Friday 16th December 2016

[Tubby Isaacs]

Well.

BBC Breaking News Verified account
‏@BBCBreaking

"Scale" of disturbance at HMP Birmingham leads firm G4S to hand over "operational responsibility" to Prison Service

I'd love one of the frothing free market loons who push outsourcing at every opportunity as the prefect solution, and the "public sector reform" New Labour types who went along with it, to defend this now.

G4S got a good inspection report there a while ago but sounds like the wheels must have come off. Maybe cuts mean they can't make any money.

In fairness to New Labour, they never handed an existing prison over to a private operator. As with PFI in the NHS, privatisation in prisons was a lot to do with concerns that construction costs in the public sector were too high. And if the people who constructed it also ran it, they'd have all the more incentive to do it all efficiently.

Some logic in terms in that, perhaps, in terms of the facilities management. But the Prison Service could and should have done the proper prison stuff. The surgeons in PFI hospitals don't work for the PFI people.

[AngryAsWell]

Doing so well with prisons and stuff so - Lets give them more!
G4S contract to run sexual assault referral centres damned
Campaigners criticise 'sell-off' of sensitive services to private company that bungled Olympics security contract

G4S contract to run sexual assault referral centres damned
Campaigners criticise 'sell-off' of sensitive services to private company that bungled Olympics security contract

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[AngryAsWell]

Meanwhile, private hospitals are doing just great as well

Private Yorkshire hospital cancelled ops because of equipment failures...after anaesthetising patients
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[citizenJA]

Night night.

Goodnight, PorFavor

[Tubby Isaacs]

Ah, I think the Prison Service might have a specialist team for serious disturbances who do all prisons. So only temporary transfer of responsibility. Not a change back to Prison Service management.

Like when there's a difficult birth and a private hospital sends the patient to an NHS unit.

[citizenJA]

I get real nervous about the world affairs, you know?
Remember the Roman Empire?
Collapse of functional civilisations is not a good time.

[AngryAsWell]

#brexitopportunity

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[citizenJA]

Goodnight, everyone.
love,
cJA

[HindleA]

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/ ... says-javid" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Council tax can rise by 3% a year to help fund social care – Javid


"If more people are helped before their problems become crises, this would alleviate some of the pressures on our social care services. "


Obvious of course and why the "protecting the most vulnerable","giving help to those that really need it" and other such twaddle is dangerous counter productive twaddle with dire consequences.

[HindleA]

"Morrisons" Melton Mowbray mini pork pies I hate you.

[Hobiejoe]

Tucked away at the very bottom of a lightweight article on Nicky Morgan in the Guardian was this little glossy and unbending comment:

It emerged on Friday that David Cameron, freed from the glare of publicity, has returned to grouse shooting after a decade’s break while he led the Conservative party.

So no need to pander to the proles any more, what a relief it must be.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... ws-for-you