Broken Britain & Policing
Why do many black people hate the police?
by Kevin Maxwell •
I was in the supermarket earlier, when two police officers entered. I saw them clock eyes with a black guy and although they said nothing to him, I could see the hatred in his eyes towards them. So much so, that it made me uncomfortable. Which, led me to this blog. Why is it that there is…
Reviews & News
I am Albert Woodfox
by Kevin Maxwell •
Like many since watching the documentary In The Land Of The Free, I have followed the progress of the Angola 3. Three inmates placed in solidarity confinement, after the 1972 killing of a prison guard. I guess the obvious question is, why waste any breath on three men who killed a prison guard? Like so many things…
Broken Britain & Policing
Race to the Bottom: Police Unable to Change
by Kevin Maxwell •
Today, America celebrates Martin Luther King day. The life of a great man, who led one of the struggles for racial equality in the last century. In Britain we don’t have someone to compare, so like many I too pause for thought about him on this day. What’s changed since Dr King’s greatest speech, and…
Inspiration & Humour
#FoxNewsFacts … NO truth needed!
by Kevin Maxwell •
After such a horrible week gone for the world with all that happened in Paris, I like many was hoping for some light relief. However, I didn’t expect this to come from that trusted news source Fox News. Enter Stage RIGHT Steven Emerson, the so-called expert on terrorism. On Fox News, Mr Emerson claimed that…
Reviews & News
Je Suis Charlie, Je Suis Ahmed
by Kevin Maxwell •
FREE speech & expression, is one of the last democratic rights we have left …
Broken Britain & Policing
Good Cop(s) ~v~ Bad Cop
by Kevin Maxwell •
I saw this image by the cartoonist Matt Davies earlier, and it really struck me as being poignant. Having served as a police officer myself for some 11 years in Britain’s two biggest police forces, it is sad that the majority of good cops do not stand up to the bad cops which allows corruption and the…
Reviews & News
Have a wonderful & happy New Year …
by Kevin Maxwell •
To my friends and foe, near and far. Wishing you a wonderful and happy New Year, wherever you are and whoever you’re with. My best wishes, for an amazing 2015. Take care, Max x.
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How diverse is Britain?
by Kevin Maxwell •
Today’s 5 Facts from BBC Radio 4, with the British Army, Navy and RAF doing better than the Police at representing the UK.
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Wishing you a Merry Christmas xxx
by Kevin Maxwell •
There is not a day I do not think about my dear mum, especially around Christmas. Be thankful for what you have & enjoy the festive season x
Reviews & News
I’m Riding with Sydney …
by Kevin Maxwell •
When I woke up this morning, news started to come in that there was a siege in Sydney. There was commentary that it was linked to terrorists, and one of my first thoughts was a Muslim backlash. I left, and went about my business. When I returned, well, what happened I didn’t expect. Australians had decided…
Reviews & News
We are all Eric Garner
by Kevin Maxwell •
Like so many, I watched the video of Eric Garner’s death in New York over and over again. Like so many, it still haunts me. On July 17 2014, Eric Garner‘s life was taken from him after an NYPD officer put him in a ‘chokehold’. Something, banned by the police department. Banned, because rightly this compression of…
Health & Travel
World AIDS Day 2014
by Kevin Maxwell •
Some things do, but AIDS does not discriminate. Today 1 December, is World Aids Day. A time to remember those lost, affected by and left behind. For more information on the fight against HIV and how you can help, please visit worldaidsday.org Thinking of all those this #WorldAIDSDay x
Reviews & News
Black Lives Matter America, by Ryan Centner
by Kevin Maxwell •
I came across a powerful article earlier from my American friend Ryan Centner who is an Assistant Professor of Urban Geography within the Department of Geography and Environment at The London School of Economics, about the troubles in Ferguson and beyond. With his kind permission, it is published below. – Far from America for the last year…
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Emily Thornberry is as much a snob as I am
by Kevin Maxwell •
As a man from inner-city Liverpool living in the former Shadow Attorney General’s constituency for the last four years, I know personally her views on the working class. I was angry when I heard she had resigned from Labour’s front bench, and more so when all the parasites jumped on the bandwagon including some from…
Health & Travel
The sensitive subject of Suicide
by Kevin Maxwell •
In Britain today, suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 35. And like so many of these men, I too have been vulnerable whilst living with depression. It was a few weeks ago, that I was speaking with some writers when we were asked as a group to describe each other. The…