tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823502262667106874.post248603316550624603..comments2017-11-03T18:22:24.042+00:00Comments on Author - Chris Grey: Prisoners of austerityChris Greyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998257504878295964noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823502262667106874.post-53771280652126342142016-10-25T15:46:06.575+01:002016-10-25T15:46:06.575+01:00Excellent piece. Of course, Chris, the fact that t...Excellent piece. Of course, Chris, the fact that the rehabilitation of prisoners is itself now seen as the 'job' of a charity rather than that of an enlightened state is significant. I fear that a punishment ethos against parasites (bed-blockers, asylum seekers etc.) and 'bad people' (anyone who falls out with the law, often out of desperation and neglect rather than greed) attract vast amounts of hostility for corrupting the social tissue. This will be one of the themes of my talk at Royal Holloway next week.Yiannis Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14836145555660662359noreply@blogger.com