tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post2545032315271969025..comments2024-03-29T06:40:58.606+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Spurr's Christmas MessageJim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-22623539489554594062013-12-21T14:48:50.333+00:002013-12-21T14:48:50.333+00:00How dare you send such a letter Mr Spurr? Take som...How dare you send such a letter Mr Spurr? Take some responsibility for your actions in destroying the probation service and many of the hard working people in it Mr Spurr. You are the one who could have said stop and be listened to but no, we are all telling you that victims will result. On your head be it, shame on you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-21855873163061629102013-12-21T13:20:09.670+00:002013-12-21T13:20:09.670+00:0030 years in I have to take exception to your comme...30 years in I have to take exception to your comment. It is right to be frustrated and angry but comparing Spurr to a weasel really does an injustice to weasels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-60170795551094753112013-12-21T13:12:05.126+00:002013-12-21T13:12:05.126+00:00Yes, Mr Spurr, you can take this opportunity to wi...Yes, Mr Spurr, you can take this opportunity to wish me and my family a happy and peaceful Christmas. Can I take this opportunity to wish you, ya weasel - a miserable Christmas, only a fraction of the misery you have heaped upon us in the Probation Service, after all, it is the time of goodwill toward all men and woman........no I take that back, you are a sanctimonious weasel, with no redeeming qualities, even at Christmas. 30 years innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-7577784644390762492013-12-21T11:15:15.760+00:002013-12-21T11:15:15.760+00:00Still there same link. But need to read the sub ti...Still there same link. But need to read the sub titles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-87491529096031935072013-12-21T07:40:31.259+00:002013-12-21T07:40:31.259+00:00'Chris Grayling Downfall' video seems to h...'Chris Grayling Downfall' video seems to have disappeared.Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-11833531151931519412013-12-21T00:37:11.733+00:002013-12-21T00:37:11.733+00:00I couldn't give a shit either at the moment. T...I couldn't give a shit either at the moment. Talking about tossing salt into the wounds of probation staff. Did he really think that letter would appeal to us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-84303905432850036972013-12-21T00:30:29.828+00:002013-12-21T00:30:29.828+00:00I couldn't have said that better myself. Smug ...I couldn't have said that better myself. Smug individual who has blagged himself an 11% pay rise despite doing what I think it a rubbish job. But hey he and failing grayling thinks its makes sense to dismantle high performing trusts for inexperienced private companies. Yeah they make a lot of sense. <br /><br />25 out of 25 it will fail, but yet they are still pushing through. I hope they have their speeches ready to say to the families and friends of victims, who will be hurt as a result of this absolute shambles. You won't be able to do a G4S or Serco and through money at it, they will be holding you to account, and they will want answers from you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-80002433999412887462013-12-21T00:18:42.948+00:002013-12-21T00:18:42.948+00:00I was motivated to 'make a difference but now,...I was motivated to 'make a difference but now, to be honest mr spurr, I couldn't care less. As an aside, I just had to laugh out loud because, as I wrote spurr, it was autocorrected to spurt....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-90230833365957141482013-12-20T22:48:54.566+00:002013-12-20T22:48:54.566+00:00I didn't want to be abusive during this TR stu...I didn't want to be abusive during this TR stuff, but what I read today has tipped me over the edge. I make no apology for what comes next.<br /><br />"I know that colleagues across probation are motivated by a passionate desire to 'make a difference'..."<br /><br />1. Why make that statement of the bleedin' obvious to us?<br />2. Why punctuate with parantheses?<br /><br />My reading of your "reflection" - you're taking the piss, fella.<br /><br />Not just out of probation staff, but out of the electorate, the Civil Service & anyone else who doesn't agree with you. You should be ashamed. I thought Xmas was the time for goodwill to all, the birth of the Christian ethic & belief system. Nope. Its a time of fuck you, I'm alright Jack. I wouldn't waste my time pissing on you if you were on fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-45140841341036727002013-12-20T22:12:46.203+00:002013-12-20T22:12:46.203+00:00Wait till shit hits the fan, they'll see it t...Wait till shit hits the fan, they'll see it then!