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Elliot Tyler

United Kingdom
As seen in: Inside Time, Squarespace, The Morning Star, The Canary, The Justice Gap
Civil servant @MoJGovUK. Trustee @LongfordTrust. Patron @KoestlerArts. My posts do not reflect the views of my employer.

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Elliot Tyler’s Journalist Portfolio

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One Man's Battle to be Forgotten

One Man's Battle to be Forgotten

On any street in any city, town, or village, you will find people who have – as part of the trials and tribul…

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The Legacy of an Advocate of Compassionate Front-Line Probation Practice

The Legacy of an Advocate of Compassionate Front-Line Probation Practice

We were delighted to read the recent announcement that the winner of the first-ever Mike Guilfoyle Prize, an …

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Joint Enterprise: Lowering the Bar

Joint Enterprise: Lowering the Bar

Seventy years ago, a man with learning difficulties said a four-word phrase (‘Let Him Have It’) and was subse…

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The Uncomfortable Truth About Prisons

The Uncomfortable Truth About Prisons

When I had the first conversation about writing an article for Magistrate, I briefly asked myself if there wa…

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We need to Kill the Bill, but one part of it could be worthwhile

We need to Kill the Bill, but one part of it could be worthwhile

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a huge piece of legislation that's designed to increase the …

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Jimmy McGovern: 'Story first, politics second'

Jimmy McGovern: 'Story first, politics second'

Jimmy McGovern knows his prisons: the landings, the noise, the drugs, and their problems. They are all vividl…

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One man’s battle to be ‘forgotten’

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By Elliot Tyler
| Inside Time Verified
On any street in any city, town, or village, you will find people who have – as part of the trials and tribulations of life – suffered bankruptcy, divorce, alcoholism, drug dependency, dismissal from employment, and various types of disqualification. And in the UK there are 12 million people who have been convicted of a criminal offence. With an adult criminal conviction comes a naming and shaming routine like no other.
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Joint Enterprise: Lowering the Bar

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By Elliot Tyler, Kiri Jolliffe
| Inside Time Verified
‘Discredited doctrine of joint enterprise sweeps into serious criminality people who aremarginally associated’ Seventy years ago, a man with learning difficulties said a four-word phrase (‘Let Him Have It’) and was subsequently sentenced to death. While that conviction for murder was later quashed, Derek Bentley’s hanging could hardly be reversed.
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‘The story comes first, politics always second’

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By Elliot Tyler
| thejusticegap.com
INTERVIEW: ‘Everybody knows what needs to be done in prisons, but there’s no money to do it.’ So says Jimmy McGovern, the writer of socially engaged dramas including this year’s three-part BBC drama Time, a gritty depiction of life in prison. Not one to shy away from tough issues, McGovern’s dramas have consistently hit hard. He talks to Elliot Tyler. Jimmy McGovern knows his prisons: the landings, the noise, the drugs, and their problems.
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