The Tartan Con
Rants on Society
We found 10 episodes of The Tartan Con with the tag “prisons”.
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Episode 17: The Broken Contract
June 13th, 2020 | Season 1 | 12 mins 8 secs
coronavirus, covid-19, hmpps, pava, prisons, rants, the tartan con, thetartancon, uk prisons
Upon reading the news today that the UK Prison Service has decided to roll out a incapacitating spray to their staff, I had to have a rant
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Episode 16: De Profundis - Excerpts and a critique
May 31st, 2020 | Season 1 | 40 mins 10 secs
de profundis, letters, poetry, prisons, uk prisons
A few of my favourite excerpts from De Profundis. The Letter written by Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas in 1897
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Episode 14: Prison Reform according to Oscar Wilde
May 17th, 2020 | Season 1 | 14 mins 47 secs
prison, prison reform, prisons, uk prisons, wilde
Wilde's last letter to the Editor of The Daily Chronicle
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Episode 13: The Ballad of Reading Gaol - An Excerpt
May 10th, 2020 | Season 1 | 4 mins 39 secs
crime, criminal justice, oscar wilde, podcasts, poetry, prison, prisons, spoken word, uk prisons
An excerpt of The Ballad of Reading Gaol
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Episode 12: Two Short Stories
May 9th, 2020 | Season 1 | 18 mins 33 secs
animals, coronavirus, narration, prisons, short stories, uk prisons
Two Short stories featuring animals
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Episode 10: Desiderata
May 3rd, 2020 | Season 1 | 3 mins 7 secs
criminal justice, lockdown, prisons, prisons in england, uk prisons
A Reading of the wonderful Desiderata
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Episode 8: Decency Please
December 31st, 2019 | Season 1 | 12 mins 21 secs
crime, prisons, uk prisons
That was 2019 then. Not much has changed but a little plea from me, if you will. Happy New year to all
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Episode 7: None of The Above
November 25th, 2019 | Season 1 | 12 mins 4 secs
conservatives, general election, labour, liberal democrats, manifesto, politics, prisoners, prisons, the tartan con
My take on the 3 main Parties manifestos as they pertain to prisons.
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Episode 6: Freedom - What A Concept
October 24th, 2019 | Season 1 | 13 mins 41 secs
jails, perception, prisoners, prisons, ranting, reality, the tartan con, thetartancon
Perception Vs. Reality
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Episode 5: The Glass Ceiling
October 10th, 2019 | Season 1 | 16 mins 32 secs
ex-prisoners, former prisoners, prisoners, prisons, rehabilitation, the tartan con
Is there a Glass ceiling in the criminal justice sector for ex-prisoners?