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Ben
Lecturing
About Me
- prisonerben
- United Kingdom
- Previously known as "one of Britain's best known prisoners...he constantly questions authority and exposes the futility of the system" The Times, Ben was finally released from prison after 32 years in August 2012. Pleading guilty to the murder of a friend when he was 14 years old, he renounced violence and fought for the recognition of the inherent dignity of all human beings. As a result of speaking truth to power, he served far longer than the recommended 10 years, leading Education Secretary Michael Gove to argue that he had "been punished excessively for a crime committed as a child". One of the more intellectual of prisoner-campaigners, Ben chose to educate himself from schoolboy level to having both undergraduate and post graduate degrees. He is currently one of very few prisoners in Britain ever to attempt a Doctorate. Ben's speciality is non-violent action and the Human Needs Theory. Now on Life Licence, He is forging a career as a CJ policy consultant, writer and - as ever - campaigner.
First!
ReplyDelete(Always wanted to do that! :-) )
Well done, lad!
God bless humanity!
ReplyDeleteSo who's looking after the shop !!!
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So pleased for you!
ReplyDeleteGreat news - had been thinking of you as the day wore on and hoping things would go smoothly for day one of happy beginnings................
ReplyDeleteHappy Days! Wasn't always convinced you'd make it! Well played.
ReplyDeleteHearty congratulations, Ben.
ReplyDeleteYour AOP membership is hereby revoked :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is the first day of the rest of your life. Good luck and Be Blessed.
Best of luck.
ReplyDeleteFinally! Great news. All the very best wishes to you both
ReplyDeleteShort and to the point Ben
ReplyDeleteyes! Nice one Ben
ReplyDeleteDelighted for you, Ben!!
ReplyDeleteWell done Ben. Wishing you all the best for the future.
ReplyDeleteps when are you setting up your Twitter account?! x
Congratulations on your release and best of luck. Having just read most of the comments on your piece in the Guardian I can only apologise for some of the imbeciles out there! Good luck Ben
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Ben! We wish you all the best!
ReplyDelete*doing her happy dance*
ReplyDeleteThanks guys. Bear with me as I get settled and inter netted, Facebook, twitter, etc and I will post this evening. And I can't tell you how good it feels to say that whilst sitting in the conservatory, coffee and electric fag at hand! And having spent a while responding to some of the loons who commented on the Guardian piece. Pitch in! B.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to the outside :)
ReplyDeleteIt can be hard and just as shit as the inside at times.... but put your cares to the side and enjoy what comes your way xx
Hooray! Are those electric fags any good?
ReplyDeleteWhoop Whoop! so pleased to hear your out. Looking forward to hearing on what your gonna do next, and how the next few weeks pan out. When i got out, my time wasn't my own for a while, probation, sign on etc. It will be a few weeks before you really feel free.
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