Hillsborough - The Truth

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Professor Phil Scraton will feature on BBC Panorama’s ‘The Champions League Final: What went Wrong?’ on Monday 17 October at 8.00pm on BBC One. a b c d e Scraton, Phil (2009). Hillsborough: The Truth. United Kingdom: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-495-5. In December 2016 he declined an OBE in the 2017 New Year Honours list stating that he 'could not receive an honour on the recommendation of those who remained unresponsive to the determined efforts of bereaved families and survivors to secure truth and justice'. [5] He also stated that in his 'scholarship and teaching' he is 'a strong critic of the historical, cultural and political contexts of imperialism and their international legacy' and proposed that people's contribution to society should not be connected to 'British Empire'. This is the definitive, unique account of the disaster in which 96 men, women and children were killed, hundreds injured and thousands traumatised. It details the appalling treatment endured by the bereaved and survivors in the immediate aftermath, the inhumanity of the identification process and the vilification of fans in the national and international media.

The inquest is hearing from families, witnesses, and experts and is expected to take about six months. Scraton’s book, Hillsborough: The Truth, is regarded as a definitive account of the disaster and he was given the freedom of the city of Liverpool for his work.In 2012-13, Scraton received the Queen's University Vice-Chancellor's inaugural award for research impact.[8] In 2013 his research was runner-up in the Times Higher Educational Supplement's Research Project of the Year award. A tribunal held in the year following the fire, chaired by Justice Ronan Keane, was labelled flawed and its conclusion was contested by the victims' families. This changed as a direct result of the families’ and survivors’ brave, persistent campaign. It led to the Hillsborough Independent Panel, its groundbreaking findings, new inquests and their crucially significant verdicts.”

The Shipman Inquiry - Reports into serial killer and general practitioner Harold Shipman. This inquiry held that while Shipman was convicted of murdering 15 of his patients the true figure was at least 215 with the possibility that he may have killed as many as 260 patients. Professor Phil Scraton is Professor Emeritus at the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast. A criminologist and author, he's director of the Childhood, Transition and Social Justice Initiative and was lead researcher of the Hillsborough Independent Panel.Grounded in their understanding, and for some direct experience, of the Hillsborough disaster, Liverpool fans prevented a fatal tragedy occurring through their collective action. They protected vulnerable fans, appealed for calm, and took care of those affected by crushing or tear gas. The past is a foreign county: they do things differently there.’ (LP Hartley: The Go-Between.) When there is a devastating disaster we have to hope that collective lessons are learned, never to be repeated. Further public inquires that may be of interest: An original inquest into the fire in 1982 lasted only five days and recorded the cause of the deaths in accordance with medical evidence, with no reference to the circumstances or the cause of the fire.

Grenfell: The First 24 Hours (ITV) This documentary (also available on YouTube) tells the stories of those who were in the Tower and witnessed the fire during the first 24 hours. Information about the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire can be found here.Find sources: "Phil Scraton"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( December 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Earlier, a woman who lost her two sisters in the worst fire tragedy in the Republic's history, said her family was "overwhelmed with joy and sadness" at the inquest's opening.