mmmccabe.bsky.social
Ancient philosopher on either construal. Also, Philosophy in Prison www.philosophyinprison.com
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Yes. Agreed. Not always easy to feel hopeful!
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Ps I agree completely about previous gov failures!!!!!
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I understand it to be the continuation of the previous gov policy of building super prisons. But unlike the Victorian prisons they are often far from transport links and hard for family to visit. Not good for rehabilitation (or for the work of prison charities providing interesting things to do).
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Of course. But some changes could be made right away and are not — and the building programme points in the wrong direction, towards ‘lock-em-up’ rather than thinking about prisons could be improved, not least by more support for some of the inspirational people working there.
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I hoped so. But not much is changing. E.g. an easy win would be to scrap the ‘six-year-rule’ denying support for degree work until prisoners are within six years of release. This wastes talent AND the good effect of HE work among larger group on the wing. Labour talk is still about super prisons.
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I hoped so. But not much is changing. E.g. an easy win would be to scrap the ‘six-year-rule’ denying support for degree work until prisoners are within six years of release. This wastes talent AND the good effect of HE work among larger group on the wing. Labour talk is still about super prisons.
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The answer cannot be more ways to throw away the key. Try building up interesting educational
programmes inside prisons, support prison staff to make it possible to deliver those programmes, and allow prisoners to see that they matter. Then look again at the numbers of places you really need.
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Hi Tim, good to see you. No I didn’t think it was quite Simon’s thing — although I think he has the style for it !
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Yikes I have never noticed this (certainly would not write it)! Must have been there for a while….Simon Blackburn may know ( is he on here?)Should there be a Meeting About It? Would the Meeting be doing it?
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Reform is a protest party (that isn't entirely sure what its protesting against any more) that is run on the whims and hot air of a man who wanted to leave the EU to get cardboard passports back. We should not be in this situation, but we are, and Labour needs to confront not copy.
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I'm not impressed.
I bought an electric food mixer, but I'm buggered if I can find any electric food.
And don't talk to me about small blokes with hammers and chisels purporting to be monumental masons.