Calm down....calm down, Captain Mainwaring! The BIG difference between other rumour mongers on here and your post is that you were directly quoting a senior insider - now that adds significant credence to what you say, I think you'll agree. This then lends itself to supporting the argument wholeheartedly.
I'm not saying the rumour is accurate or otherwise but surely you have been around long enough to realise that a PCC is NOT going to speak out of turn about something as politically charged as this unless it was uttered in confidence to you and you felt there was a public need to spill the beans - thereafter?
Why didn't you just say: I've heard rumours that.....................and not mention the PCC bit.
Relax - breathe slowly....................................................:o k: