John Lonergan was the Governor of the largest prison in Ireland for over 20 years. I am reading his biography at the moment. It's a good read. He tried to bring modern management techniques into the prison and often faced stony opposition from the Prison Officers Association. He also mensions the apathy he faced from officials at the department of justice when he tried to introduce improvements in the prison.
Sometimes I think there are too many people for whom getting the job done well is irrelevant. the only thing that matters to them is themselves and their benefits. When people like this get into important positions in society we are in trouble. Some prison officers who won't play ball just ends up costing us a fortune (and keeping funding from our victorian prisons), but when unionised staff get into our schools our childrens future is at risk.
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