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What do you think of the ban on "unearned" books for prisoners? We don't like it. It's not like Sky TV or steak dinners. It's about books. Books should ''never'' be a privilege that anyone needs to earn. Books are something apart. And prisoners should be ''encouraged'' to read by any means possible. So we were glad to hear of a possible [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27304228 legal challenge]. Do you all you fellow bookworms feel the same about this? Or do you find it a reasonable decision for the government to have made?
And here's another controversial one for you: should the likes of Russell Brand and Dizzee Rascal feature in a new [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/russell-brand-and-dizzee-rascal-to-feature-in-new-english-language-and-literature-alevel-9327718.html A Level syllabus]? Or is that a step too far for modernism for you? We're happy with it - all wordsmiths should be up for inclusion. But we don't want the classics to be frozen out either. So tread carefully, exam boards!
'''Golden Hour'''