A weekend of hope

Congratulations to everyone in Great Britain! And to everyone in France. Now here's to similar results this November in the U.S.

... and now you good people should return to our common European house. There's a room for you. We are waiting patiently. 🇪🇺

I suspect that Timpson will have a tough job. I wish him well but prison problems won't be solved by merely rearranging the organization, it needs money too. Not to mention that prison officers need better training as well as better pay.

Contrast British prisons with those in Norway. Not the supposedly luxurious accommodation but the training given and required of the staff. To become a prison officer in Norway you must attend and pass a two year course. You get paid while doing it though. The course gives 120 study points (ECTS credits) which is two thirds of a bachelors degree.
https://www.krus.no/fengselsbetjentutdanningen.6251932-511853.html

Whereas in the UK:
https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/prison-officer

I presume that there must be on the job training but the page doesn't elaborate. But this page: https://prisonandprobationjobs.gov.uk/roles-at-hmpps/prison-officer/prison-officer-training/
says that the foundation training is eleven weeks.

It looks like the left alliance will win the most seats but not a majority.

@SunshineGirl A fellow septuagenarian friend and I were chatting on Facebook last week about a pair of walking boots he'd photographed; I joked that he wouldn't have got them at Timpson's, like we both got all our fashion shoes in our early teens 🤣

Meanwhile, in America ... 🤦‍♀️

I'm happy for France. The perspective of a far right government was quite frightening!

Yes that's great news, I'm totally with you!

Incredible turn around in a week. 🙂