POA National Chair, Mark Fairhurst interviewed on Sky News about population pressures youtu.be/aMcHmZgD434

POA National Chair, Mark Fairhurst interviewed on BBC Breakfast about prison overcrowding youtu.be/m6oy4Oo-vjc

POA National Chair, Mark Fairhurst interviewed on BBC Look North about prison overcrowding youtu.be/wS7NBwShiFU

A must read for MPs - this from Steve Gillan of the ⁦POA⁩ Three decades of injustice and exploitation | Morning Star morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/thre…

Pleased to announce I have just signed off on behalf of POA an extension to the bargaining unit in our voluntary recognition agreement at HMP Oakwood which will now include another 140 employees. Steve Gillan Gen Sec.

National Chair, Mark Fairhurst on BBC Look North Evening News regarding prison overcrowding youtu.be/mcn4bhYf62I

PR 255: POA WARN GOVERNMENT OF IMMINENT TRAGEDY IN YOUTH PRISONS poauk.org.uk/news-events/ne…

Listen now to episode 49 of the POA Podcast - National Chair's Briefing. National Chair Mark Fairhurst gives a key update on the POA members' survey and prison overcrowding youtu.be/LQvv5Q-hd38

Join me on BBC Breakfast just after 7 discussing the latest prison crisis.

POA National Chair, Mark Fairhurst interviewed on BBC Breakfast about the prisoner spaces crisis youtu.be/hTVhxy6I3Hc

Retired Members Northwest inaugural Meeting - Retired members get together for the first meeting of the revamped Retired Members committee at the CASA in Liverpool. youtu.be/SvDdU8yOmR8

National Chair discusses the current crisis the Prison Service faces youtu.be/JD_6Dnx85fo

Looking forward to speaking NSSN rally in Brighton on Sunday 8th September 2024. Steve Gillan Gen Sec.

Attending the TUC General Council meeting this morning where a lovely tribute was made to the late POA former General Secretary David Evans who died after a short illness recently. Thank you to everyone Trades Union Congress Steve Gillan Gen Sec

Floating the idea of sending prisoners to Estonia is not the answer. It wasn’t the answer when suggested under the Tories and it isn’t the answer now. Expensive and totally unworkable Shabana Mahmood MP and James Timpson Steve Gillan Gen Sec

Listen to Steve Gillan speak to Ed Vaizey about the prison population and the suggestion that prisoners could be sent to Estonia. On around 2 hours and 10 minutes into the show. thetimes.com/radio/show/202…

Rest easy just had it confirmed Downing Street has dismissed sending prisoners to Estonia, so glad that Government are listening to the POA and ended this daft speculation in the media. Steve Gillan Gen Sec.

Did pre record for BBC News this afternoon on the Pentonville filming by a BBC news crew. Should be on BBC News (UK) at 6pm. Been another busy day with TV, Radio and newspapers. Both National Chair POA and myself doing media rounds. Steve Gillan Gen Sec.