james timpson
An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance

An end to decades of government hypocrisy on prisons is in sight – if Labour can seize the chance
The Gauke review calls out how governments have cut prison budgets while ramping up the number of prisoners. Labour has a chance to make a decisive change, writes former drug czar Mike Trace
Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’

Prisons minister James Timpson: ‘We inherited a justice system in crisis – but it’s stabilising’
The businessman’s move into politics was an unexpected highlight of his year
Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight

Prisons are full to bursting – and the UK riots have thrown their usefulness back in the spotlight
Starmer is facing his first big crisis in government after a fortuitous if short three-week honeymoon since his landslide victory, says former prison governor and academic Ian Acheson
Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
Dear prisons minister James Timpson… Every prisoner should have the opportunity to be creative
How Starmer’s new prisons minister James Timpson wants to change the way we lock people up