Kevin Maxwell

Writer and advocate

Back to the Old School

This time last week 25th June, I had just finished my day Back at my Old School. You may recall, that I was invited to be the Guest Speaker at the Year 11 Record of Achievement Ceremony at the Childwall Sports & Science Academy in Liverpool – the High School, I left some twenty years ago. If…

Happy 4th Birthday “Max News”

Exactly four years ago today, I wrote my first blog post. It was about Islington Council and Parking Attendants, riveting I know. 674 posts later (675 now) and an audience of 82,000, it’s still going. I’ve noticed that many blogs out there come and go and I guess what makes mine different anyway, is that you…

#Dispatches hasn’t Scratched the Surface!?

I watched Channel 4’s #Dispatches programme earlier, and was not surprised at all that the police in Britain are incapable of dealing with racism and racist officers. I say this from a unique point-of-view. I served as a Detective in the Greater Manchester Police Criminal Investigation Department, then transferred as a Detective to the Metropolitan Police Service…

Battered and Bruised …

Yesterday, I finished my third employment trial against the Metropolitan Police Service. A reserved judgment is now in place, which means Scotland Yard and I won’t know the court’s decision for some time. The past two weeks have not been the best and if I am to be completely honest, the entire process has felt like secondary…