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One Man Band
Long term readers will know that this blog has always had someone in the background Whilst in prison, Ben could not post the blogs himself. He sent them to me – usually typed on a word processor but sometimes handwritten - and I would scan, edit if need be, and post to the blog. Since release, Ben has not really needed an Editor. I just hunt for the odd rogue apostrophe or typo before hitting the publish button.
Sadly, Ben and I are going separate ways. He needs to find his path and I need to pick up the threads of my life as it was before he came into it. So please forgive him the occasional typo, for the foreseeable future at least…
Alex (the “Ed”)
Ben Gunn is \”one of Britain\’s best known
prisoners…he constantly questions authority and exposes the futility
of the system\” The Times. Pleading guilty to the murder of a friend when
he was 14 years old, Ben has since renounced violence and consistently
fought for the recognition of the inherent dignity of all human beings.
As a result of speaking truth to power, Ben has served far longer than
the recommended 10 years, leading Education Secretary Michael Gove to
argue that Ben \”has been punished excessively for a crime committed as a
child\”, and Lord Ramsbotham to state that \”It is expensive and
unnecessary to keep Ben Gunn in prison\”.
2013-04-22 05:01:16
Source: http://prisonerben.blogspot.com/2013/04/one-man-band.html
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