What prisons can teach us about democracy
Published by UnHerd (4th September, 2023) Andrea Albutt has been a dedicated public servant for almost four decades who worked... Read Full Article
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Westminster’s drug policy is put to shame
Published by The i paper (10th July, 2023) The state of British politics often induces despair. Westminster is hooked on... Read Full Article
Prison is a dead end, not a solution
Published by The i paper (10th April, 2023) The former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has punctured a pernicious and persistent... Read Full Article
Drug prohibition only helps organised crime
Published by The i paper (3rd April, 2023) The murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel shocked the country: a nine-year-old girl, shot... Read Full Article
What’s killing New Orleans?
Published by UnHerd (5th July, 2021) Portia Pollock was 60 years old when she was murdered outside her home. She... Read Full Article
Our prisons are a national disgrace
Published by UnHerd (2nd December, 2019) In 1773, a wealthy businessman named John Howard, appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, was... Read Full Article
Short sentences prove prison doesn’t work
Published by The Times (28th June, 2018) This is a depressing time for prison reform campaigners. Ministers have announced they... Read Full Article
When will politicians quit the war on drugs?
Published by UnHerd (16th May, 2018) Few dispute that drugs can damage lives, devastate families and are linked to criminality.... Read Full Article
Children need help, not demonising
Published by The i paper (9th April, 2018) Sometimes the smallest things drive home the enormity. Amid the mound of... Read Full Article
A broken prison system – but Scotland pushes for reform
Published by The i paper (29th January, 2018) Two years ago, in those far off days before the Brexit debacle,... Read Full Article