This is as true today as it was 75 years ago RT if you agree Aneurin Bevan, the founder of the NHS, was an absolute legend

I agree with the emerging consensus that there is a need to act on the ongoing, troubling legacy of the IPP sentence - thoughts here: justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprobation/2…

Btw voters thinking of voting The Labour Party for the first time, you’re welcome and there won’t be a ‘purity’ test at the polling station door despite the impression being given by some of my comrades atm. 😏

‼️ Tory MP tries to blame the pandemic for prison conditions but quickly gets schooled by a former prison officer. "To attribute it all to [the pandemic] is just inaccurate and it does everyone who is in prisons today doing a job, a huge disservice" #PoliticsLive

Record backlogs in the criminal courts. Victims waiting five years for a trial. Prisons overflowing. Police officers told to stop arresting suspects. Chronic defunding causing record shortages of courts, judges, lawyers, police & prosecutors. Judge Rishi Sunak on his record.

Coming out of @tesco realising you just spent £40 on eggs and bread

"I worry", Theresa May says, "that today there are too many people in politics, who think it is about them, their ambitions, their careers, and not the people they serve." ~AA

Tory MP Sir Bob Neil: "My brand of conservatism - and nearly all safe forms of constitutional gov't - depends upon respect for the independence of our judiciary. Attacking lawyers and judges for doing their job is neither constitutional nor, I say gently, very conservative." ~AA

Joe Biden: "We talk about democracy. We talk about life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. What we don't talk about is how hard it is. The most natural instinct is to walk away, to be selfish. Democracy asks us to believe that we are part of something bigger than ourselves." ~AA

What’s amazing is that Rishi Sunak only became Prime Minister because of his predecessor announcing tax cuts with no idea how to pay for them - and now he’s doing exactly the same thing

I’ve always loved John Oliver but I swear to God this is perfection 🔥🔥🔥👇👇👇👇🔥🔥🔥🔥

Let’s stop the political nonsense about who can be toughest on crime. Whoever forms the next Government on 4th July 2024 will need to make tough decisions that might not be popular to ease the overcrowding crisis in prisons. The full signs will be going up soon. Steve Gillan GS

🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT🚨 In our latest episode ⁦dean kingham⁩ and I were joined by the indefatigable Gethin Jones who shared his unique insight into the Criminal Justice System and spoke of the work he now does inspiring/helping others. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

WHAT A SPEECH 👏👏👏👏 Keir Starmer “Don’t forget any of it”… #VoteLabour #Change #GeneralElection2024 🌹🌹🌹The Labour Party

You may find Just Stop Oil annoying. You may dislike their tactics. But they do not belong in prison theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Quite right Lee. We should let these racist cunts consume as much cheap gak and special brew as they can before setting light to as many cars as possible as a way to pay their respects to a grieving community and show their frustration at the broken immigration system in this

The #Mosque in Hartlepool that was attacked by far right thugs. Last year it gave £25k to the British Legion through the sale of poppies Cooked over 25k meals for people in Hartlepool who were hungry Anybody got a list of what the far right thugs have done for their communities?

The Sturmabteilung known as “SA” literally "Storm Division" or “Storm Troopers”, was the original paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party. They were basically Civilian militia. In 1930s Germany before Hitler came to power, the SA's job was to impersonate angry citizens and

So, if you’re a Tory and remember celebrating in 2015 when Corbyn was voted Labour leader, that’s how Labour are feeling about Badenoch or Jenrick becoming head of your party. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

This is nonsense. 1 The PM had no involvement at all 2 She pleaded guilty and lost her appeal 3 The Courts are independent of politics