I was very glad that the Justice Collective made it to No. 1 on the Christmas Single Chart with their tribute Hillsborough song, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".
During 2012, I read "Hillsborough: The Truth" by Phil Scraton and wrote a book review for Greenprint, a publication of the Scottish Green Party.
This is a compelling account of the horrific tragedy of 15 April 1989 when football fans attended FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forrest at Hillsborough Stadium. It is English football's worst disaster which left 96 men, women, and children dead, hundreds injured, and thousands traumatized. There is an unfolding of the story of what happened in a matter of fact way that keeps you engrossed and engaged in the lives of the people affected. Phil Scarton has brought together the harrowing experiences of the disaster and shared the personal stories of the bereaved and the survivors which exposes their appalling treatment. Police statements initially alleging hooliganism and blamed Liverpool fans who were drunk and ticketless for the crush within the arena is detailed along with the national media response.
The Taylor Inquiry conducted in the immediate aftermath found the main reason for the disaster to be failure of police control and dismissed "hooliganism" as playing any part in the Hillsborough Disaster. However, there were contradictions exposed about this Inquiry including South Yorkshire police acceptance of liability in negligence, and the controversial inquest system which returned verdicts of accidental death when negligence had been clearly established.
This book highlights problems of the emergency response with only 14 of the 96 who died making it to hospital. Medical evidence is presented with reference to an anaethetist who treated the first emergency admissions. He treated at least nine admissions, some of which recovered from asphyxiation. Once consciousness was lost, it was not inevitable that death quickly followed. One of the survivors was unconscious for more than 24 hours. It is explained that if more had been done to rescue and resuscitate the dying earlier, with more efficency, then fewer people would have died.
The process by which a systematic review and alteration of police statements by South Yorkshire police managers and their solicitors is detailed. It makes it clear that South Yorkshire police resources were used to limit criticism of senior officers at the match.
I would recommend this read as it is very informative about the tragic events associated with the Hillsborough Disaster and provides deeper understanding of the 23 year campaign for justice for the Hillsborough 96.
During 2012, I read "Hillsborough: The Truth" by Phil Scraton and wrote a book review for Greenprint, a publication of the Scottish Green Party.
This is a compelling account of the horrific tragedy of 15 April 1989 when football fans attended FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forrest at Hillsborough Stadium. It is English football's worst disaster which left 96 men, women, and children dead, hundreds injured, and thousands traumatized. There is an unfolding of the story of what happened in a matter of fact way that keeps you engrossed and engaged in the lives of the people affected. Phil Scarton has brought together the harrowing experiences of the disaster and shared the personal stories of the bereaved and the survivors which exposes their appalling treatment. Police statements initially alleging hooliganism and blamed Liverpool fans who were drunk and ticketless for the crush within the arena is detailed along with the national media response.
The Taylor Inquiry conducted in the immediate aftermath found the main reason for the disaster to be failure of police control and dismissed "hooliganism" as playing any part in the Hillsborough Disaster. However, there were contradictions exposed about this Inquiry including South Yorkshire police acceptance of liability in negligence, and the controversial inquest system which returned verdicts of accidental death when negligence had been clearly established.
This book highlights problems of the emergency response with only 14 of the 96 who died making it to hospital. Medical evidence is presented with reference to an anaethetist who treated the first emergency admissions. He treated at least nine admissions, some of which recovered from asphyxiation. Once consciousness was lost, it was not inevitable that death quickly followed. One of the survivors was unconscious for more than 24 hours. It is explained that if more had been done to rescue and resuscitate the dying earlier, with more efficency, then fewer people would have died.
The process by which a systematic review and alteration of police statements by South Yorkshire police managers and their solicitors is detailed. It makes it clear that South Yorkshire police resources were used to limit criticism of senior officers at the match.
I would recommend this read as it is very informative about the tragic events associated with the Hillsborough Disaster and provides deeper understanding of the 23 year campaign for justice for the Hillsborough 96.
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