'A sudden breeze picked up Yvonne's hat and blew it across the road. Nobody spoke. In that moment, we knew she had gone.' #NoOrdinaryDay - the truth behind one of the greatest tragedies in UK policing history.

Unlike alcohol addiction where you can see the physical signs that someone has a drinking problem & get them help, it is very difficult to tell with gambling addiction. You can be seated to someone who looks very responsible while they empty their bank account on football bet.

Politics is a profession that attracts mediocrity and rewards failure, simple answer.

Someone you know may well need this help.

The toughest job any cop is required to do. And one we will all have done.

If you're visiting #Shrewsbury this year, then do visit Shrewsbury Prison which has a rich history and is now used as a film set on many TV shows. You'll find Sabrina's Teardrop (which features the prison) and other Inspector Chard novels in the gift shop. #CrimeFiction

amzn.eu/d/hJQZB4a having a reader enjoy the result of your work is what makes it worthwhile.

11 Victoria Crosses 146 years ago today. #LestWeForget 🌺 #MenOfHarlech 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

We will only see peace when the power of love supersedes the love of power.

Coming to a venue near you. #innervoices of Cardiff. Haunting, beautiful, acapella voices. Not to be missed.

Sad news of the death of an old mate, retired PC Trevor Lock, hero of the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege and recipient of the George Medal for his bravery. Rip.

A fascinating insight into the 1974 attempted kidnapping of HRH Princess Anne. mattjohnsonauthor.com/2025/04/16/51-…

They're home.

Let's face it. The orange idiot is a coward who sees capitulation and surrender to an aggressor as an agreeable outcome. No backbone. No guts.

At huge expense, the same case to be heard again. The same witnesses, the same arguments, the same costs on expensive lawyers, and for what? To satisfy the public image of an organisation that is in need of immediate replacement?

We live in a very mixed up world.

This began in 1984 with a report into police independence. Successive governments worked to bring policing under political control, to recruit senior ranks and now all levels in their image. Now, we're witnessing the results.

To err is human. To forgive is not service policy.

PODCAST ALERT👇 Matt Johnson is a former military veteran and police officer. Due to his experiences, he suffered from PTSd and was advised to take up writing as a form of therapy. It turned out he was rather good at it and has now penned four award winning novels. His