Originally Posted by Col
Ken Clarke is a bumbling euro supporting waffler who, when Chancellor, introduced the ludicrous and ultimately crippling 'escalator' tax on fuel and baccy---total twat >
how the hell can it cost 40k p.a. to keep someone in nickcan understand the £65k for excessively paid lawyers and state faffing about---are you paying too much tax ;D
Col, I can’t confirm whether or not the costs I quoted are correct – I sourced them from the Focus Prison Education (FPE) website. Like you, I have no time for Ken Clarke, I was merely pointing out that he was right about the prison population.
Interestingly, the number of prisoners reached an all time record high today of 86, 654 (Today’s Guardian), leaving only 1,439 spare useable places left in the jail system.
If the recent trend of 100 rioters per day receiving jail sentences continues, don’t be surprised to see prison officers calling last orders in two weeks.
I hope I am wrong, but as the prison population approaches full capacity, we could have another potential “Powder Keg” waiting to explode.
