Kevin's Watch

At long last, the much maligned, and almost totally useless Child Support Agency is to be scrapped.

As a past victim of this incompetent bunch, I am very happy that this has happened. (I paid maintenance before they got involved, but they took it to new levels of incompetancy and beaurocracy)

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5208864.stm

ah yes, but did you hear bout what may replace the damned CSA - tagging! That is so hilarious or sickening. I am not sure which. Tagging absent parents! I am quite sure the EU Courts wil prevent that one though. What next?!!!!!

The tagging would be quite pointless though, i really dont understand the point.

If you now have a curfew due to your new jewellery, your suddenly going to start paying?

I wait with baited breath to see what the final solution will be to this debacle.

Tagging, I suspect, may be introduced, but it will be run by a private firm, just like the tagging for criminals on home release orders - which will probably cost the government (i.e. TAXPAYERS) a fortune.

Another ill thought out and badly run government fiasco comes to an end ( Does this remind you of anything? - POLL TAX)

that or gaol. I'm not sure whether that would work in Scotland either, security not up to much.lol.

Edinburghemma wrote:that or gaol. I'm not sure whether that would work in Scotland either, security not up to much.lol.

OI, I work in Barlinnie.

oooooooo, sorry. I was more talking about the vans betwixt gaol and the court. Is it Securicor or what? Some such....

That must be a tough job.

Apology accepted

It's Reliance who transport the prisoners (and lose some )

It's an easy job. It's just the prisoners that make it more difficult

aaaahhhh, I remember now and whatserface on the news saying apologising. Magic.

Phantasm wrote: It's Reliance who transport the prisoners (and lose some )

I read one story recently about a prisoner who managed to escape reliance by somehow getting hold of a needle in a hosptial.

That sort of thing should not happen, a company dedicated to transferring dangerous people should be better than that.

( but thats for another thread methinks )

Do you get to use cattle prods Phantasm?
I want one of those...

Unfortunately not

But we are supposed to be getting snazzy new batons which extend with the flick of a wrist

pardon me for a momentary stupid american question but...

who runs the EU? who is in charge of it, i mean. i'm just asking you all because i figure one of y'se would know and you're all here in the same place!!

Shhh, don't tell anyone, but it's ME that runs the EU.


Or you could believe what you read in the papers, which says it is the European parliament.

heh. it's easier to believe in YOU, phantasm!!

Well, I DO get through more work in a day than the EU parliament does in a week.

Phantasm: you have batons? those are long gone here. we have the cop (carry on person) pepper spray. i don't even have cuffs at the trusty camp. (i'm fighting that) and i also lost the radio moving over to the tc. (also fighting that)

Phantasm wrote:

Edinburghemma wrote:that or gaol. I'm not sure whether that would work in Scotland either, security not up to much.lol.

OI, I work in Barlinnie.

LMAO! Trust me, it's not as bad as the prisons here.

Last year, a group of prisoners filmed a warder selling them a gun, (yes, in jail), prostituting younger prisoners to them, and bringing in drugs and alcohol. They turned the film over to the government as evidence of widespread corruption in the correctional services.

Escapes of dangerous criminals are a regular occurrence, from jail, from the courts, you name it.

--A