Philippa Budgen
@philippabudgen.bsky.social
Freelance Media Consultant for charities & campaigns.
Loves justice. Hates injustice. Reformed journalist. Sometimes found in cold water.
Loves justice. Hates injustice. Reformed journalist. Sometimes found in cold water.
This morning when I woke up my to-do list was a tad daunting. Glad I squeezed in a run. Where I swim, there’s a sign saying ‘you never forget a swim’. Well, you rarely regret a run too!
September 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This morning when I woke up my to-do list was a tad daunting. Glad I squeezed in a run. Where I swim, there’s a sign saying ‘you never forget a swim’. Well, you rarely regret a run too!
Autumn beckons
September 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Autumn beckons
After epic downpour
September 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
After epic downpour
What did you get up to this Bank Holiday? Had the most brilliant behind-the-scenes tour of British Library. Absolutely fascinating. Saw a Hansard record of parliament from 1806, world’s largest book (until 2012) & details I never thought I’d want to know. All for a tenner. Recommend.
#BankHoliday
#BankHoliday
August 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
What did you get up to this Bank Holiday? Had the most brilliant behind-the-scenes tour of British Library. Absolutely fascinating. Saw a Hansard record of parliament from 1806, world’s largest book (until 2012) & details I never thought I’d want to know. All for a tenner. Recommend.
#BankHoliday
#BankHoliday
There’s a phrase at the reservoir, ‘You never regret a swim’. Yup, so true.
August 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
There’s a phrase at the reservoir, ‘You never regret a swim’. Yup, so true.
A series of crises….brewing over several decades’: highly respected Anne Owers lays bare the reality of prisons’ decision-making. Shame it’s August, this story definitely doesn’t belong in ‘silly season’. It’s serious stuff.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Prison system was days from collapse three times under Sunak, review finds
Emergency measures bailed out jails at last minute as No 10 refused to cut prisoner numbers until ‘cliff edge’ reached, former watchdog reports
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A series of crises….brewing over several decades’: highly respected Anne Owers lays bare the reality of prisons’ decision-making. Shame it’s August, this story definitely doesn’t belong in ‘silly season’. It’s serious stuff.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Last night I caught ‘Inter Alia’ the play starring Rosamund Pike as a judge at National Theatre. It’s due as a National Theatre Live (more reasonable cost). Electric performance with troubling reflections similar but different to Adolescence. If you can, I thoroughly recommend.
August 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Last night I caught ‘Inter Alia’ the play starring Rosamund Pike as a judge at National Theatre. It’s due as a National Theatre Live (more reasonable cost). Electric performance with troubling reflections similar but different to Adolescence. If you can, I thoroughly recommend.
Wish I could be at this. Shame tech hasn’t found the way to clone us to be in two places at once!
What a party. #GoLionesses
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What a party. #GoLionesses
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lionesses to hold victory parade after historic Euro 2025 win
The event in London will begin along The Mall and end with a ceremony in front of Buckingham Palace.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Wish I could be at this. Shame tech hasn’t found the way to clone us to be in two places at once!
What a party. #GoLionesses
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What a party. #GoLionesses
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Philippa Budgen
Lucy Bronze: "I just played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia" 💪
July 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Lucy Bronze: "I just played the whole tournament with a fractured tibia" 💪
July 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A mega busy media 24 hours. Check out ‘LGBT+ veterans fury at delays to reparation payments’ - Today programme, R 4
Independent, Standard & more.
Loved a screen-detox run. Mum swan (presume it’s mum?) gets her perch back.
Independent, Standard & more.
Loved a screen-detox run. Mum swan (presume it’s mum?) gets her perch back.
May 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A mega busy media 24 hours. Check out ‘LGBT+ veterans fury at delays to reparation payments’ - Today programme, R 4
Independent, Standard & more.
Loved a screen-detox run. Mum swan (presume it’s mum?) gets her perch back.
Independent, Standard & more.
Loved a screen-detox run. Mum swan (presume it’s mum?) gets her perch back.
A film, Lollipop, hits cinema screens on 13th June. I was lucky enough to have a sneak preview, courtesy of @sohohouse.bsky.social @bigissue.com @isabellamcrae.bsky.social
Wrote some thoughts over on LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com/posts/philip...
Wrote some thoughts over on LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com/posts/philip...
#lollipop #lifeafterprison #women #cinematips | Philippa Budgen
Wow! It’s not often I can say I’ve been treated to a film premiere.
Today ‘Lollipop’ was screened pre-release at Soho House & Co. About life after prison for Molly, a mum-of-two (played by Posy ...
www.linkedin.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A film, Lollipop, hits cinema screens on 13th June. I was lucky enough to have a sneak preview, courtesy of @sohohouse.bsky.social @bigissue.com @isabellamcrae.bsky.social
Wrote some thoughts over on LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com/posts/philip...
Wrote some thoughts over on LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com/posts/philip...
Love a buttercup
May 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Love a buttercup
Beyond the headlines…
Prisons building not a silver bullet to our criminal justice crisis.
Better ways to address crime & the impact of crime lie in the community.
But
A key focus must be properly bolstering (staff/resources) probation to cope with new responsibilities
Ditto for third sector
Prisons building not a silver bullet to our criminal justice crisis.
Better ways to address crime & the impact of crime lie in the community.
But
A key focus must be properly bolstering (staff/resources) probation to cope with new responsibilities
Ditto for third sector
May 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Beyond the headlines…
Prisons building not a silver bullet to our criminal justice crisis.
