Daily Express: £80k expert to help prisoners shop for treats

by Cyril Dixon

Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said the "bizarre" move showed how ministers had the wrong priorities.

He said: "When the Government is struggling with the simple things, such as teaching our children to read and write and making sure hospitals are clean and hygienic, it seems bizarre that they're paying such a big salary to the top prison shop assistant.

"Employing someone to make sure inmates get their favourite Pot Noddles will make them even more likely to commit crime when their sentence comes to an end."