@chris4glospcc Tag

04 May

Posted at 08:15h in Latest News
Lies damned lies and statistics, its been the running theme from one of the PCC candidates in this years election* (and also last years postponed election). The willingness to simply trot out facts and figures, without any context, painting a negative picture of our county, in an apparent effort to win votes seems to fly directly in the face of one his election ‘pledges’ to ‘stamp out spin’. It feels something akin to the Trump play book of politics where people are quite happy to fan the fear of crime for political ends.

26 Nov

Posted at 07:13h in Latest News
On BBC Radio Gloucestershire this week, I heard a presenter encouraging his listeners to put up their Christmas decorations. Whether you regard the last weekend in November as too early to be ‘decking the halls’ is a matter of personal choice, although many shops have decided not to delay their festive displays any longer when in previous years they would have been out before bonfire night.

12 Nov

Posted at 20:52h in Latest News

Today, I refer you to the British writer C.S. Lewis, probably best known for his ‘Tales of Narnia’ who said “You can’t go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending.

For while even the most optimistic person will have found 2020 challenging, I believe we will win the battle with Coronavirus and emerge better for it.