Kevin Maxwell

Writer and advocate

The Andrew Mitchell Affair

It seems that even on Easter Sunday, there really is no rest for the wicked. Today, I learned that the former British Government Cabinet Minister has complained to the Independent Police Complaints Commission about the Metropolitan Police leaking information about him and his case to the press. There are many similar parallels between the former…

Karin Mulligan’s Legacy…

A friend reminded me yesterday of the 4-year anniversary, of the passing of Karin Mulligan on 27 March. Karin was one of Britain’s most senior black police women whom I had worked with at Greater Manchester Police, but sadly lost her battle with cancer aged just 45. No doubt by many, she will be remembered…

I sort of blame myself…

Anyone who knows me or reads my blog, will know that I’m quite open about my thoughts and feelings. Not that I set out on this path, but when The Sun newspaper tried to threaten me to stop my challenge against the Metropolitan Police or else – things changed for me, never being allowed to go…

Clive Bloom’s ‘Riot City’…

I was sitting having a coffee earlier minding my business, when I came across a book Riot City by Clive Bloom about protests and rebellion in the UK capital since 2000. It looks at the unprecedented unrest London has seen during recent times incorporating the new ideological standpoints, and the pressure of street politics and…

Deborah Glass of the IPCC & Me…

Today, I came across a letter to The Times newspaper dated 12 March from Deborah Glass of the Independent Police Complaints Commission concerning the paper’s coverage of the IPCC’s arrest of a former senior police officer (7 March leader, 12 March ‘Detectives looking at …’). If nothing else, her letter is disingenuous whilst laughable. She…