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What is needed to fix homelessness in 2026?

Efforts to tackle homelessness in 2026 will see the Vagrancy Act finally scrapped. But politicians must make it more than a symbolic gesture.

BBC Sounds - From Greater Manchester Manchester

150 Years of Whit Friday Marches www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #brassband

I know! 😲 I didn’t see that coming. 👀

I understand. With a Bailey, it seems the bees are taking parasites and pathogens with them.

@theapiarist.org Your blogs are brilliant! 🤣 I have had two seasons with my Abelo and ordered another. I have been waiting so long for the weather to warm up to get on and do a comb change I have forgotten what colours I ordered. Thank you for your entertaining insight into beekeeping! 🐝🐝🐝

Focusing on education and training in prisons could save money in the long term | Institute for Government Expanding training and education provision in custody is the right move.

"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...

It was brilliant. What a wonderful human. 🦜

‘He can start his life over now’ - housebuilder supports prison reduce reoffending via bricklaying academy A former inmate at a Yorkshire Category C prison has secured employment in bricklaying following lifechanging support received as a result of a prison reform programme from top 10 housebuilder, Keepmoat.

Great to read about the Bricklaying Academy that housebuilder Keepmoat and the National House Building Council (NHBC) are running at HMP Moorland. It's a 12-week course offering hands-on experience and employability support.

Really wonderful. 🤩

Omar's story: "Change can only come through reading" - Prisoners' Education Trust Having left school at just 13, Omar read his first book in prison. It changed his whole outlook on life.

"With every book, every page that I turned, my value system changed. My orientation on life started to shift."

The perfect story to read this #WorldBookDay - PET alumnus Omar on how reading changed his life.

@garyheads.bsky.social ‘The Enlightened Spaniel’ is a fabulous book. Thank you so much for this wonderful trio. Reading with a snoozing dog either side. I’ll see how they get on with their carrot meditation tomorrow. 🙂

…and healer. 🙂

You thought that too? 👀

Overcast in Wiltshire.

I have recently finished listening to the complete Slough House series. They are all brilliant and Sean Barrett is a genius narrator. I’m bereft it’s over, for now. I am looking for recommendations for my next listen. #mickherron
#seanbarrett
#audble
#sloughhouse

Is anyone listening to #countylines #bbcradio4 ?

#slowhorses. Bereft having finished the Slough House Series on #audible. Sean Barrett is a genius narrator.

Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman has won the performance of the year award at the 63rd Rose d'Or Awards for his role playing the unforgettable Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses #SlowHorses #GaryOldman #RoseD'orAwards2024

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Thank you for #BBCRadio3Unwind. What a treat. 🙂

Mitigating harm in prisons: the provision of books, libraries and reading

Back in October I presented at a conference about the role of books, libraries and reading in mitigating the harm caused by prisons. I have now recorded part of that presentation and you can watch it here (12:40 minutes): youtu.be/wyrAJf_IJso?... #prisonlibraries #prisonreform #prisoneducation

I discovered Slow Horses via Audible. The narration is absolutely brilliant.

Hello, I’m new here. Moderately feral. Mad for beekeeping, brass banding, books and biology. Also camping, walking, running, anything outdoors, all with dogs by my side. The Highlands are my spiritual home. Flying the flag for prison education; change; and recovery, from anything.