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-14255437865706263902013-12-20T22:05:08.336+00:002013-12-20T22:05:08.336+00:00Mr Spur, sorry for responding with uncharitable se...Mr Spur, sorry for responding with uncharitable sentiment, but I've always sensed the anti probation spirit in NoMs, ever since it was dragged into existence. Your love letter won't wash. If you wanted to work with us so much, happen you would have got your head around offender management by now. It's easy for the more powerfulto give out platitudes to those who are facing adversity.David Hursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803126450017420488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-59475878667559613972013-12-20T21:05:48.557+00:002013-12-20T21:05:48.557+00:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlwrZNaJ9HE&fe...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlwrZNaJ9HE&feature=youtube_gdata_playerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-19606393794572131672013-12-20T20:54:59.004+00:002013-12-20T20:54:59.004+00:00Ha Ha Ha good point look where N Delius has left u...Ha Ha Ha good point look where N Delius has left us - how many entries before we can issue a warning letter? Welcome to the potential new world !!!!!We appear to be stepping back in time not moving forwardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-64480585015021922892013-12-20T20:42:37.523+00:002013-12-20T20:42:37.523+00:00I thought TR was about cutting bureaucracy, I had ...I thought TR was about cutting bureaucracy, I had a look at the new model for raising the risk of an offender in this new utopia. Presently if I have a concern, I walk into my senior’s office about 15ft away and discuss the case. Under TR a 10 page form for referral to NPS is proposed. Laugh, I almost cried; so in future rather than getting on with a recall if required, staff will be filling out a referral form to get the case looked at by NPS, a great way of reducing risk to the public. In all seriousness, the few processes that they have come up with are more complicated than present, I cannot see how this will be more efficient and cheaper in the long run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-21831699420216335082013-12-20T20:22:43.085+00:002013-12-20T20:22:43.085+00:00Oh yes....me too...go forth and multiplyOh yes....me too...go forth and multiplyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-13636461364573773242013-12-20T20:15:23.121+00:002013-12-20T20:15:23.121+00:00Having read the fantastic comments it just goes to...Having read the fantastic comments it just goes to show how highly trained we are to read between the lines (offenders can be manipulative whose comments can be far from the truth) we are a skeptical lot and rightly so Chris Grayling has no idea who he is dealing with. My philosophy which works with my cases generally is "don't tell me show me" !!!!!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-84165545196780940432013-12-20T20:13:15.938+00:002013-12-20T20:13:15.938+00:00 The public, as yet, may not understand what you a... The public, as yet, may not understand what you are doing, but we do. As things get worse and the anger rages we will make sure they remember the kind folk at the MOJ who colluded with the corruption over the theft of Public money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-34825838003085961532013-12-20T19:34:19.985+00:002013-12-20T19:34:19.985+00:00So many bright and shiny words, so much faint prai...So many bright and shiny words, so much faint praise (always makes me think of 'young Mr Grace' - remember him)? However, just because someone keeps insisting something over and over again doesn't mean it will happen in the way they say it will.......fob us off with platitudes Mr Spurr, don't think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-43777677819385122212013-12-20T18:50:01.750+00:002013-12-20T18:50:01.750+00:00'You took the words right out of my mouth.'...'You took the words right out of my mouth.' Loaf, M. 1977Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-27848318904160622722013-12-20T18:44:13.657+00:002013-12-20T18:44:13.657+00:00Committed to alleviating our concerns and treating...Committed to alleviating our concerns and treating us fairly. I think not. They tried hard to wreck negotiations and to erode our hard won rights. Don't make me laugh. They wouldn't have negotiated had the unions not put pressure on and this same man actually instructed our employers not to negotiate with us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-28660348910751374142013-12-20T18:29:08.246+00:002013-12-20T18:29:08.246+00:00Ugh. Never seen the word "colleagues" us...Ugh. Never seen the word "colleagues" used so frequently yet with such mendacity.<br /><br />Just as with Grayling's missive a few weeks back, I'm left thinking "who the hell at NOMS thought this would be a good idea?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-76364778265574082282013-12-20T18:14:18.144+00:002013-12-20T18:14:18.144+00:00They just can't see it, can they?They just can't see it, can they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com