Sun editor to be burnt at the stake and the flames fanned by prison library books
Shock and horror as the Sun discovers that prison libraries stock books. However, it is no surprise that the Sun editor, Rebekah Wade, has the attention span of a dead fly.
Dominic Grieve, the shadow justice secretary, accused Labour of being soft on crime and soft on criminals, and called for the burning of prison library books. Knee-jerk Jack Straw responded in his typical knee-jerk fashion by claiming that prison library books would be withdrawn to appease the Sun readership, who like the Sun's editor, are well below average intelligence.
The Sun editor, Rebekah Wade, last night used her first public speech to warn that only good journalism could save the newspaper industry from the recession.
It is not that long ago that books on sociology, psychology, criminology and law were on the banned list in prison libraries. Do we really want to go back to this stage in penal history?
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
"inappropriate" books. FFS why is a book that is openly on sale "outside" any more inappropriate for someone serving a prison sentence than for the rest of society??? Thought control the next step perhaps? Compulsory lobotomies for anyone convicted of a criminal offence?
ReplyDeleteThank God the Sun are not clever enough to have realised that prisoners emit CO2 when breathing or farting - imagine the outrage - convicted criminals accelerating global warming!
Richard: Precisely.
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