A particular dislike of mine is something I call the “Policy as Law” fallacy:  the pushing forward of a particular organisation’s policies or preferences, as a legal explanation for action or inaction in a way that suits them.  There are various examples in the police and mental health arena, some of them by the police: […]

A documentary from a few years ago was recently re-run on Channel 5 – I caught up on it last night having not seen it before.  It focussed upon the mind or the mental state of the Yorkshire Ripper and by half way through I found myself fairly frustrated and wanted to document some thoughts. […]

The Mind Media Awards 2012 will be hosted by Stephen Fry, the charity’s President, in November 2012 in London.  This event will celebrate much media contribution to raising mental health awareness, from soap-opera story lines such as Ian Beale in Eastenders; to the awareness campaign within rugby by Sky Sports, “State of Mind.”  Click the […]