective policing. They have a legal duty to consult with victims in setting the policing priorities in their area and to hold the Chief Constable of the police in their area to account. They are responsible for commissioning many of the services that support victims outlined in this Code.

Bit odd to see how little attention is then paid to the victims of crime in some of these election statements, as commissioning services is an area where they can specifically make a difference. Vague statements around cutting crime, are only effective in Gotham City.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

I usually just vote Labour blindly regardless of the type of election

Why ?

 

[cheshunt seagull]

Council and PCC here and I have voted. I always do.

 

[southstandandy]

Yes - always will.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Yes.