In Surrey, we see middle-class activists cause great damage and disruption before getting let off the hook.
The Committee on Standards in Public Life proposed that councillors’ social media comment be included as “official capacity in their public conduct.”
Polling suggests that the Prime Minister’s attitude is very similar to that of the general public.
The Reigate MP has made a complaint to the county’s Police and Crime Panel about the Surrey PCC’s pronouncements.
A directly-elected representative, answerable to the voters, is more democratic than an anonymous Police Authority.