PCC candidate Rupi Dhanda tweets over Gloucestershire badger cull

“Dear people of Gloucestershire, before you vote...

If you want a position of authority to be created, at great taxpayer expense, just to have that person flipflopping all over the place and chasing votes rather than getting down to the business of doing the job the police are supposed to then by all means vote. Politics in policing doesnt work and at this time of so-called austerity the last thing our public money should be spent on is yet more politicians and their expenses books!!!

Send a message in the easiest way possible - boycott the vote! If enough people do so then maybe those in Whitehall will understand that we have had enough of the creeping political interference in every aspect of our lives...”

“The badger woman pulled out, and this woman saw an opportunity to nab those votes....

fail.”

“Fantastic, no cull, at least for a while.
So no need to vote for a PCC.”

“This is an example of the consequences of the politicisation of the Police when priorities are set by elected officials (by probably a very small minority of the population), their decisions may or may not always be to your liking but Government policies could be thwarted or rights to protest could be curtailed so we are likely to see an increase in polictical interference and conflict with the police.

The badger cull is politically motivated and has no scientific basis, however bringing the police into the controversy is a mistake as they have to protect both the pro-cull farmers and the anti-cull groups rights to protest, which will be difficult if the Police Commisioner's imposing their political will into policing.

I won't be voting for Gloucestershire's Police Commisioner, politics and policing should be kept as far apart as possible.”

“Voting for any individual PCC will not "protect badgers". The PCC will have no power to make that decision. To all those pro-animal rights ppl here who are saying they will vote for her because of this - dont waste your vote or get drawn into this BS political rubbish revolving around PCCs - having an elected Police Commissioner will be the biggest waste of taxoayer cash!!!”

“good enough for me now voting for Dhanda, the mass slaughter of one of our few remaining wild animals is a disgrace. If a local supermarket will now stop stocking gloucestershire beef/dairy products i will shop there”

“Brilliant stopping the extinction of badgers and Dhandas at the same time - good luck Rupi”

“To Tim Messenger and everone else who thinks the badger cull couldl reduce their tax bill

Article in the telegraph: The cost of culling badgers to the taxpayer far exeeds any cost saving according to Govt Advisor and University of Exeter Prof. Basically every tax payer will be poorer if badgers are killed.

http://tinyurl.com/8sg7xqx

ps dont shoot the messenger!”

“Thank god, a candidate with a bit of backbone to speak out. Its pointless to make too much out of what is and is not in the remit of PCC as it is a brand new role and no doubt will evolve as time goes on, whats important is that we get someone in the post who wants to look after the Police as well as the interest of the public!

The only other person who seems to have their own voice is that independent bloke, though I'm not sure having an ex copper is wise, will it be too much of the "old boys club"?”

“Well if any comsolation I've had comment removed then a comment simply about my comment being removed has also been removed! So if youre reading this its a miracle”