Broken Britain & Policing
Race, Racism & Racists at the Met… Still!
by Kevin Maxwell •
Today, the Independent Police Complaints Commission and I use the term ‘independent’ extremely loosely published a(nother) report stating that the Metropolitan Police Service fails to deal with race, racism and racists and that this was toxic. Shock, horror. This has to be the most underrated statement of the year, and there’s been some. Scotland Yard is incapable…
Broken Britain & Policing
George Osborne – Benefit Scrounger?
by Kevin Maxwell •
There’s much talk in the UK at the moment about State Benefits, which has seen Prime Minister David Cameron send a tweet to a ‘spoof’ Iain Duncan Smith (Work and Pensions Secretary) Twitter account. I came across an ironic and iconic Blue Plague picture for the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. My first thought was, he…
Reviews & News
Zimmerman -v- Martin
by Kevin Maxwell •
It’s not that George Zimmerman was found not guilty, it’s the bitter knowledge that Trayvon Martin was found guilty ~ JELANI COBB, New Yorker.
Broken Britain & Policing
Broken … Promise
by Kevin Maxwell •
In the third and last of my connected blog posts, it’s sad to think that back when I was 23 I started my dream job as a Police Officer and 11-years later racism and homophobia would drive me out. I remember joining the service for what I believed it stood for, in the public good.…
Inspiration & Humour
Turn It Around … Liverpool!
by Kevin Maxwell •
Turn it Around supports young people within or leaving the Youth Justice System, through a professional creative Youth Work approach. “It is a service to working parents who wish to have their children engaged creatively with new learning experiences. Debra Kurs has set up this programme using her professional and expert youth work approach the…
Inspiration & Humour
Andy Murray: A PROUD Scottish Brit!?
by Kevin Maxwell •
Whether you like tennis or not, want Scottish Independence or not … there is no questioning, Andy Murray did good yesterday and has inspired Britain just like the Olympics did. For this, he should be PROUD.
Inspiration & Humour
Nothing lasts forever…
by Kevin Maxwell •
Appearing on ITV Daybreak on Monday gone, has made me face up to three particular things this past week. 1. Admitting to myself that, my living arrangements are not the best – The REAL Hostel Nightmare. 2. Admitting publicly on television that I was sacked as a Police Officer with humiliation, which anyone would think I’d…
Inspiration & Humour
HELP Young People Cr8 Bright Futures!
by Kevin Maxwell •
Debate aims to help young people Cr8 bright futures – Hackney Gazette
Health & Travel
Happy 65th Birthday NHS
by Kevin Maxwell •
Broken Britain & Policing
The REAL Hostel Nightmare …
by Kevin Maxwell •
For some time now, I have tried to keep private as best I can to avoid further humiliation that I have been living in a hostel since the beginning of the year as a result of My Fight for Justice against the Metropolitan Police. I knew though that, it was eventually going to come out. I…
Broken Britain & Policing
CHANGE ‘must’ come… from Parliament
by Kevin Maxwell •
I am deeply grateful to my Member of Parliament Emily Thornberry – the Shadow Attorney General – for supporting me in my evidence to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee inquiry into ‘Leadership and Standards in the Police’. The Commons Select Committee published its report yesterday 1 July 2013, coinciding with my appearance on…
Broken Britain & Policing
Raising Awareness at Daybreak …
by Kevin Maxwell •
ITV have confirmed I will be on ‘Daybreak’ tomorrow morning at 6.50am with Keith Vaz MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Committee to talk about ‘Leadership and Standards in the Police’. My being invited on to the breakfast programme to coincide with the publication tomorrow 1 July 2013 of the select committee’s report into leadership and…
Broken Britain & Policing
Guardian comment on Undercover Police
by Kevin Maxwell •
My Guardian comment on Undercover Policing and Rape …As a former Police Detective dealing with rape offences against women, men and children, Vera Baird is right – the police are on sticky ground, and it will be of huge interest to many what the courts decide – putting the trauma of the victims to one side, who should always…
Reviews & News
ITV Daybreak … back on – 1 July 7am
by Kevin Maxwell •
To coincide with the Home Affairs Committee report into ‘Leadership and Standards in the Police’ released Monday, ITV Daybreak have invited me onto its programme to talk about my experiences to help raise awareness. You can catch me on channel 3 on 1 July 2013 from 7am.
Reviews & News
Dispatches: The Police’s Dirty Secret
by Kevin Maxwell •
Just finished watching this on 4oD, shown at 8pm on Monday 24 June 2013 on Channel 4 – food for thought. Through the personal testimony of a former Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) officer, a joint investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches and The Guardian examines the ethically dubious tactics of a clandestine unit within the Metropolitan police…