Su McConnel
@sumcconnel.bsky.social
Monmouthshire Labour County Councillor. Probation and Napo veteran. Napo Cymru exec.
@jakephillips.bsky.social excellent piece, walking to Hope. A path worth taking.
Hope & Probation
@jakephillips.bsky.social & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.
www.russellwebster.com/hope-probati...
@jakephillips.bsky.social & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.
www.russellwebster.com/hope-probati...
Hope & Probation
Jake Phillips & colleagues' new report on Using the lens of hope to reimagine probation practice.
www.russellwebster.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
@jakephillips.bsky.social excellent piece, walking to Hope. A path worth taking.
That wee photinia I bought in a pot and ignored, has forgiven me with a bit of a fireworks display to boot
April 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
That wee photinia I bought in a pot and ignored, has forgiven me with a bit of a fireworks display to boot
I scored 6/10 on the Easter 2025 quiz. Can you beat me? (Tip...its even worse than you thought) www.russellwebster.com/criminal-jus...
Criminal Justice Quiz Easter 2025
Russell Webster's traditional Bank Holiday criminal justice quiz, Easter 2025 edition.
www.russellwebster.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I scored 6/10 on the Easter 2025 quiz. Can you beat me? (Tip...its even worse than you thought) www.russellwebster.com/criminal-jus...
"the need here is not to convince the Daily Mail that Community Sentences are “punishing” & “tough”. It is to satisfy yourselves that Community Sentences are convincing to sentencers (...) that they are effective (...) in moving them towards a law-abiding life. " www.napo.org.uk/response-ind...
Response to Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025 | Napo
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April 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"the need here is not to convince the Daily Mail that Community Sentences are “punishing” & “tough”. It is to satisfy yourselves that Community Sentences are convincing to sentencers (...) that they are effective (...) in moving them towards a law-abiding life. " www.napo.org.uk/response-ind...
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"Director Coralie Fargeat opted for warmth in what looks like a very cosy coat" Chapeax! Love her already, better go watch her films www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Bafta Film Awards 2025 live updates: Bafta Film Awards ceremony under way after stars take to red carpet
David Tennant is hosting the ceremony, which is the biggest night in British cinema at London's Royal Festival Hall.
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February 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Director Coralie Fargeat opted for warmth in what looks like a very cosy coat" Chapeax! Love her already, better go watch her films www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
"Director Coralie Fargeat opted for warmth in what looks like a very cosy coat" Chapeax! Love her already, better go watch her films www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Bafta Film Awards 2025 live updates: Bafta Film Awards ceremony under way after stars take to red carpet
David Tennant is hosting the ceremony, which is the biggest night in British cinema at London's Royal Festival Hall.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Director Coralie Fargeat opted for warmth in what looks like a very cosy coat" Chapeax! Love her already, better go watch her films www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
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Probation: 'Too few staff, with too little experience, managing too many offenders'
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'Burned-out' probation officers fear ex-prisoners will reoffend
Probation officers say they were overworked even before thousands of prisoners were released early.
www.bbc.com
January 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Probation: 'Too few staff, with too little experience, managing too many offenders'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Ros Atkins on...24 hours on Elon Musk's X timeline
The BBC's Analysis editor, Ros Atkins, investigates Elon Musk's recent posts on X about grooming gangs - and looks at how one day unfolded on his timeline.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Lord Strathclyde "believes this latest intervention by the government is a purely political move." Indeedy. That's democracy 😀 news.sky.com/story/its-a-...
'It's a smash and grab raid on the constitution': The last of the hereditary peers
Sir Keir Starmer says the right to sit in the Lords by birth is "indefensible" and his government has started the process to end it.
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January 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Lord Strathclyde "believes this latest intervention by the government is a purely political move." Indeedy. That's democracy 😀 news.sky.com/story/its-a-...
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December 20, 2024 at 10:52 PM
#bbc reporter saying with portenteous gravity that rape "doesn't just occur in nightclubs and parks"..as if, if confined to those places, that'd be OK.
December 19, 2024 at 6:17 PM
#bbc reporter saying with portenteous gravity that rape "doesn't just occur in nightclubs and parks"..as if, if confined to those places, that'd be OK.
Framed! Lovely frame made at The Gathering, a joyful place for friends challenges by disability or mental health. #Abergavenny #Christmas #community
December 16, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Framed! Lovely frame made at The Gathering, a joyful place for friends challenges by disability or mental health. #Abergavenny #Christmas #community
Wonderful festive tipsy eat-out with #probation comrades, ending with mutual portrait sketching on the paper table cloth. Mine of young L, who gives me hope for our profession
December 14, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Wonderful festive tipsy eat-out with #probation comrades, ending with mutual portrait sketching on the paper table cloth. Mine of young L, who gives me hope for our profession
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@martinrowson.bsky.social I hope you are on the mend maestro but in the meantime one for the #DrawGreggWallace
December 6, 2024 at 7:07 AM
@martinrowson.bsky.social I hope you are on the mend maestro but in the meantime one for the #DrawGreggWallace
December 7, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Channel 4 despatches: the benefits scandal. The trick to get people back to work would be to make work well rewarded and also not a miserable experience in itself.
December 2, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Channel 4 despatches: the benefits scandal. The trick to get people back to work would be to make work well rewarded and also not a miserable experience in itself.
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Reports published this week by Wales Centre for Public Policy on devolving probation in Wales
Part 1 provides an overview of options for devolution, Part 2 considers European Probation case studies
wcpp.org.uk/publication/...
Part 1 provides an overview of options for devolution, Part 2 considers European Probation case studies
wcpp.org.uk/publication/...
wcpp.org.uk
November 28, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Reports published this week by Wales Centre for Public Policy on devolving probation in Wales
Part 1 provides an overview of options for devolution, Part 2 considers European Probation case studies
wcpp.org.uk/publication/...
Part 1 provides an overview of options for devolution, Part 2 considers European Probation case studies
wcpp.org.uk/publication/...
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Sentencing Review 8
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Sentencing Review 8
I've only just caught up with BBC Radio 4's the Briefing Room 'Why do we have such overcrowded prisons?' and it's well worth 30 minutes o...
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November 26, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Sentencing Review 8
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"The notion that embedding probation staff in prisons would serve to change prison culture was touted as a selling point for OMIC. Ridiculous as is the idea that anything remaining of the probation professional culture will survive One HMPPS."
November 28, 2024 at 9:09 AM
"The notion that embedding probation staff in prisons would serve to change prison culture was touted as a selling point for OMIC. Ridiculous as is the idea that anything remaining of the probation professional culture will survive One HMPPS."
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"The whole point of probation was that it was a profession of skilled small cogs. Management's task was to be the Big Cog enabling the small ones."
November 28, 2024 at 9:11 AM
"The whole point of probation was that it was a profession of skilled small cogs. Management's task was to be the Big Cog enabling the small ones."
Ward walkabout this afternoon: me, Mike from Gwent police, and Ant from Social Housing Association. Amazing what we can sort between us. Thanks to everyone who spoke with us.
November 27, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Ward walkabout this afternoon: me, Mike from Gwent police, and Ant from Social Housing Association. Amazing what we can sort between us. Thanks to everyone who spoke with us.