Webley Handovers

I’ve been hearing the phrase “Webley Handover” a lot over the last twelve months or so and it may justify some unpacking. I’m not sure where the phrase originated, but it arises from a civil case in 2014 where a man sued the Metropolitan Police and St George’s Hospital trust in south-west London after his […]

Everybody, Nobody, Somebody, Anybody

We’ve probably all heard the hackneyed tale of Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, Nobody — There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, […]

A TurpitUdinous Act

In 2017, Alexander Lewis-Ranwell (ALR) killed three men in their own homes and was prosecuted for murder. He was subsequently found not guilty by reason of insanity at Exeter Crown Court and in 2020, he launched legal action against four organisations for negligence. In the days prior to the killings, ALR had been arrested twice […]