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Working in the field that I do it's a tad embarrassing to have to admit that maybe leopards don't change their spots. From as far ba...

It's extremely remiss of me, but I completely forgot that last Tuesday 22nd May marked NAPO's centenary. Both a Trade Union and Prof...

As the Probation Service braces itself for privatisation of chunks of its work, an indication of the sort of issues that will inevitably ari...

This report  in the Guardian from Tuesday about a mental health diversion from custody scheme in London is extremely heartening. Based at Th...

Summer really does seem to have arrived - for this week at least. Of course all probation officers know only too well that our clients like ...

There's nothing quite like finding someone or something that chimes perfectly with your own particular beliefs! Once again I'm grate...

I've previously written about A4E, pondering exactly how they seemingly manage the impossible and are able to get jobs for the unemploya...

A recent post  on the Prisoners Families Voices website got me pondering on a topic not often talked about. The post was discussing a friend...

Who out there can remember that infamous marketing campaign by Hoover? You know, the one that nearly bankrupted them by promising two free t...

One of the snags associated with going away is that you always seem to miss something important. I'm grateful to a reader for pointing m...