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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Many will have seen the highly decorated Police Vehicle attending he recent LGBT event in Bournemouth. Many may well be wondering whether it is the job of the Constabulary to be independent and uphold the law of the land (Common Law) OR get involved with pure pantomime and have many ‘partners’. My concerns, along with many others, is what political agenda our esteemed PCC is actually working to, many already know! Doesn’t the very word ‘partners’ imply favouritism, collusion, conflict of interests and potential corruption? Did Dixon of Dock Green have partners?

This is the guy whose election mantra was…… no politics in policing!

A  recent July FOI request ( Ref; 2016 027) asked……..

1.Please advise the cost of preparing/decorating the Police Car for the Bournemouth LGBT event.

2.Please advise the total overhead cost of this vehicle while attending the event.

3.Please advise how much of 1. and 2. are borne by the Council Tax payers of Dorset.

All perfectly reasonable questions one would think.

The response……..

1. The overall prep cost was £450. Many don’t earn that a week!

2. The car was a loan demonstrator from Ford as part of routine engagement for such events.

2.The cost was met from the budget of the PCC and is publicly funded.

So there you go folks…… why would Ford call an old hat 2015 reg car a ‘demonstrator’?

The PCC, or should I say, his lacky,  then goes on to say he takes ‘hate crime’ very seriously yet fails to define exactly what ‘hate crime’ actually is. If you don’t like something or find certain sections of society morally unacceptable. is that ‘hate crime’? If you find it unacceptable to squander public money, is that ‘hate crime’?

Only he knows or decides, there is NO clarity.

Rest assured, around next March, he will be whinging about lack of money and why he needs to increase the precept.

So, if you are naive enough to beliieve  a word of this claptrap response, then maybe i can interest you in buying my beautiful beachside appartment in the suburbs of Birmingham!

We can all look forward to our 2017 bill from the council knowing that our cash is being well spent.

All the details of the FOI Request and response can be found on the ‘What do they know?’ website.

James Pulleine.

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