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The Latest Breaking News from James Timpson

Could Britain solve its prisons crisis by going Dutch?

After the UK prisons minister praised the system in the Netherlands, experts there say the reality is more complex

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

James Timpson is a sign of hope for a rational prisons policy

Letters: Readers on the mammoth task facing the new prisons minister to reform the criminal justice system

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

Starmer ‘shocked’ about prisons crisis as early release scheme prepared

Government to announce terms which could free more than 20,000 inmates in coming months to manage capacity

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024

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The Guardian view on overcrowded prisons: James Timpson’s arrival is a signal of hope

Editorial: A strong emphasis on rehabilitation is what the justice ministry and Prison Service need

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2024

British jails are at a breaking point – here’s how the Dutch halved their prison population

Amid the many historic appointments in his cabinet, the new prime minister Keir Starmer made one particularly noteworthy announcement: James Timpson to become minister for prisons, parole and probation. Timpson is not a politician but the head of the key-cutting and shoe repair company of the same name. He was…

The Conversation · Jul 9, 2024

UK Govt Hopes To Unlock Prisons Crisis With Reform Advocate

Keir Starmer has made a flurry of ministerial appointments since becoming UK prime minister last week but one name has stood out: new prisons minister James Timpson.

International Business Times · Jul 9, 2024

U.K.'s new prison minister is multimillion key-cutting heir who hires ex-offenders

James TImpson started hiring ex-prisoners after taking over as CEO in 2002 as a result of a surprise encounter at a prison.

Fortune · Jul 9, 2024

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A shoe-fixing, key-cutting radical: why Labour’s new prisons minister is perfect for the job

James Timpson hires ex-offenders and thinks many prisoners shouldn’t be in jail, says Simon Hattenstone

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024

Monday briefing: French opposition to the far right comes out on top

In today’s newsletter: A shock defeat for the far right National Rally in France, while in the UK the new Labour government gets down to work

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024

Labour consider plan to release prisoners after 40% of sentence served

Proposal is one of several being looked at by Ministry of Justice to address the ‘acute’ prison crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

Keir Starmer blasted as he gives expenses scandal MP plum job and peerage

KEIR Starmer has been slammed for appointing a disgraced former Labour politician who claimed expenses for pornography viewed by her husband to his…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 7, 2024

Familiar faces but not all from politics: meet the surprise Labour ministers

Keir Starmer made some eye-catching new appointments, including a human rights barrister and a rehabilitation campaigner

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

All the Labour cabinet members who aren’t MPs from Patrick Vallance to James Timpson

The cabinet includes senior ministers from the Tony Blair era, and those given peerages to sit in the House of Lords

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2024

Prison reform experts hail role for shoe repair CEO James Timpson

The new prisons minister heads the successful Timpson group, whose employees include ex-offenders

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024

Starmer tells his cabinet: now it’s time to deliver on our promises

PM pledges swift action on NHS and prisons, setting out agenda to reform public services and rebuild international relations

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024

Starmer installs non-political ministers in ‘government of all the talents’

Covid adviser Patrick Vallance and businessman James Timpson among appointments from outside Westminster

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024

Keir Starmer: tense election trail Labour leader replaced by affable prime minister

In his first press conference inside No 10 there was a relaxed atmosphere – and a pledge to end ideological drama

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024

Keir Starmer hits out at prison system ‘mess’ caused by Tories

New PM says there are ‘too many prisoners and not enough prisons’ but that it will take time to change

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024

Climate anxiety adds to teenagers’ fears

Brief letters: Betrayed youth | Ultra-processed foods and health | Sheffield United | Treasury orthodoxy | A hug for James Timpson

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024

Burnt-out and taken for granted: Britain’s workers need upside-down management

Record numbers are off sick, many others are on strike. But there is a way to turn the miserable business of working on its head, says James Timpson, CEO of Timpson

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023

Ex-offenders could help cut UK labour shortages, says report

Good Jobs Project from ReGenerate aims to help ex-prisoners, neurodivergent people, asylum seekers and other groups into work

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2023

Report calls on employers to hire more ex-offenders to help fill job vacancies

The initiative is backed by businesses including bakery chain Greggs and shoe repair and key-cutting firm Timpson.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2023

For all the scandals, a toxic culture in places like the CBI and the Met can be changed. Here’s how

In my work with troubled organisations, the recurring problem is bosses prioritising targets over values, says leadership and culture coach Cath Bishop

Birmingham Post · Mar 14, 2023

American Express signs deals with Timpson, B&M and billionaire Issa brothers' EG Group

Charities Sue Ryder and British Heart Foundation (BHF) have also recently signed

Liverpool Echo · Jan 6, 2023

In-Time rescued by Timpson with 110 jobs and 35 shops saved

In Time was established in 1981 and has its head office in Southport

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