Better ways to address crime & the impact of crime lie in the community.
But
A key focus must be properly bolstering (staff/resources) probation to cope with new responsibilities
Ditto for third sector
Prisons building not a silver bullet to our criminal justice crisis.
Better ways to address crime & the impact of crime lie in the community.
But
A key focus must be properly bolstering (staff/resources) probation to cope with new responsibilities
Ditto for third sector
@rachelsylvester.bsky.social led Times Crime & Justice Commission before moving to revamped @theobserveruk.bsky.social under @tortoisemedia.bsky.social.
Here’s her take on the direction of travel for prisons ⬇️
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Here’s her take on the direction of travel for prisons ⬇️
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
May 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
@rachelsylvester.bsky.social led Times Crime & Justice Commission before moving to revamped @theobserveruk.bsky.social under @tortoisemedia.bsky.social.
Here’s her take on the direction of travel for prisons ⬇️
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Here’s her take on the direction of travel for prisons ⬇️
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Releasing people in prison a third of way into their sentence
‘Digital prisons’
Reducing short prison sentences….
More community payback work.
All floated in upcoming sentencing review. But govt adherence to prison-building persists. Probation in desperate need of investment.
‘Digital prisons’
Reducing short prison sentences….
More community payback work.
All floated in upcoming sentencing review. But govt adherence to prison-building persists. Probation in desperate need of investment.
May 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Releasing people in prison a third of way into their sentence
‘Digital prisons’
Reducing short prison sentences….
More community payback work.
All floated in upcoming sentencing review. But govt adherence to prison-building persists. Probation in desperate need of investment.
‘Digital prisons’
Reducing short prison sentences….
More community payback work.
All floated in upcoming sentencing review. But govt adherence to prison-building persists. Probation in desperate need of investment.
Prepare yourselves. This week is expected to bring a much-needed sentencing review. For many justice & prison reformers it’s unlikely to hit the spot. Justice Secretary in @telegraphnews.bsky.social ⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...
I will do what it takes to make sure our prisons never run out of space
We have no choice but to do things differently. That does not have to mean going easy on criminals
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Prepare yourselves. This week is expected to bring a much-needed sentencing review. For many justice & prison reformers it’s unlikely to hit the spot. Justice Secretary in @telegraphnews.bsky.social ⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...
Hard to believe this story even needs to be written. Liz Stead is an incredible example of someone who absolutely NEVER should have had a criminal record.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Liz Stead had a criminal record for being a lesbian but nobody told her
She was thrown out of the RAF in 1969 when bosses discovered a love letter from her then-girlfriend.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Hard to believe this story even needs to be written. Liz Stead is an incredible example of someone who absolutely NEVER should have had a criminal record.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This goes on my catch-up list.
Thanks @madlinsudn.bsky.social for flagging.
Thanks @madlinsudn.bsky.social for flagging.
This is a brilliant, moving report capturing life and the absurdity of the system for most prisoners and prison officers. If only more media outlets could do this, instead of frothing at the mouth about prison reform. Congrats to Preston Prison for opening its doors too.
I rarely do this but please watch our report from Preston Prison
I was blown away by the amazing work of the officers. But I was also blown away by the fact prison isn’t working. Will politicians be brave enough to change it?
Video by @lucymarleey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cszg...
I was blown away by the amazing work of the officers. But I was also blown away by the fact prison isn’t working. Will politicians be brave enough to change it?
Video by @lucymarleey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cszg...
May 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This goes on my catch-up list.
Thanks @madlinsudn.bsky.social for flagging.
Thanks @madlinsudn.bsky.social for flagging.
Prisons still in crisis, says prisons minister.
Shame he - who knows the reality of people in/after prison well - has slipped into the ‘soft/tough’ binary presentation of responses to crime.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Shame he - who knows the reality of people in/after prison well - has slipped into the ‘soft/tough’ binary presentation of responses to crime.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More offenders could be tagged, as James Timpson insists he’s ‘not soft on crime’
The prisons minister tells the BBC more criminals could be tagged in future, rather than sent to prison.
www.bbc.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Prisons still in crisis, says prisons minister.
Shame he - who knows the reality of people in/after prison well - has slipped into the ‘soft/tough’ binary presentation of responses to crime.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Shame he - who knows the reality of people in/after prison well - has slipped into the ‘soft/tough’ binary presentation of responses to crime.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Stumbled upon this poem on the wall of a house in a Peak District village this weekend. By Paul Muldoon.
#poetry
#prison
#PeakDistrict
#BankHolidayMonday
#poetry
#prison
#PeakDistrict
#BankHolidayMonday
May 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Stumbled upon this poem on the wall of a house in a Peak District village this weekend. By Paul Muldoon.
#poetry
#prison
#PeakDistrict
#BankHolidayMonday
#poetry
#prison
#PeakDistrict
#BankHolidayMonday
On an April day - which pretended to be August - I’m lucky enough to have met & facilitated an influencing workshop with Roma community leader Simona Lazar in Ipswich. She has so much to say for positive change. With thanks to @lbfew.bsky.social for making it possible. I learnt so much. Buzzing!
April 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
On an April day - which pretended to be August - I’m lucky enough to have met & facilitated an influencing workshop with Roma community leader Simona Lazar in Ipswich. She has so much to say for positive change. With thanks to @lbfew.bsky.social for making it possible. I learnt so much. Buzzing!