Prison, Policy, and Piping Hot Homes

This talk begins by considering the objectives of imprisonment. It will examine why the prison has emerged as a form of punishment and surveys the place of prison in twenty first century society. It will locate the prison in a wider social, political and historical context. The talk will conclude by reflecting on whether the prison is an overused form of punishment in the modern criminal justice system.

Reducing the emissions associated with industrial and domestic heating to essentially nothing is a key step in meeting the UK’s legally binding decarbonisation targets. This can be done using a technology widely implemented in Scandinavia: district heating. District heating generates hot water in a central location which is then pumped to its users. It is economically and environmentally more advantageous than gas powered central heating and is more beneficial to local communities. This talk will discuss district heating technologies and how we can make them succeed in the UK.

Are politicians and policy makers capable of solving the housing crisis, have we not come up with the right policies or is the concept of "housing policy" a myth? The answer may surprise you and the implications are far-reaching.