Alex Deane and Jo Phillips debate whether paranoid schizophrenics should be pre-emptively incarcerated.

No. My mother has it. And she's more bother to herself than anyone else. Unless they've proven themselves to be a danger to others, then certainly not. Punishing people for having an illness?

If they are compliant with treatment then no

@miriam_cates Can we pre-emptively imprison Keir Starmer before he commits any more treasonous giveaways to foreign powers ...

With populations ageing and mental health disorders at a record high, halting the global “pandemic” of brain disorders needs to be a paramount concern of industry. - George Vrandenburg #DavosSummit2025. ✍️@RFletch1979 @DavosAlzheimers #WEF

@ajcdeane I read that as incinerated.

That’s the sort of nonsense that’d make your nan say, ‘There’s no sense in madness,’ and she’s right. Proper Yorkshire common sense says let’s help people, not lock ’em up for thinking differently.

Many people diagnosed with this condition stay on their meds and lead good lives. Are we to incarcerate those, too? Staying on the meds is the issue, IMO

Like ‘minority report’ 😬 🤷🏼‍♀️

I'm in two minds about this.

Any coverage on north London?

For once a mature well balanced discussion, well done GBN