Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Debate

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Department: Home Office

Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

Lord Clinton-Davis Excerpts
Wednesday 14th September 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Hamwee Portrait Baroness Hamwee
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I will come to that if the noble Lord can contain his patience.

Local elections should be about local issues and very often they are not. What I wrote down without having to be prompted by the noble Lord is that the first elections for anything tend to set the tone. There could be a debate about having elections every four or six months for different things throughout the year, although that might be going a little far.

This debate has referred quite a lot to the convenience of campaigners. I am sure that many noble Lords have gritted their teeth and hung their canvass sheets on radiators to dry throughout the year. The convenience of campaigners is the least of the factors in this. But decoupling the elections should help avoid the diversion.

Lord Clinton-Davis Portrait Lord Clinton-Davis
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The noble Baroness said that the first elections in November will set the tone. Why and how?