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YTV Leeds
Posted in Media, TV on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Try this for comedy: prison policy run by clowns
Posted in Consumer, Control, Crime, Culture, Funny, Humour, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Justice, Law, Media, Politics, Prison on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/libby_purves/article5586556.ece
The arts are a valuable tool in prisoner rehabilitation. Jack Straw should know better than to fly into a panic and ban them
Libby Purves
Heard the one about the Justice Secretary who got frightened by a newspaper? He took too many tabloids. Not laughing? Me neither.
The joke is sour. For back in November, thanks to [...]
Ministry blames crowded jails on Labour
Posted in Conflict, Consumer, Control, Crime, Culture, Deception, Fear, Fiction, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Justice, Law, Media, National Disgrace, Police, Politics, Prison, Restoration, Urban Decay, Violence, tagged Deception, Justice, Law, Politics, Prison on Monday, December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jamie Doward, home affairs editor Britain’s soaring prison population is being driven by government policies rather than crime levels, according to an internal Whitehall briefing document seen by the Observer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/dec/28/prison-crisis-labour-crime-levels
The paper, a presentation to ministers and civil servants drawn up by the Ministry of Justice, explains in detail how new measures introduced by Labour have [...]
Andy Serkis comes out from behind Gollum and King Kong
Posted in Film, Media, Movies on Sunday, December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
He has portrayed some of the most extraordinary characters on screen, from King Kong to Gollum. Now Andy Serkis is emerging from behind the disguises and gaining recognition as a fine actor
Andy Serkis has made a living out of playing nutters, freaks and psychopaths.
So it is more than a little worrying when he tells me [...]
Inspirational reading for a season of reflection
Posted in Advent, Books, Christianity, Culture, Literature, Media, Reading, Religion on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5295172.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1
Religious leaders and commentators choose a book they found spiritually rewarding this year
Joanna Jepson, chaplain, London College of Fashion
I recommend The Shack by William Paul Young. It is not the best-written book, but the ideas and understanding it conveys about God, human relationships and, in particular, forgiveness are utterly remarkable and will be revolutionary [...]
Jack: A Soldier’s Story
Posted in Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Armed Forces, Civvy Street, Compassion, Conflict, Control, Crime, Culture, Danger, Deception, Disaster, Documentary, Education, Fear, Freedom, Health, Injustice, Institutionalism, Integrity, Media, Politics, Prison, Restoration, Stress, Urban Decay, Violence, War on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight, BBC 1 is showing a disturbing programme at 9pm – please watch it. It was previously shown on BBC 3, and is about Lance Corporal Jack Mizon who was honoured for his bravery during fierce fighting in Afganistan, but has struggled to readjust to civilian life back in the UK. Ben Anderson tells the [...]
Cake or Death – Eddy Izzard
Posted in Christianity, Church, Fun, Funny, Institutionalism, Integrity, Media on Saturday, November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Found this and thought it sums a few things up quite well really. Enjoy!
Apprentice star made false claims
Posted in Consumer, Crime, Culture, Deception, Institutionalism, Integrity, Law, Media, Muslim, Urban Decay on Saturday, November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tre Azam, 29, of Loughton, Essex, said he planned to appeal
One of the stars of BBC show The Apprentice has been convicted of falsely claiming housing benefits.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7755618.stm
Tre Azam, 29, of Loughton, Essex, who finished third in the 2007 series of Sir Alan Sugar’s show, was sentenced to 80 hours’ community service.
Chelmsford magistrates found [...]
Slaughter of the giants
Posted in Capitalism, Consumer, Creation, Crime, Culture, Disaster, Freedom, Injustice, Media, National Disgrace, Police, Politics, Violence on Saturday, November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Slaughter of the giants
There are only 700 mountain gorillas left in the world – 200 in Virunga national park, Congo. The rangers who try to protect them do not always succeed, as photographer Brent Stirton witnessed
guardian.co.uk, Saturday November 29 2008 00.01 GMT
The [...]
