Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 21/05/2025It’s cake-ism. The lie was that we could regain sovereignty AND be better off. You can have one or the other but not both. 010
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 20/05/2025I think there's probably an argument to say - sod it we should have gone further - that seems to be what business is saying this morning. Mail, Express, Tel etc have already dialed it up to 11 with their 'betrayal' headlines, so there's not much to lose! 120
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 20/05/2025I think this is spot on. Despite the sound and fury from parts of the media this morning, it just doesn't feel like something most Leave voters want to talk about anymore. EU deal is the single biggest thing that can get economy growing - that's the prize for Labour. 180
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Mindless and moronic - yes. But does this really warrant a ‘lengthy period in jail’?? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comTwo men found guilty of ‘mindless, moronic’ felling of Sycamore Gap treeDaniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, found to have criminally damaged tree and Hadrian’s Wall 230
Reposted by Nick MannRichard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 30/04/2025www.ft.com/content/1ff8... 2187
Reposted by Nick MannDamian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 25/04/2025These are the headlines we need: 1518740
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 25/04/2025A personal bugbear ... Something can't be 'very unique'. It's either unique or it's not. 030
Reposted by Nick MannJaney Starling @janeystarling.bsky.social · 01/04/2025I have written about the sentencing guidelines shitshow. Infuriating to see yet another Labour government seek to appease a rightwing voter base by reinforcing the “tough on crime” doom loop that has gridlocked our justice system for the past 30 years. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comLabour's populist pantomime over sentencing rules plays into the hands of the right | Janey StarlingForcing the abandonment of new commonsense, evidence-based guidelines is a new low for a party that once prided itself on justice reform, says Janey Starling of campaign group Level Up 0127
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 30/03/2025And so it begins …. This could be seen coming a mile off. 010
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Our response to this morning's @hmiprisonsnews.bsky.social report on HMP Styal which exposes problems that are mirrored in women's prisons across the country. 👇👇 001
Reposted by Nick MannRussell Webster @russellwebster.com · 17/03/2025There are 87,556 people in prison today, an increase of 140 on last week, and 1487 higher than eight weeks ago. 001
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 17/03/2025A great spot from @thehowardleague.bsky.social The early release scheme relieved pressure but is no substitute for a long-term policy. The sentencing and capacity reviews underway hold the key to getting the prison population down and keeping it down. 011
Reposted by Nick MannMind @mind.org.uk · 17/03/2025Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"? 571525744
Reposted by Nick MannJon Collins @jonbcollins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025"Increasing education and employment in prisons will improve conditions, cut crime – and save money" Good to see this in @cassiarowland.bsky.social's v.good blog on the need to improve access to purposeful activity in prison. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/educ...instituteforgovernment.org.ukFocusing on education and training in prisons could save money in the long term | Institute for GovernmentExpanding training and education provision in custody is the right move. 144
Reposted by Nick MannZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt 522214565931
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Read a wonderful description of Elon Musk’s political theorising as being ‘dorm-room-bong-hit’ level stuff. Very much in evidence here. Surreal barely covers it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAuT...youtube.comPresident Trump & Elon Musk in the Oval Office: Full RemarksYouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts 010
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 04/02/20256 in 7 people in prison going through a mental health crisis are not being transferred to hospital quickly enough. Many thanks to @nicksmithitv.bsky.social for highlighting the need for urgent action on this. 020
Reposted by Nick MannGemma Abbott @gemabbott.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Great to see prisons charities still joining Bluesky! Welcome to @prisonadvice.bsky.social 👋 You can find lots more in this #CriminalJustice starter pack, inc: @thehowardleague.bsky.social @prisonersadvice.bsky.social @prisonersed.bsky.social But lmk if I’ve missed anyone! go.bsky.app/2sQ9xmz 14012
