[Acrylic-bob]

I think it would be bad enough if Social Services or the Probation Service wanted to set up a hostel for ex-offenders. Clearly, people leaving prison need somewhere to live while they are re-integrated into society and these places need to be located somewhere. However, I do not think that a bunch of happy-clappy God-botherers, however well intentioned, are the right sort people to manage people who are as devious and manipulative as some ex-cons can be. To my mind this is a recipe for disaster, and the community should be rightly concerned. I would want to know what qualifications and experience the people running this enterprise had. A personal relationship with Jesus may be all the justification they feel they need but, I'm afraid it doesn't quite cut it for me and is p*ss poor consolation to the victim when something goes wrong.

What makes the situation worse is that this group appears to be trying to be less than open and honest about their intentions and ambitions, which should give us all even more cause for concern; what are they so desperate to hide?

Letters of protest and telephone calls to councillors are called for, I think.