Modern slavery is a growing crime, a grave abuse and a gross injustice. Tackling it presents multiple challenges, but no challenge is so great that it serves as an excuse to let this issue persist. Having served 30 years in policing, I have come across many vulnerable people who suffered at the hands of brutal…Read More
I recently attended an event in Los Angeles for leading investors and bankers from across the US where I spoke to a new acquaintance about the work I’ve done over the past decade in the anti-slavery movement. “Slavery? “Like, actual slavery?”” my new friend, a top employee of the hosting firm, asked. He was stunned…Read More
I was born in 1968 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I grew up during the height of the ‘troubles,’ a conflict which would see over 3000 people killed. At 19, I joined a police forced entitled the Royal Ulster Constabulary, and was soon stationed in South Armagh, working with the military to patrol the area. At…Read More