On 17th February this year, the Observer published an article in the wake of the failed “Commissioner v ZH” appeal in which it was reported that “Hundreds of thousands of pounds of public money used by the commissioner to fight this case [could have] been used to train police officers to humanely treat people with […]

I have noticed recently that the number of times my blog has been read in the Republic of Ireland has markedly increased. Our colleagues in the Garda Síochána are serving in the country of our nearest neighbours and I have recently become curious about the similarities or differences between policing and mental health both in […]

How much stigmatisation can you take in one go? Try this article: it has criminals, immigrants and mental health patients all rolled together into one problem – mental health bed blocking.  All of this arises from the case of Imtiaz Ahmed, who was convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and sentenced to prison.  […]