Comments on: Labour’s useless prisons http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/ If there wasn't one before, it's time we started it... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:20:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ad http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/#comment-10410 ad Wed, 14 May 2008 17:53:50 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/#comment-10410 <i>Okay, the government’s too timid to attempt progressive reform because it’s utterly petrified of being seen as ’soft’ by the right-wing press...</i> If the crime rate really is falling, that suggests that the government approach over the last few years has been a success, and that jailing criminals for as long as possible is a successful strategy. And if this strategy has been enforced on it by the right-wing press, then all we can say is “three cheers for the right-wing press”. Okay, the government’s too timid to attempt progressive reform because it’s utterly petrified of being seen as ’soft’ by the right-wing press…

If the crime rate really is falling, that suggests that the government approach over the last few years has been a success, and that jailing criminals for as long as possible is a successful strategy.

And if this strategy has been enforced on it by the right-wing press, then all we can say is “three cheers for the right-wing press”.

]]> By: Nick http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/#comment-10401 Nick Wed, 14 May 2008 14:06:59 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/#comment-10401 "they acknowledged long ago that one of the best ways of improving standards in schools was to cut class sizes" Not anymore! http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2266611,00.html Labour change with the wind on issues like these. “they acknowledged long ago that one of the best ways of improving standards in schools was to cut class sizes”

Not anymore! http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2266611,00.html

Labour change with the wind on issues like these.

]]> By: Declan http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/#comment-10399 Declan Wed, 14 May 2008 13:14:52 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/#comment-10399 Well said and if only we could get this message acroos to the majority of people in the UK Well said and if only we could get this message acroos to the majority of people in the UK

]]> By: The Sharpener » Blog Archive http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/#comment-10372 The Sharpener » Blog Archive Tue, 13 May 2008 23:03:58 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/#comment-10372 [...] Cherie Blair in ‘does something useful’ shock [...] [...] Cherie Blair in ‘does something useful’ shock [...]

]]> By: Jennie http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/#comment-10362 Jennie Tue, 13 May 2008 21:25:32 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/2008/05/13/labour%e2%80%99s-useless-prisons/#comment-10362 Indeed. Indeed.

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