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Morning Michael - any chance you can add @prisonadvice.bsky.social to your wonderful UK Charity starter pack? We joined last week. 000
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Hi Madeleine - any chance you could add @prisonadvice.bsky.social to one of your wonderful starter packs? We're a national charity operating in over 60 prisons across England & Wales, supporting prisoners to stay in touch with families. 100
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Morning Gemma - any chance you could add @prisonadvice.bsky.social onto your wonderful starter pack? We joined last week. 110
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Delighted to say that @prisonadvice.bsky.social is now on Bluesky. We support people in prison to stay in touch with families at more than 60 prisons across England & Wales but get involved in a whole range of issues related to the Justice System. Give us a follow! 051
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 30/01/2025For every 100 people released from prison 67 are recalled, according to new stats published today. Only a quarter of people recalled committed another crime. The rest broke licence conditions like missing Probation appointments 👇👇 www.prisonadvice.org.uk/latest/news/...prisonadvice.org.ukNew figures published today show a 42% increase in prison recallsPact supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their families across England and Wales. 024
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Just walked past someone on the phone ... 'While I've got you, just one small change' .... I'm hearing 'Get the red pen out, we need a complete rewrite'. 010
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 06/12/2024The 'it goes to Reading' argument also spurious. Central line goes to Epping, Metropolitan line goes to Amersham. In addition, vast majority of journeys on Liz line are made in the central tunneled section. 1100
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Worked on Crossrail for 5 years and don't think I can let this one go .... Liz line very much part of the tube network imho. The vast, vast majority of fares are the same as rest of the tube with some fiddling at the extremities of the line around the far western and eastern edges. 1120
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Help us support the 100,000+ children who have a parent in prison this Xmas. Donate today and it'll be match-funded by @biggive.bsky.social doubling the impact of your donation. 👇👇 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...donate.biggive.orgSupport prisoners & their families and childrenPact has supported people in prison and their families and children for over 125 years. During that time, much has … 051
Reposted by Nick MannJon Collins @jonbcollins.bsky.social · 05/12/2024New @ofstednews.bsky.social Annual Report notes that prison education can have a "transformative effect" but also that "prison education remains weak, almost without exception". www.gov.uk/government/p...gov.ukThe annual report of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills 2023/24 147
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Your regular reminder that we cannot build our way out of the prisons crisis .... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPrisons plan will fall short by 2027, watchdog warnsBoris Johnson's pledge to create an extra 20,000 cells spaces is now not expected to be met until 2031. 062
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 02/12/2024A bit of a ‘non-apology’ apology …. ‘any upset I MAY have caused’. There’s no ‘may’ about it. Would have been much better to say ‘I’m sorry for the upset I caused’. 010
Reposted by Nick MannDavid Shipley @shipleywrites.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Prison is not a good place for mental health. But I learned some powerful lessons while I was jailed. www.inspirethemind.org/post/what-pr...inspirethemind.orgWhat Prison Taught Me About Mental HealthBefore being sentenced to prison, in February 2020, I had a long time to imagine it. In 2014, working in corporate finance, I committed fraud, lying to an investor with whom I was starting a company, ... 274
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 28/11/2024We regularly come across stories like these. FWIW, my take is that it's an extremely difficult balancing act for staff between security and dignity. Staff don't always get it right, but the rules are there for a reason. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...theguardian.comPrisoners denied dignity while receiving NHS care, watchdog findsHealth Services Safety Investigation Body reveals difficulties inmates have when they leave jail for treatment 010
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 27/11/2024New research by @brainkind.bsky.social shows that 80% of women in criminal justice system in Wales may be living with brain injury. The cohort had “faced significant social disadvantages and exclusion, often starting from a young age.” brainkind.org/complex-lives/brainkind.orgComplex Lives - Brainkind 041
