In September 2007 Paddick commented : " I always felt like a fish out of water in the police , not just on gay issues but generally . I was a very counter-cultural senior officer . I 'm very non-hierarchical and got into trouble for insisting on people calling me by my first name . I was trying to effect the most difficult change there is in an organisation , which is a change of culture &ndash; to try to make it more liberal , more understanding of difference . " After the 21 July 2005 London bombings and the subsequent police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes on 22 July 2005 at the Stockwell Tube station in London , Paddick met with Stockwell community leaders . Kate Hoey , Member of Parliament for Stockwell , had requested the meeting to help reassure local residents
21 July 2005 London bombings
21 July 2005 London bombings
Brian Paddick, Baron Paddick