Friday, October 24, 2025

Prison Morality

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The murder of an utterly degenerate sex criminal evokes a visceral atavistic reaction. Good job. Reinforcing the universal belief that sex ...
Thursday, July 10, 2025

Rivers of Blood

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The two universal pillars of civilization are the sanctity of human life, and that the first duty of the State is to protect its citizens. T...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Systemic Failure Of The Criminal Justice System.

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One of the first duties of the State, one of the most potent arguments for the very existence of government, is providing safety for the cit...
Thursday, October 10, 2024

In Defence of Billionaires

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The populist vision of the wealthy being sons of Smaug, looting the populace to sit forever on a pile of gold is so utterly bizarre that I ...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Fellow Romans

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The speech Starmer won't give. The first duty of any government is the safety of its citizens. That requires an efficient, moral and re...
Sunday, May 19, 2024

Prisoner Power

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I have been sharing my views on prison across every forum for decades. From printing samizdat magazines in prison to Newsnight, I have foist...
Sunday, May 5, 2024

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Hard v Soft One of the pleasures of General Elections is that they clarify the minds of politicians. All of a sudden, blather has to be tur...
Saturday, February 10, 2024

Shouting over the wall.

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I have spoken about the birth of this blog before, but for new readers the trouble is that I wrote several weeks worth of blogposts, sent th...
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

The Party Of Law and Order. And Stalinism.

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Let me paint you a little picture of part of the justice system. Perhaps one of the most difficult parts - the assessment and release of Lif...
Sunday, February 4, 2024

Ho ho, Ho no.

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So I thought I had retired. Not by choice, but even so. Severe heart failure, cancer and a head full of demons saw the government sit me dow...
Monday, October 9, 2023

Going Backwards to go Forwards

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I am a great believer in prison education. After all, it was where I completed my secondary education, A Levels, BSc and MA. My PhD failed w...
Sunday, July 16, 2023

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How very Soviet Well, I’ve finally been provoked into blogging for the first time in several years. Apologies. I am unable to balance open...
Monday, July 17, 2017

Marooned and toasted cheese

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That’s how I feel right now. Marooned. Ironic for a Ben Gunn…. For much of my time in prison I had the luxury of a stable, foundation...
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Sunday, May 21, 2017

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Guest Blog. Wings Clipped. I've never run a guest blog before - but with the election fast approaching, this prison story involving an ...
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