I'm really not sure I've got the energy or interest any more either. Elon Musk has pretty much 'done' for traffic from Twitter and it'll take ages to rebuild it from Bluesky. Viewing figures are considerably down and so are readers contributions. If this was a business, the writing would be on the wall and it would be time to shut up shop. It's been a hell of a good run though and despite some heartache, it's been fun as well. BBC website today:-
Stop non-priority spending, Treasury warns ministers
Ministers have been told spending not contributing to the government's priorities should be stopped, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises to take "an iron fist against waste".
As part of a spending review covering up to 2029, Reeves will ask departments to identify efficiency savings worth 5% of their current budgets.
Department budgets will also be scrutinised by panels, including former senior bankers, to advise on what spending is necessary.
Ministers have been told spending not contributing to the government's priorities should be stopped, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises to take "an iron fist against waste".
As part of a spending review covering up to 2029, Reeves will ask departments to identify efficiency savings worth 5% of their current budgets.
Department budgets will also be scrutinised by panels, including former senior bankers, to advise on what spending is necessary.
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BBC news website:-
Six takeaways from Keir Starmer's 'plan for change'
All of the milestones are to be completed by the next general election, likely in 2029 - and in the case of clean power, to be "on track" for the 2030 deadline.
The targets on housebuilding, NHS waiting lists, and school-readiness apply to England only.
Recruiting more police is for England and Wales, while clean power and raising household income are UK-wide.
They are:
The five missions, which Sir Keir said would form "the backbone of the Labour manifesto and the pillars of the next Labour government", include:
All of the milestones are to be completed by the next general election, likely in 2029 - and in the case of clean power, to be "on track" for the 2030 deadline.
The targets on housebuilding, NHS waiting lists, and school-readiness apply to England only.
Recruiting more police is for England and Wales, while clean power and raising household income are UK-wide.
They are:
- Putting more money in the pockets of working people
- Building 1.5m homes and fast-tracking planning decisions on at least 150 major infrastructure projects
- Treating 92 percent of NHS patients within 18 weeks
- Recruiting 13,000 more police officers, special constables and PCSOs in neighbourhood roles
- Making sure three-quarters of five year olds are school-ready
- 95% clean power by 2030
BBC news website:-
The five missions, which Sir Keir said would form "the backbone of the Labour manifesto and the pillars of the next Labour government", include:
- Securing the "highest sustained growth" in the G7 group of rich nations, made up of the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, by the end of Labour's first term
- Making Britain a '"clean energy superpower", removing fossil fuels from all of Britain's electricity generation by 2030
- Improving the NHS
- Reforming the justice system
- Raising education standards
The plan,such as it is, is to move towards a Department of Corrections to eradicate the touchy feely aspect of probation which was a legacy from the CQSW days. This way penalties can be introduced which is the way in which ‘benefit amendment’ will be back on the table,initially for second strike criminals at first before moving to the wider population. There is no doubt that the structure of OneHmpps, was designed for this but how to bring it in? Run down the current service down ( anyone denying this ) then between now and 2029 if the current government remains in power , the number of Inspections will find that probation needs a root and branch reform…..step forward OneHmpps Corrections agency, ready to go……..it’s really about the commodification of criminals…..the Grayling way didn’t work………by changing the parameters of the way in which offenders are managed is a way to bring in harsher punishments all round………….and in 2030 the new Correctional agency is born…..or was that just a nightmare I had……..
ReplyDeleteIt's the realisation of change is what matters not the process. It's all become woke sanitised the debate is censored even this blog doesn't illustrate the deeper feelings anymore let alone x. Next pm farage says it all.
ReplyDeleteWhen we consider the debacle that has become the probation service we have inevitably to scrutinise the actions ( or inactions) of NAPO.
ReplyDeleteThey have consistently failed to support the membership or to promote any sort of fightback. A once proud trade union has disintegrated under poor leadership and played an active part in the demise of the service by promoting the erosion of role boundaries and supporting de-professionalisation.
I fully understand the concept that the union is its membership, but there have been few if any attempts to galvanise action, indeed some of their activities have lead to further demoralisation and a sense of defeat.
The last round of wage negotiations was a disaster, effectively another pay cut, and the protracted deal has left little hope of pay restoration in years to come. Whilst we were already poorly paid for what we did, we have been overtaken in the pay stakes by workers in other sectors of the CJS, and the Labour governments signalling of further austerity is a clear indicator of the direction of future travel.
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DeleteLet’s face it if Starmer can suck up to a murderous psychopath, tapping that revolting country up for a bit of spare cash then don’t expect any significant changes to the CJS. Alas the days when Labour were vaguely socialist are long gone…
ReplyDeleteBy managed decline or by cavalier incompetence, probation has gone. What's left of it has become part of the problem rather then offering any solution. It's back filling prisons, impacting severely on the parole board, and costing too much police time rounding up all those that have been recalled. It doesn't manage risk any more, it's running away from it.
ReplyDeleteBlame Grayling, blame NAPO, blame managers and an inexperienced workforce. Blame excessive caseloads, burnout and sicknees levels.Blame those that don't give a toss about the service itself but see it as a catapult for self advancement. Blame whatever, but it's the model that's wrong. It's the policies that have created the current model that are wrong.
What's coming next isn't going to help either. More community based punishment will only serve to cement probation within the prison service. Punished by the prison service, or punished by the probation service, and those that are released on licence must still be seen to be serving their punishment (not sentence) in the community.
The current model is corrosive, and I feel so sad that a service with such a positive, meaningful and worthwhile history has ended up where it is today.
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Labour died when John Smith died. Blair and Campbell- now kicking Dr David Kelly’s suicide/murder into the long grass until they’re all long dead sums their dabbling in the dark arts to a tee.
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