I write regarding the article on the Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Grove, claiming he has been gagged.
It is no wonder East Riding of Yorkshire Council might want to gag him.
When he was interviewed live on television a few weeks ago about complaints from East Riding of Yorkshire Council about a lack of policing in the East Riding and the soaring crime rates, especially in the Beverley area where we hardly see the police in our communities anymore, he said that the council wants to concentrate on emptying dustbins instead of interfering in his job!
This remark even took the interviewer aback and, quite frankly, I think Mr Grove would be better employed emptying bins in view of the Humberside police massive cutbacks implemented as a puppet of this government.
Humberside police has been rated as the poorest out of the 43 police forces in England by HM Inspector of Constabularies and this has nothing to do with our chief constable and her hard-working officers but is down to the lack of funding.
Mr Grove has never spoken out on behalf of the residents of the Humberside police area against the cuts to the police service and now we hear he is going to oversee the fire service in Humberside.
Hopefully when he comes up for re-election in the near future there will be a better turnout of voters and he might be replaced.
On a lighter note ... I now hear that the government is appointing the fish fryers association to oversee the lifeboat service!
George Webster
Churchfields, Beverley