A visit to HMP Ford is not what you might think of in your mind’s eye when you think of our prison service. Located in the almost idyllic surroundings of the South Downs, Ford is a so-called open prison for Category D prisoners; most famous, perhaps, for the apocryphal rumours that George Best once played […]
It was perhaps a certain naivety that gave Brits some optimism about the first – and only – election debate between the sitting Prime Minister David Cameron and the challengers for his job ahead of the General Election, which took place last week. After all, this was only the second election season that had featured […]
In Britain, we live in very uncertain political times. It is hard to recall a more open general election contest in most of our lifetimes than that which will take place in 58 days’ time. With virtually no serious observer predicting anything but a hung parliament, there’s more chance of accurately predicting tomorrow night’s lottery […]
