Danllan
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- Location
- Sir Gar / Carms
Jonathon Seed has won the vote to be PCC in Swindon & Wilts, but he has a drink-driving conviction from 1993, current legislation means that he may not take up the role with this conviction, so there must be a new election.
Mr Seed has not at any time hidden his past conviction, but the Conservative party wrongly assured him that it was not a problem. So Mr Seed has not been in any way dishonest, but his party advisors have been almost unbelievably stupid. For the record I'm a Conservative party member; but... I still think the party should foot the bill for the electoral rerun.
But... I also think that it is ridiculous that, even with his prior conviction, Mr Seed could join the police to enforce the law, become a Judge and rule on the law and sit in Parliament and make the law, but not become a PCC... not that I think PCCs are worth having anyway.
Mr Seed has not at any time hidden his past conviction, but the Conservative party wrongly assured him that it was not a problem. So Mr Seed has not been in any way dishonest, but his party advisors have been almost unbelievably stupid. For the record I'm a Conservative party member; but... I still think the party should foot the bill for the electoral rerun.
But... I also think that it is ridiculous that, even with his prior conviction, Mr Seed could join the police to enforce the law, become a Judge and rule on the law and sit in Parliament and make the law, but not become a PCC... not that I think PCCs are worth having anyway.