Into the Night

Inside the Met, it’s as bad as you think … fascinating … it’s the casual, ubiquitous misogyny that was witnessed by Lloyd-Rose that really chills the blood … elegantly written – Richard Morrison * The Times *What’s it really like to patrol the streets of south London as a special constable? Matt Lloyd-Rose’s deadpan account is a revelation – Simon O’Hagan * Radio Times *A compelling snapshot of modern policing – Andrew Anthony * The Observer *Urgent … Lloyd-Rose’s writing is vivid and forensic * The Financial Times *Extraordinary … The account of what he experienced is lyrical, funny and often poignant * The Daily Telegraph *A work of breathtaking social imagination, radiating kindness and wisdom. – Jay Griffiths, author of Wild and KithA fascinating, and occasionally disturbing, look at a pivotal time in British policing. I used to live down the road from Brixton, where this book is set and it gave me new insight into the area and how we are policed. – Sally Hayden, author of My Fourth Time, We DrownedAn important and timely book written with empathy and real life experience about policing and the policed … Misogyny, racism and bandaids on gaping social wounds - all are catalogued with real care and complexity. If some of it is hard to read, imagine what it was to live. – Shami ChakrabartiAcutely observed and tenderly written, this evocation of the kaleidoscopic human landscape of the city offers a vivid meditation on the nature of community and place of care in our society. – Polly Morland, author of A Fortunate WomanA valuable, direct and honest account of a personal journey to the end of the Brixton night, as witness and participant, in the impossible complexity of urban policing. Told with the verve and immediacy of a novel. And enlivened by regular morning meditations in a street café. – Iain SinclairA textured, compassionate book about cities, loss, wounded souls. What kinds of care has our society outsourced to the police? What could they learn from the work of nurses or teachers? Matt Lloyd-Rose asks so many crucial, haunting questions … – Sukhdev Sandhu[A] humane and astute account of everyday policing in south London. – Ian Loader * The TLS *

Matt Lloyd-Rose has worked as a carer, primary school teacher, police officer, and in leadership roles across the charity and social sectors. He is the author of The Character Conundrum: How to develop confidence, independence and resilience in the classroom, and co-author, with Henry Eliot, of Curiocity: An Alternative A to Z of London. He lives in South London with his wife and two young children.