Broken Britain & Policing

Where are the Black Queer presenters?

A few months ago I had a meeting with two BBC producers about a new television series called Queer Britain. I was invited to the meeting after various communication to talk about intersectionality, like being both black and gay. I initially thought the series was going to be truly diverse, but left the chat somewhat puzzled. The producers contacted me to…

Good Cop(s) ~v~ Bad Cop

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…

Britain takes a Pounding …

On my recent visit back home Up North, I was genuinely surprised about how many “Pound” shops there was. This isn’t just a Liverpool thing, but one which is replicated all-over this small island. We’ve got everything from Poundstretcher to Poundland to Poundworld and even 1p off shops with the 99p Stores, at a time when the…