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
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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
Longer prison sentences won’t stop animal cruelty
Published by The Times (14th December, 2017) Michael Gove seeks to show that Brexit means we can take back control... Read Full Article
It’s slow, overdue but underway: we’re on the path to drug reform
Published by UnHerd (23rd November, 2017) Grahame Morris has been called many things in his political career but he could... Read Full Article
The solution to overcrowded prisons? Stop locking people up
Published by The i paper (16th October, 2017) Marc Maltby was only 23 years old. Yet he has just become... Read Full Article
How do we deal with paedophiles?
Published by The i paper (6th March, 2017) Two years ago, I sat down with a pair of Britain’s most... Read Full Article
Our prisons shame the country
Published by The i paper (13th February, 2017) Prison reform struggled to win much attention in those sorely-missed days when... Read Full Article