British psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple is in New Zealand in October to speak to concerned groups and leaders about how policy decisions contribute to our country’s appalling crime rate. He has seen the growth of a dispirited, crime-ridden underclass in Britain and believes NZ is following a similar downward path, as a result of policies that have given us squalor in the midst of extreme wealth.

Dalrymple’s views are formed from many hard years of experience as a prison and hospital psychiatrist dealing with criminals, the impoverished communities and dysfunctional families they came from.

Public meetings:

NAPIER

Friday 13th October in Napier at the Century Theatre from 6:00 – 8:00pm. Tickets $10 from the Century Theatre 06 835 7781

TAURANGA

Tuesday 17th October in Tauranga at the Baycourt Exhibition Room from 1:00 – 5:00pm.

AUCKLAND

Wednesday 18th October at the Centennial Theatre at Auckland Grammar School at 7:30pm.