To move forward in addressing domestic violence, sexual violence and abuse, we MUST move to a place which fully accepts that these are active choices made by the perpetrators because they want to do them. They are not the loss of control, or their upbringing, or mental health.

Kenyan government launches inquiry into claims of abuse by British soldiers. The investigation will examine the activities of the British Army Training Unit Kenya BATUK, whose soldiers have been accused of murder, sexual abuse, and damaging land. More. 👇

For those interested in moral injury, mental health and treatment do come along to this free webinar on 19th October where I’ll share our latest King's Centre for Military Health Research Combat Stress research findings

Today's announcement is a victory for Jade's family and a welcomed start towards protecting children from violence. While this is a vital step forward, we urge the government to go further to end contact with dangerous perpetrators in the family courts. womensaid.org.uk/womens-aid-sta…

Jaysley’s family has written to the Defence Sec, asking him to accept the recommendations of 2 reviews into “unacceptable behaviours”, that responsibility for the handling of serious complaints of bullying & harassment must be removed from the Army. centreformilitaryjustice.org.uk/family-of-gnr-…

Charles Windsor's visit to #Kenya. Parts of some society are looking forward to host him, but the family of Agnes Wanjiru are not among them-unless he can answer for her murder by #British soldiers who still walk free a decade later. My piece for The Continent.

Typical. The British army thinks African justice doesn’t apply to it. A Kenyan court recently opened (but then immediately adjourned) a case into the 2012 death of Agnes Wanjiru - a 21-year-old mother who went missing in her hometown of Nanyuki. She was found months later in

Another A&E overnight Christmas shift with some great NHS colleagues. All of us in the photo are either immigrants ourselves or the children of immigrants and we’re all so proud to work here in the NHS. And our masks went back on right after the photo… 😊🎄

It's great to see Dr Katerina Hadjimatheou's article in The Conversation about the importance of Clare’s Law. Criminology @ Essex Global South Studies at Essex @MigEssex Economic Sociology @ Essex CISC Linsey McGoey brnw.ch/21wGhlc

There’s been a lot of coverage today of the latest statement from the Sec State for Defence on “woke” in the Army. These dog whistle politics are nasty and cruel and risk dragging the Army back a generation. They don’t reflect the values of the service people we support.

Casting Away Trauma by EssexPsychology and @IcarpCic uses fishing to help veterans blighted by PTSD. Today we can announce £1 million National Institute for Health and Care Research funding that will explore how angling can help others, like 999 responders. brnw.ch/21wHm6C

Dr Kat Hadjimatheou's research on #clareslaw helping to improve policing for domestic abuse victims in Essex bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

The exposé reveals the blatant disregard by British soldiers, who have persistently engaged in buying sex from local women—an illegal act explicitly banned by the UK military. They have been accused of raping several women and girls as young as 13. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/s…

Philip Zimbardo has passed away this week, and I would just like to take the time to acknowledge the massive influence he had on my work, my thinking, and my ideas about social psychology, and the social construction of abusive and violent behaviour. Zimbardo wrote ‘The Lucifer

As a former BSM and RSM I am baffled that the Army thought a mealy mouthed letter from this disgraceful sexual predator of a Warrant Officer was sufficient. Promoted to WO1 and retires next month on a full pension. Screen shots from The Sunday Times. 1/2

NEWS: On 31st March 2025 @ 09:00 We are launching the first Armed Forces helpline for victims of: #DomesticAbuse #SexualViolence #Stalking Available for UK forces personnel and their families, including those deployed abroad. With thanks to Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust Army Benevolent Fund

Victims accuse military of a ‘cover-up’ after it closed an investigation without checking archives or interviewing suspect. Read the full investigation here ⤵️ l8r.it/EOew

A Kenyan court has issued an arrest warrant for a British national in the 2012 killing of 21-year-old Agnes Wanjiru, whose body was found in a hotel septic tank. bbc.in/4n1Xyat

Today the Daily Mail published the findings of my two-year investigation "The Brass Pass" into the hidden epidemic of domestic abuse suffered by military wives and girlfriends. A dossier of 52 cases reveals torture by Army men against their wives.