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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · 14d

About 2 mins from where the bibby Stockholm was. There is also the option of the Verne up there as well although I think that's a bit hidden way.

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · 14d

too many houses on the other side?

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · 15d

might be possible at Portland, although a bit of a trek!

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · Sep 2

A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Aug 29

I've spoken to so many people inside prison who are on IPP and recalled for various reasons, most are not crime related but simple mix ups propelled by a lack of probation staff to support them. Something has to change. Re-sentencing is a good start.

HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · Aug 29

Prisoners freed from IPPs and other long-term sentences are dogged by stigma and feel “set up to fail” on their release, with an “overwhelming” threat of recall if they fail to comply with complex license conditions, report by @prtuk.bsky.social warns

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

IPP prisoners are dogged by stigma and ‘set up to fail’ on release, report warns

Exclusive: Prisoners have revealed their struggle to find housing and employment while living under an ‘overwhelming’ threat of recall

www.independent.co.uk

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Aug 29

Great to see this picture in use already! Thanks for sharing, it was my favourite picture as well.

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Aug 29

I managed to capture the great work of @giveabookorg.bsky.social on a recent trip into HMP Isis, the first few hours in a cell with nothing must be an incredibly difficult time, having access to something to read is essential.

Give a Book @giveabookorg.bsky.social · Aug 28

📸 Captured inside HMPYOI Isis by @andyaitchison.bsky.social.

📚 For 3 years we’ve run the project - Isis: A Reading Prison - to raise the profile of reading across the prison.

🙏 A huge thank you to @manwithbooks.bsky.social, The Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund & HH Wendy Joseph QC for their support.

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Aug 4

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Call to crack down on ‘hooch’ and medicine in prisons after Dorset death

Coroner asks ministers to reduce inmates’ access to illicitly brewed alcohol and medication after prisoner died

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Jul 14

Absolute despair that this still has to be shouted about.

When will killing of children, health workers and starving people trying to get food stop?

Another important campaign I worked on for Oxfam with the incredible Lisa Rutherford.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our Médecins Sans Frontières staff are being killed in Gaza. Why are UK ministers enabling that? | Natalie Roberts

Britain has a duty to act morally, and stop supporting this genocide, says Médecins Sans Frontières UK executive director Dr Natalie Roberts

www.theguardian.com

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · Jun 25

Solar panels can be installed on flats thanks to work from Emergent Energy's Reg Platt. He says taxpayers foot clean energy upgrade bill.

Should taxpayers pay for solar panels to be installed on homes?

www.bigissue.com

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Jun 24

Great to attend the launch of this report last night, let's hope this is another step in the right direction towards re-sentencing and releasing those serving IPP sentences.

The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Jun 24

Here are some of the members of a working group we convened to explore ways to end the IPP scandal. Have you read their recommendations yet?

The report was launched last night in the House of Lords, and you can read it here: howardleague.org/publications...

📸 @andyaitchison.bsky.social

Eight people face the camera in front of a Howard League banner, in a committee room in the House of Lords. A woman with brown hair holds a copy of the report.

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Jun 24

Here are some of the members of a working group we convened to explore ways to end the IPP scandal. Have you read their recommendations yet?

The report was launched last night in the House of Lords, and you can read it here: howardleague.org/publications...

📸 @andyaitchison.bsky.social

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UNGRIPP @ungripp.bsky.social · Jun 22

‘Keir Starmer must end the injustice of indefinite sentences today’

www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

Keir Starmer must end the injustice of indefinite sentences today

Editorial: There are thousands of people in prison in Britain with no release date, serving sentences that were abolished in 2012

www.independent.co.uk

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Jun 22

"A panel convened by the Howard League will urge the government on Monday to take 'long overdue' action to restore hope to 2,614 inmates still trapped under the outlawed jail terms, which have been described as a 'monstrous blot' on our justice system."

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

New hope for end to ‘cruel experiment’ of indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: Top justice experts urge government to finally end IPP sentences with a string of new measures

www.independent.co.uk

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Public and Commercial Services Union @pcsunion.bsky.social · Jun 7

PCS marchers are in the midst of the action on the @peoplesassembly.bsky.social march in London today, alongside our splendid balloon. Photo by @andyaitchison.bsky.social #WelfareNotWarfare

The photo shows a long line of marchers on the People's Assembly march in London with the PCS balloon in the foreground, alongside a People's Assembly banner which reads tax the rich

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The Howard League @thehowardleague.bsky.social · Jun 2

There are 87,864 people in prison in England and Wales today.