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 27/11/2024True. And far beyond the remit or ability of prisons or MoJ to sort out. 000
Reposted by Nick MannElla Rabaiotti @ellarabaiotti.bsky.social · 26/11/2024UK parliament Justice Committee launches new inquiry into rehabilitation and resettlement Written submissions by by January 10, 2025 committees.parliament.uk/committee/10...committees.parliament.ukJustice Committee launches new inquiry into rehabilitation and resettlement - Committees - UK ParliamentThe Justice Committee is today (Tuesday, 26 November) launching its first new inquiry of the Parliament entitled ‘Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending’. 063
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Prison leavers will end up back behind bars if they don’t get the support they need. Huge amount of effort goes into finding accommodation on release but too many people still fall through the cracks. inews.co.uk/news/housing...inews.co.ukWomen 'given tents to live in' after early prison releaseLawyers, charities and campaign groups warn vulnerable women are 'falling through the cracks of a broken system' under the Government's early release scheme 2171
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 26/11/2024A very good point. An example of how prison overcrowding has knock-on impacts on many other parts of the system. Too many prisoners and not enough staff makes running all aspects of prison life much harder. 000
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Austerity in action. Across a whole range of public services we're feeling the impact of austerity of the 2010s - rivers full of shit, prisons overflowing, councils going bankrupt, hospital waiting lists .... I could go on .... 360
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Essential starter pack for anyone interested in Criminal Justice …. 030
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Good to see a focus on employing prison leavers in a White Paper to be published tomorrow. No doubt we have a Prisons Minister who has led by example in this area. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comMinisters target prisoners to fill UK’s labour shortagesThousands of ex-convicts are to be offered jobs support to tackle reoffending rates in plans to get Britain working 162
Reposted by Nick MannShona Minson @shonaminson.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Last year I gave the Prisons’ Week lecture at Liverpool Cathedral, on Changemakers and women’s justice. I talked about Elizabeth Fry, and hopeful uncertainty and where imagination might take us. I’ve discovered it’s on YouTube so sharing it (& my Betsy Fry obsession) m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jgb...m.youtube.comLiverpool 2023 Prisons Week Lecture: Dr Shona Minson – ChangemakersYouTube video by Liverpool Cathedral 1207
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Best piece I’ve read about John Prescott in the last few days by Toby Helm @theguardian.com Includes this nugget …. He would always deliberately mispronounce the name Mandelson, sometimes calling him Meddlesome. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comThe John Prescott I knew: Blair’s ‘beautiful people’ tried to erase him – he had other plansOnce frozen out by the New Labour elite, John Prescott fought his way in from the cold to become a loyal deputy leader. Toby Helm recalls a bruising political career 030
Reposted by Nick MannRachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Spiralling backlogs, leaking rooves, broken alarms, missing video evidence, judges mopping floors and burnt out barristers - I spoke to those working in a crumbling courts system as part of @thetimes Crime and Justice Commission www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...thetimes.comCourts in crisis: ‘The chances of acquittal are higher for the rich’Evidence lost, prisoners waiting on remand for years, roof leaks, judges mopping floors, burnt-out barristers — Rachel Sylvester talks to barristers about a criminal justice system that is broken 98927
Reposted by Nick MannMatt cracknell @drmattcracknell.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I appreciate the harms antisocial behaviour can cause communities, however, we’ll be stuck in this endless cycle of prison crisis unless governments’ reliance on pointless ‘crackdowns’ & use of prison as a deterrence ends, and we find alternative solutions to imprisoning people we’re mad at 141
Reposted by Nick MannThe Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · 21/11/2024◾ Why are prisons overcrowded? ◾ Why does it matter? ◾ How did we get into this mess? ◾ Why don’t we just build more prisons? ◾ What should we do instead? These are the questions our overcrowding explainer answers: howardleague.org/why-are-pris... #PrisonsDontWork #Prisons 01512
Nick Mann @nick-mann.bsky.social · 22/11/2024This is a pretty alarming outlook for prisons. There has been so much to welcome since James Timpson took over as Prisons' Minister but without adequate funding in the medium term his hands will be tied. 153