http://www.lasthours.org.uk/articles/prison-privatisation-alive-and-kicking/ creative resistance Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:37:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://www.lasthours.org.uk/articles/prison-privatisation-alive-and-kicking/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 janet cresswell Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:04:59 +0000 http://www.lasthours.org.uk/?p=3034#comment-1259 For at least the last 30 years the UK has used the penal/psychiatric systems as a means of concealing unemployment. eg at Broadmoor, under the heading "Security" inmates were no longer allowed to carry out certain duties, their place being taken by outside labour. This way of "boosting the economy" iindicates a totally wrong approach and adds to the downslide as it is in no way productive. The UK's NHS is Europe's largest employer - service industries shouldnot monopolise but be subservient to the main economy. The penal system must not be allowed to develop further. For at least the last 30 years the UK has used the penal/psychiatric systems as a means of concealing unemployment. eg at Broadmoor, under the heading “Security” inmates were no longer allowed to carry out certain duties, their place being taken by outside labour. This way of “boosting the economy” iindicates a totally wrong approach and adds to the downslide as it is in no way productive. The UK’s NHS is Europe’s largest employer – service industries shouldnot monopolise but be subservient to the main economy. The penal system must not be allowed to develop further.

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