I just wanted to rant a little at the inability to get the most basic things right and a slight at the bureaucracy that faces our prison staff on a daily basis.

The one where i ask for decencyfrom everyone. I condemn the person who needed to be condemned and I thank the people who need to be thanked

I discuss the Party Manifestos of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties as they relate to the prisons in England & Wales.

The one where I talk about the blurred lines of reality vs perception .

A while ago, I was asked on twitter whether or not i thought that there was a glass ceiling for those of us who are ex-prisoners who work within the criminal justice sector.

From my heart to yours.

The one where I rant about the lack of ture engagement with ex-prisoners. (Yes, that's right, I don't use the "Lived Experience" thing!)

At an event held at HMP Swinfen Hall earlier this month, I was asked to give a speech on the importance of induction into custody. I was asked to be brief. I failed.

After being interviewed , i thought i would take this chance just to give you a bit more background.

This is a recording of the speech that I had the honour of giving at the Annual Summer Symposium, hosted by the wonderful Butler Trust at Keble College, Oxford.