Bob Piper has been a Labour Councillor for the Abbey
Ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, for 10 years. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club and a follower of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
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In complete contrast to the scaremongering nonsense of David Davis (for freedom), the inane drivel by David Cameron, and dafter nonsense on some of their pet poodle Tory blogs, you can find some more serious analysis from Tony Hatfield and Brian Barder.
Speaker Lenthall asserted the supremacy of the house against the forces of the state. Like it or not, the Police force answer to the state.
As an elected MP, I would like very much to hear your considered views over which is supreme - the House of Commons or the Executive, and how Members of the House of Commons (from both sides) can be protected from abuse of power by the executive.
I know your views are partisan, and I respect that - but many people feel that this is a matter above politics. And the Police, no matter good they are, cannot be.
It depends upon whether you believe we should have a political police force working for the government. I believe on operational matters they should be accountable for what they do - shooting innocent Brazilians, for instance - but that the government should set overall policy and not interfere in operations.
So yes, I believe they should answer to the state - but not be directed by it.
By the way, I'm not an elected MP, nor have I ever harboured a desire to be one.
Bob
Daily Pundit post very good. I rather suspected there was more to this story than we had so far been told. The police are not unfamiliar with leaks and, whilst I am as suspicious as the next person of them, I don't think they would have gone in without some other evidence not yet in the public domain.
November 30, 2008 5:44 PM | permalink
Bob
Speaker Lenthall asserted the supremacy of the house against the forces of the state. Like it or not, the Police force answer to the state.
As an elected MP, I would like very much to hear your considered views over which is supreme - the House of Commons or the Executive, and how Members of the House of Commons (from both sides) can be protected from abuse of power by the executive.
This issue is summed up very well by Cassius,
http://cassiuswrites.blogspot.com/2008/11/honouring-lenthalls-legacy-challenge-to.html
I know your views are partisan, and I respect that - but many people feel that this is a matter above politics. And the Police, no matter good they are, cannot be.