Jay Darkmoore The Secret Diary of a Police Officer

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Policing today is nothing like the public imagines. In this explosive and unfiltered talk, bestselling author and former frontline police officer Jay Darkmoore lifts the lid on a profession suffocating under bureaucracy, political interference and a leadership culture more concerned with the optics than with justice. Drawing on the shocking real experiences behind his bestselling memoir The Jobs Fcked The Secret Diary of a Police Officer*, Jay reveals a system on the brink of collapse where officers are stretched to breaking point, criminals slip through the cracks, and the most vulnerable are repeatedly let down.

Early readers have called his work the most brutally honest account of modern policing yet published and a book you cannot unsee once youve opened it. This talk brings that same raw clarity to the stage. Jay will share the stories the public never hears: the impossible decisions made at 3am, the institutional failures buried beneath statistics, and the toll on the men and women who face trauma alone while trying to hold the line.

Jay Darkmoore is a UK-based bestselling author with nearly ten years of frontline policing experience. His career took an unexpected turn when he found himself on the wrong side of the very system he served a moment that exposed the cracks, secrets and corruption that now drive his mission to hold policing to account. Reviewers describe him as fearless, darkly funny and utterly uncompromising, bringing a rare blend of authenticity and storytelling power.

Alongside his memoir, Jay has published more than fifteen novels, including a popular British crime series inspired by his time on the front line. He often says he doesnt need to invent monsters theyre around us all the time and his fiction plunges his characters into terrible situations before, as he puts it, turning out all the lights.

When hes not writing, Jay podcasts, comments on social and political issues, runs hills, lifts weights and even takes cold plunges with ducks. He is also the devoted father of his son Joe, whom he calls his biggest fan.

This promises to be one of the festivals most gripping sessions a candid, unsettling and deeply human look at the reality behind the badge.