Image by Getty Images via Daylife The Conservatives are committed to directly-elected political figures controlling police forces around the country, although the details are still being drawn up ahead of next year’s General Election—which is why most of us, including myself, didn’t know anything about this until now. And that’s only because Sir Hugh Orde, the head of the police professional body, the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), has warned that chief constables may resign if a Tory government tries to place forces under local political control. He has said colleagues would resist being told how to protect the [...]