David Kirk Beedon

Police arrest 474 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London Number of arrests was highest recorded in relation to single operation in at least past decade, according to Met police

What have we become as a nation?

Independent Prison Capacity Review: final report The Independent Prison Capacity Review examines the prison capacity crisis and offers recommendations to help future governments avoid recurring crises.

The Independent Prison Capacity Review by Dame Anne Owers (England & Wales) has been published.

I will read this when I am back from travelling, but a cursory glance over Chapter 3 on governance and decision-making looks interesting and frank in its assessments... #prison
www.gov.uk/government/p...

Today’s front page of The National, a Scottish newspaper.

Reform councillors criticised after voting to spend £150,000 on political advisers Plan was put forward by 19-year-old leader of Warwickshire council George Finch who also lobbied to remove Pride flag

Reform's George Finch, the 19-year-old leader of Warwickshire county council, pushes forward plans to spend £150,000 on hiring political advisers despite pledging to cut waste and save money.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

Love the UK!!!! Don’t forget the banners at the airport!

And those who stayed quiet.

3. They warn of violence in the streets, while subtly inciting it. When it happens, they will shake their heads and say "I told you so".

2. And it is dressed in respectability. The people telling you this wear nice suits and ties, live in fine houses, write columns for newspapers that have been in print for centuries, punctuate correctly. But they are as thuggish as any street racist throwing a bin at a hotel housing asylum seekers.

1. The impacts of predatory capital - impossible rents, failing public services, rising costs of living - are being blamed across the billionaire press on immigrants and Black and Brown people.
It's so crude, so obvious, so familiar .... but if you tell the lie often enough, people believe it. 🧵

The police (wrongly) inform a peaceful protestor that holding a Palestinian flag and signs deploring genocide is an offence under the Terrorism Act. This is the deranged policing environment the government has created.

They’re trying to ensure that there are no neighbors different from them in any way.

Voices of Youth – What is prison for? – Fill in a quick survey here We are the Church of England community in and around Gloucestershire, committed to sharing the transforming Gospel of Jesus Christ, so that people may know life in all its fullness

The Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons in England and Wales calls for more community sentences for certain offences, to reduce reoffending: shorturl.at/Tj48F

The bishop welcomes the “creative” ideas of young people on the justice system in a survey to be taken to parliament: shorturl.at/qRVtj

Rod Stewart tells country to ‘give Farage a chance’ British rocker claimed that the Reform UK leader is ‘coming across well’ when asked about the political future of the UK

Rod Stewart, the ageing millionaire rocker, asks Britons to vote for Farage/Reform.

Millionaires won't suffer effects of racism; loss of human/worker rights, public services; destruction of the NHS, economic mayhem.

Just binned a CD collection.

Eight people face the camera in front of a Howard League banner, in a committee room in the House of Lords. A woman with brown hair holds a copy of the report.

Here are some of the members of a working group we convened to explore ways to end the IPP scandal. Have you read their recommendations yet?

The report was launched last night in the House of Lords, and you can read it here: howardleague.org/publications...

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CAMPAIGNING LAWYER CALLS ON PRIME MINISTER TO END SHOCKING IPP SCANDAL Campaigning Lawyer and CEO of CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE Peter Stefanovic – who’s films have been watched hundreds of millions of times online – has posted a new film, this time callin…

CAMPAIGNING LAWYER CALLS ON PRIME MINISTER TO END SHOCKING IPP SCANDAL

Campaigners have hit out at the “short-sighted” decision not to include prisoners on IPP sentences in the plans announced to reduce the prison population.
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social

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Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣

YouTube wouldn’t let me watch it on mobile browser nor iPhone YouTube app.

UK’s 50 richest families hold more wealth than 50% of population, analysis finds Equality Trust says billionaires getting ‘ludicrously’ richer, with top two now wealthier than whole of 1990 rich list

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...

A view through landing railings inside a prison, showing cell doors in the background. In the centre, "Lifting the lid on prisons: WHAT ARE IPP SENTENCES?" is spelled out in white text against a black background. In the bottom right-hand corner are the Howard League logo and the hashtag #LiftTheLidOnPrisons.

🚨How can we end the IPP scandal once and for all?

Introducing a new dedicated page on our website to explain what the problems are, the impact they are having, and how they might be solved...

howardleague.org/what-are-ipp...

#LiftTheLidOnPrisons

Good point - such a lazy use of geography to describe USA (a country) as America (a continent). Rather a bugbear of mine ☹️

The Howard League | Howard League IPP hotline nominated for award

🏅 Our hotline for people on IPP and DPP sentences, set up alongside Peters and Peters, has been nominated for Pro Bono Initiative of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2025!

➡️ To find out more about the hotline and what it achieved, read our new blog post: howardleague.org/blog/howard-...

As Met boss Mark Rowley warns rates of knife crime, violence & theft could rise in London without more funding, I predict that without a greater commitment to all children & young people they will! Check out Oasis’ model which could be copied nationwide. t.co/HqQrynNETT

Our Student Conference kicks off this morning with a paper from Brenna Shay Quinton on “Touch Grass: the need for the inclusion of nature in Christian Spirituality”

The Howard League | Don’t let PAVA spray be used on children PAVA spray: Join the Howard League campaign against its use on children in prison

Govt has just has announced that PAVA spray will be authorised for use in children’s prisons

Hard to imagine a more profound failure than arming prison officers in the name of keeping children safe

Follow @thehowardleague.bsky.social for updates across the day

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DJT’ “still a miserable, bitter, humourless & furious man. Because deep inside, he knows *exactly* who he is.”

My attempt at an answer to your question: The resurrection hope that human death and destruction will not have the final word. Small comfort I know for those in Gaza and many others around the world at this time.

More rich Americans are opening Swiss bank accounts fearing U.S. risks Swiss banks say they have seen a surge of interest and business from high-net-worth Americans opening investment accounts in recent months.

A growing number of wealthy Americans are opening bank accounts in Switzerland as part of the “de-Americanization” of their portfolios, according to investors and banks

Who would have guessed
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/18/r...

This will appear in a few future history books as the perfect metaphor for current events....

On 26th April, Lung Theatre in collaboration with the Woodhill families group are hosting an afternoon where people affected by the prison system can join them in a range of activities, some which relate to those affected by IPP sentences

Sign up here: tinyurl.com/2bczbkba

@lungtheatre.bsky.social