{"id":1977,"date":"2021-03-28T07:34:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T07:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policecommissioner.net\/why-im-backing-martin-by-ruth-fitzjohn\/"},"modified":"2021-03-28T07:34:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T07:34:06","slug":"why-im-backing-martin-by-ruth-fitzjohn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/policecommissioner.net\/why-im-backing-martin-by-ruth-fitzjohn\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I\\&#8217;m backing Martin by Ruth Fitzjohn"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p class=\\\"p2\\\"><span class=\\\"s1\\\">Martin has delivered clear value to Gloucestershire as our PCC in tough and complex times. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\\\"p2\\\"><span class=\\\"s1\\\">I\u2019ve watched others across the country achieve far less and I\u2019ve been pondering how Martin has delivered so much more for us. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\\\"p2\\\"><span class=\\\"s1\\\">I\u2019ve concluded that his combination of experience, competence and independence together with values, cooperation and listening skills enabled him to put together a really worthwhile Police and Crime Plan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\\\"p2\\\"><span class=\\\"s1\\\">Martin has enabled significant achievements against this blueprint with very limited resources and amid much national turbulence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\\\"p2\\\"><span class=\\\"s1\\\">I have no hesitation in backing Martin Surl for a further term of office &#8211; why on earth would we want to do other than re-elect Martin to continue this \u00a0achievement?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"RuthFitzJohnPCCelection2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uOZRl_AKjlY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin has delivered clear value to Gloucestershire as our PCC in tough and complex times. 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