Campaigner sets sights on police commissioner role
TORQUAY businesswoman and community campaigner Susie Colley has applied to be a Conservative candidate for the new role of Police and Crime Commissioner.
The former independent Torbay mayoral candidate is standing under the Conservative banner and was attending an initial party selection panel in London last week.
She says: "I am very excited to have got through to the first round of this process. I have long been interested in all aspects of crime and policing.
"As an executive member of the Torquay Chamber of Trade and Commerce, I report to them on police and public order issues. As part of this, I go on a monthly nighttime walk from 2.30am until 5am around the harbour area of Torquay.
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"I think it's important to analyse and understand the issues regarding drink and anti-social behaviour and not just put a sticking plaster on the problems."
In addition, Mrs Colley, who is the chairman of the Torre and Upton Community Partnership and the interim chairman of the Torquay Neighbourhood Plan, has visited inmates in Dartmoor and Channings Wood Prisons, spent time with probation officers dealing with drug users and been involved with the Shekinah Mission and Chapter 1 in Torquay.
Candidates at the selection panel, being held in Westminster, are being asked to demonstrate leadership and management, communication and the ability to relate to people, energy and commitment, stakeholder management, depth of intellect, commitment to crime and crime prevention.
Comments
by Sinjis_Things
Sunday, June 10 2012, 1:55PM
“Considering Ms Colley's recent "Third Reich" outburst, her behaviour at that meeting and her encouragement of people to park illegally (and dangerously), It makes one wonder whether she is the right person to be an executive member of the Torquay Chamber of Trade and Commerce and chairman of the Torre and Upton Community Partnership let alone a Police and Crime Commissioner.
While I appreciate the Third Reich outburst was "on the "spur of the moment" a good candidate would not make irrational outbursts when things do not go the way they want them to.”
by interest_ed
Sunday, June 10 2012, 7:47AM
“Have a look at http://tinyurl.com/bv4tuqb , lists all the potential local candidates and the latest local news, people need to understand what this is about and be encouraged to vote...”
by ivanovski
Saturday, June 09 2012, 5:08PM
“Presumably there will only be one Conservative candidate put up for the election. So we wait with bated breath to hear from the Conservative party if they are choosing Ms Colley as that candidate in their selection process. Maybe she has "humped the gun"”
by ivanovski
Friday, June 08 2012, 2:02PM
“This announcement appears at almost the same time as the report on her "Third Reich" outburst in the Council Chamber, she may have to moderate her outbursts to have any cred. as a candidate for Police commissioner. In fact that outburst might well turn out to sink her chances. I am inclined to agree with PFJ in that, despite the number of times she appears in the news, I have no idea what she really stands for in terms of political philosophy, or any kind of policy.”
by Sinjis_Things
Friday, June 08 2012, 1:05PM
“If she gets the job they will have to get the doors widened and meeting rooms made larger as they will have to accommodate her vastly inflated opinion of herself as well as her over inflated ego.”
by ThePFJ
Friday, June 08 2012, 12:26PM
“It is good to see that someone who has so successfully looked after the interests of Torquay with her work with Shekinah, Chapter 1 and Factory Row and has brought Castle Circus to be such a safe place free of drug users, alcoholics and criminals now wants to bring peace and harmony to other places. The druggies and criminals must be rubbing their hands together.”
by Pingu007
Friday, June 08 2012, 10:56AM
“Sorry? Conservative? So, by my reckoning, this makes at least a hat trick of parties that she's joined in order to get elected. It's beginning to look really quite desperate, Susie, love.”
by ThePFJ
Friday, June 08 2012, 10:51AM
“One day she will tell us what she stands for instead of just parading herself in the media. She might be the ideal candidate but will we ever find out. However I would have thought her recent arrest at the town hall would would go against her. She'll probably end up working at Tesco's.”
by Shermans
Friday, June 08 2012, 10:28AM
“LOL oh dear silly women. When is this sado going to learn NO-ONE wants her..
Looking forward to yet another FAILED job shes going for.”