There was quite a debate about the above programme when it was aired on Channel Four last night – you can watch it for a limited period of time on the Channel Four ‘catch up’ website.  Last night, it all focussed upon people’s “state of mind”, ie mental health issues and it was all set […]

My seven year-old son came home from school a few weeks ago with some maths homework. It was a series of number problems where he had to predict the next number in a sequence based upon the appearance of a pattern: 2 – 4 – 6 … ? 3 – 6 – 9 … ? […]

The provisions of section 35 and section 36 of the Mental Health Act are not used very much, probably as a result of the preferred policy of diversion (whatever that means) from the criminal justice system.  Each section allows criminal courts to remand someone to a suitable hospital for assessment and care, as well as […]