Independent candidate Geoff Howard, from Slough, highlighted how the role would be supported by a team of assistants.
He said: “That would allow me to spread the responsibilities. It’s a massive job and there’s no two ways about it.
“You need to be visible as much as possible. While I would obviously have head office in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, I would be making sure I get out on the road as much as possible.”
- Thames Valley PCC elections: ‘Balance of urban and rural needs’, BBC.co.uk, November 8, 2017.
2. Queens Park Rangers’ Malaysian owner, Tony Fernandes, says the club’s relegation from the Premier League has left him feeling “exploited”.
Fernandes, who has made his wealth in the airline and music industries, acquired QPR in August 2011 and he estimates that he has ploughed around £50 million ($78 million, 59 million euros) into the London club since he took over.
The 49-year-old admits that he has occasionally let people take advantage of him, but he has vowed that he will not make the same mistakes again.
“I don’t think I will be exploited any more,” he said, in comments reported by several British newspapers on Saturday.
“I think I allowed myself to be exploited, but that's my choice. Agents are trying to get the best contracts and there’s no two ways about it -- I had to pay premiums.
“I’ve seen all of the parts that make football quite -- maybe ‘immoral’ is a strong word, but they would sell their grandmother to do something. It’s all part of the football ecosystem.”
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