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On the surface this coalition idea seems a good one; Chief Commissioners accountable to the public but sadly I suspect it will mean that handsome, superficial, brain dead people supported by tabloid headlines will be elected instead of genuinely good officers; "Let's trust the people" says Teresa May. Bad idea.
Yes - a missed opportunity, esp the fact that candidates can stand on a "party" ticket - will just lead to situations like where B-Liar (that's Sir Ian B-Liar, not Toady B-Liar) was seen as just a puppet of Noo LieBour.
We need Independent candidates - not those who follow the party machine.
You appear to argue that it's a bad idea to trust the people because they are insufficiently discriminating to distinguish between those candidates who really are good and those who merely appear good.