Whilst I have never made any secret of the fact that I was opposed to the legislation for elected Police and Crime Commissioners, the Bill has received Royal Assent and elections are due to be held in November. Elections for Police & Crime Commissioners were originally to be held on the 3rd May but were moved as the Lib Dems High Command were concerned that if these elections were held in tandem with the local elections they would have received an even bigger pasting nationally as they are perceived to be by many as 'soft on crime'.
Despite my reservations, I can confirm that Nicholas Alston has been selected as the Conservative candidate for Essex. Nicholas is a former Royal Naval Officer and senior official who has served in various defence and security roles during a career which saw him awarded a CBE in the 1997 New Year's Honours list for his services to defence. Nicholas has also worked closely with Police forces in the UK and overseas and is also on the advisory board of the Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science at University College London.
He also has a long association with Essex Police, having been born in Harwich Police Station in 1952 nad his father Kenneth Alston QPM, was Deputy Chief Constable of the Essex and Southend Joint Constabulary until 1971.
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