Criminologist and academic | Commissioner, Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission | Scottish politics & policy #ScotPol | Personal account/views.
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Hannah Graham
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Does that list of MSP names of (uncontested) nominees for conveners meet the "40% of Holyrood Committee Conveners should be women" threshold as set by the last session of Scottish Parliament in making these reforms to elect conveners?
No, no it does not.
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Stories of solidarity and kindness in helping neighbours too scared to leave their homes in Belfast @news.rte.ie #Belfast
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An apt prisoner letter in Inside Time, now covered by the Daily Record 👇 Food matters in prison, not least when spending terribly long hours in cells amid a #prison capacity crisis
'A hungry wing is a dangerous wing' – Prisoner warning over food budget 'crisis'
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
The First Minister has appointed a notably reduced list of Special Advisers, though with no new names (yet) to replace a few departures.
In 2023, there were 18 Spads, now 12. Given the likely spread of portfolio responsibilities and considerable workload, I imagine more will be appointed.
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An interesting update on what is happening with Holyrood Committee convenership, following recent reforms.
This is the first time the Scottish Parliament has elected committee conveners, yet still, it looks relatively "pre-arranged" in 15 being so far uncontested...
www.holyrood.com/news/view,tw...
For those interested in prison, #Probation and rehabilitation in Wales:
Published today by the Welsh Affairs Committee, a wide-ranging report ‘Jagged Justice: Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales’, which follows a year-long inquiry. #Wales #CrimSky
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What is happening now is the inevitable conclusion of political weakness, cosying up to Reform, banging on about small boats, making no effort to confront others' lies - it was always going to lead here, as they were warned repeatedly by so many people.
