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Duende
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Username: Duende
Post Number: 88
Registered: 11-2008
| | Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 12:28 pm: | |
To me it was just traditional media scare mongering. Nothing radical or suprising.
It amused me that they pronounced NAPO as 'N AY POH' but was less so that NAPO is still is happy to be called the National Association of Probation Officers. A title that stands uncorrected on a suspiciously regular basis? I liked what Harry Fletcher said but felt a bit uncomfortable that he was playing into the media paranoia that the programme was all about. That 'yes there are millions of dangerous criminals lurking about the streets but there just aren't enough probation officers to stop them from killing you'. But as a Union spokesperson it was a good line to take, I suppose. |
devonboy
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Username: Morgan144
Post Number: 59
Registered: 02-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 02:50 pm: | |
It's a shame the BBC did not set one of their more aggressive interviewers onto Ms Eagles.
More interesting in the long run will be the outcome of the attempts to bring Jack Straw to book over the Sonnex affair. |
Linus
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Username: Linus
Post Number: 43
Registered: 07-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 08:24 pm: | |
Did anyone catch Panorama last night on the MAPPA system? You can see it again on iPlayer:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t14n
Personally, I thought Harry Fletcher came across very well, and the programme highlighted what little control we have over resourcing and workload.
However, Maria Eagles appeared to have little idea of what she was trying to say, which pretty much mirrored her performance at the AGM.
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