Explore the 'Prison Watch' section of our website for more information about the prison population: howardleague.org/prison-watch/

📸 @andyaitchison.bsky.social

Exterior view of a houseblock in Coldingley prison. Eight barred windows, arranged in two rows of four, set in a brown brick wall.

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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · May 8

Scandalous.
As the UK faces its driest spring in 69 years, water companies are « simply praying for rain ».
Meanwhile, they’ve handed £85bn to shareholders since privatisation.
We are being scammed. It's time to bring water back in public hands.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Drought conditions already hitting UK crop production, farmers say

Environment Agency recommends rationing water as UK sees driest start to spring in 69 years

www.theguardian.com

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Spark Inside @sparkinside.bsky.social · May 7

Coaches Michael and Frank are busy preparing to deliver Black Hero's Journey in HMP Isis to mark Black Inclusion Week between 12th - 18th May!

Read our Black Hero's Journey Report to find what makes this programme so powerful: www.sparkinside.org/news/black-h...

📸: @andyaitchison.bsky.social

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · May 2

One of the projects I'm most proud of in my career is another step closure to the goal. Thank you @tricksterprince.bsky.social for all your hard work on this, can't wait to see what the team at @bluecoatpress.bsky.social come up with.

Matt Houlbrook @tricksterprince.bsky.social · May 2

In among the madness, I'm delighted to have submitted the manuscript for our forthcoming book Incarcerated: Contemporary Photography from the Victorian Prison to @bluecoatpress.bsky.social.

Incarcerated brings together @andyaitchison.bsky.social powerful photographs of HMP Lincoln and Liverpool.

A prison officer sits outside the prayer room under the pointed arches within the central atrium inside HMP Lincoln, Lincoln.

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Apr 30

Fantastic work @sparkinside.bsky.social So important.

Spark Inside @sparkinside.bsky.social · Apr 30

Big shoutout to our team in HMP Highdown for their recent Hero's Journey programme success!

Every single person signed up for one-to-ones with coaches Alex Whitton and Caterina Declas after the group work 👏🔥

📸: @andyaitchison.bsky.social

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Apr 28

A very worrying story, if certain officers are treating their colleagues like this how do we think they are treating the people locked up? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Black ex-prison officer says he has flashbacks after extreme racist abuse at Kent jail

Exclusive: Uzo Mbonu describes being targeted and ‘completely isolated’ by colleagues at HMP Swaleside

www.theguardian.com

Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Apr 16

Finally a sensible solution. Accepting people in France could stop the dangerous small boats overnight and give people a much safer way to get to the UK.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Apr 16

British officials have confirmed a pilot scheme is being considered to deport migrants who cross the English Channel, in exchange for the UK accepting asylum seekers in France with legitimate claims

news.sky.com/story/uk-in-...

UK in talks to swap small boat migrants for asylum seekers in France

The government has confirmed "discussions" are taking place with the French government to "explore options to increase returns to Europe".

news.sky.com

Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Apr 16

this post is brilliant for their social media account, whoever does Comms for the @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social deserves a pay rise. I had no idea it was that far down.

The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · Apr 15

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

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Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Apr 16

Muslim prisoners in England more likely to be subjected to force, charity finds
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Muslim prisoners in England more likely to be subjected to force, charity finds

Freedom of information requests reveal disproportionate use of batons and rigid handcuffs for Muslims behind bars

www.theguardian.com

Andy Aitchison @andyaitchison.bsky.social · Apr 13

Really proud of the work I have done over the last 8 years with the @shannontrust.bsky.social, great to see their fantastic mentors getting official accreditation for their hard work. They really are changing lives.
insidetime.org/uncategorise...

Accreditation for Shannon Trust literacy mentors

Prisoners who volunteer as Shannon Trust mentors to teach other prisoners to read will receive nationally-recognised qualifications under a scheme introduced by the charity. The awards, accredited …

insidetime.org

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