Less than a quid in prison, £16.44 in hospital.

[eldar]

If you are in hospital, it costs £16.44 a week to have a small TV. In prison, £1 per cell. I suspect this is the wrong way round!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/8502...

[Silent1]

In prison £1 a week isn't just pocket change...

[Shaw Tarse]

If you share a cell the cost can be halved

[eldar]

Silent1 said:

In prison £1 a week isn't just pocket change...

If you are a pensioner on the basic pension of £95.25, £16.44 isn't pocket change either, and hospital isn't supposed to be a punishment.

[jmorgan]

Oh, its this governments way of passing the buck. As I understand it, out sourcing and allowing PFI control has fubar the system and someone with a serious illness needing daily visits will get ripped off on the parking as well, let alone the phones and telly. The system is up the spout.

[Caruso]

It's simple. Sick people don't riot and hold rooftop protests if they don't get a TV. Perhaps if they did they would also get it for £1 a week.

[paolow]

eldar said:

Silent1 said:

In prison £1 a week isn't just pocket change...

If you are a pensioner on the basic pension of £95.25, £16.44 isn't pocket change either, and hospital isn't supposed to be a punishment.

Neither is prison it would seem.

[Balmoral Green]

The problem is that a connection is being made between the two when there isn't one.

[Blue Meanie]

paolow said:

eldar said:

Silent1 said:

In prison £1 a week isn't just pocket change...

If you are a pensioner on the basic pension of £95.25, £16.44 isn't pocket change either, and hospital isn't supposed to be a punishment.

Neither is prison it would seem.

You may want to read the other thread on this subject where people who have ACTUALLY been in prison posted, rather than just assuming it's like Butlins.

[zakelwe]

eldar said:

Silent1 said:

In prison £1 a week isn't just pocket change...

If you are a pensioner on the basic pension of £95.25, £16.44 isn't pocket change either, and hospital isn't supposed to be a punishment.

Yeah but it's not a holiday either. When I was in hospital I took my own portable tv in. I think they should charge for food as well.

Andy

[Silent1]

Blue Meanie said:

paolow said:

eldar said:

Silent1 said:

In prison £1 a week isn't just pocket change...

If you are a pensioner on the basic pension of £95.25, £16.44 isn't pocket change either, and hospital isn't supposed to be a punishment.

Neither is prison it would seem.

You may want to read the other thread on this subject where people who have ACTUALLY been in prison posted, rather than just assuming it's like Butlins.

hence I feel I have something to add to this discussion

[TVR Andy]

Caruso said:

It's simple. Sick people don't riot and hold rooftop protests if they don't get a TV. Perhaps if they did they would also get it for £1 a week.

Good point totally agree.

[Blue Meanie]

Silent1 said:

Blue Meanie said:

paolow said:

eldar said:

Silent1 said:

In prison £1 a week isn't just pocket change...

If you are a pensioner on the basic pension of £95.25, £16.44 isn't pocket change either, and hospital isn't supposed to be a punishment.

Neither is prison it would seem.

You may want to read the other thread on this subject where people who have ACTUALLY been in prison posted, rather than just assuming it's like Butlins.

hence I feel I have something to add to this discussion

[escort90]

Blue Meanie said:

paolow said:

eldar said:

Silent1 said:

In prison £1 a week isn't just pocket change...

If you are a pensioner on the basic pension of £95.25, £16.44 isn't pocket change either, and hospital isn't supposed to be a punishment.

Neither is prison it would seem.

You may want to read the other thread on this subject where people who have ACTUALLY been in prison posted, rather than just assuming it's like Butlins.

wheres that thread?

[Blue Meanie]

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[tank slapper]

Balmoral Green said:

The problem is that a connection is being made between the two when there isn't one.

Exactly this. The same stupid comparisons are made between costs of meals and other things.

The problem with the cost of a TV in hospitals is that a private company has been allowed to have a monopoly to charge what it wants. It is a simple as that. The hospital could quite easily buy a bunch of cheap TVs and rent them at a price which would pay for them extremely quickly without being overly expensive for patients.

[deevlash]

why does a prison cell need to be anything more than a cold concrete box with a hole to st in?

[10 Pence Short]

deevlash said:

why does a prison cell need to be anything more than a cold concrete box with a hole to st in?

If that's all it was you'd have riots on TV every other day. Human nature, especially when bored criminals are involved.

You could keep them in there 24/7, but you'd be left with people unable to cope with life outside when they were released.

If it's any help, you could always ignore the fact and quote a few Mail headlines to make you feel better.

[HBLC]

Thanks for that, I hadn't been enraged by a headline for a few days...was starting to get a bit tetchy.

[deevlash]

10 Pence Short said:

deevlash said:

why does a prison cell need to be anything more than a cold concrete box with a hole to st in?

If that's all it was you'd have riots on TV every other day. Human nature, especially when bored criminals are involved.

You could keep them in there 24/7, but you'd be left with people unable to cope with life outside when they were released.

If it's any help, you could always ignore the fact and quote a few Mail headlines to make you feel better.

what would they riot with? I guess they could use the bedding but if they did that theyd have to sleep on the cold concrete. I'd argue that they couldnt really cope very well on the outside hence why they ended up inside in the first place. If they cant behave themselves then why bother letting them out? My prisons would cost pretty much nothing to run so cost wouldnt be an issue and theyd be pretty cheap to throw up so space wouldnt be an issue. Plus those that were released would have shown they could behave whilst deprived of pretty much everything so they might be worth giving another go in civilised society. They certainly wouldnt be keen on going back.

They certainly wouldnt be getting goddamn TV's and pool tables. Maybe theyd get some newspapers, sans tits if they behaved.