Prisons

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"Monitoring boards, with their local knowledge and daily visits, could be doing so much more to scrutinise and assess what is happening and to help prisoners"

Targeting the whistleblower: Prison critic fights for her job

*Comment & Analysis

Pick of the week: Prisons, drugs and sex workers

*Blog

Levels of assault were much higher than in similar prisons

Serco’s prison falls into chaos

*Blog

Self-harm, assaults and intimidation are widespread in young offender institutions

It’s time to end the scandal of child imprisonment

*Comment & Analysis

Another row over free speech and no-platforming has broken out

Pick of the week: No-platforming, prisons and porn

*Blog

The Ministry of justice has confirmed it plans to slowly phase out smoking in prisons

The smoking ban could spark a long, hot summer in English prisons

*Comment & Analysis

The London mayoral candidates went head-to-head in a tech debate this week

Pick of the week: London mayoral race heats up

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MDU welcomes increased NHS spending in government’s 2025 Spending Review

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today welcomed the announcement by the government, in its 2025 Spending Review, that funding for NHS services will increase by 3%. While it is positive that healthcare services have been prioritised in the Spending Review, the MDU emphasises that reform is still urgently needed to ensure this extra funding is… Read more »

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New polls reveal huge public and MP support for humanist marriage recognition

New YouGov polls show that both the public and MPs are overwhelmingly in favour of legal recognition of humanist marriages in England and Wales. The data has been released on the eve of a House of Commons debate. It shows that support is consistent across all parties and all religious groups, and underlines Humanists UK’s… Read more »