PERHAPS it was a coincidence that my postal ballot paper for the election of Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia Police arrived after the deadline for my letter to be included in the next edition of the Shuttle.
West Mercia Police have been recognised as one of the best performing on fighting crime and community safety.
Do they really need a costly layer of bureaucracy added at a time when they, like many other public services are facing huge cuts to their budget?
No system can be truly objective and impartial, but it is debatable whether party politicians and independent candidates of whom we know nothing, are better able to steer our police force than existing officers.
I suspect that in the light of the ongoing MPs’ expenses scandal, the public’s enthusiasm for politicians is at an all-time low and it will be interesting to see whether this theory is suported by the turn-out for this election.
CHARLOTTE POUNTNEY Crestwood Avenue Kidderminster
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