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The Hillsborough Law is a triumph of ordinary people for the common good
Burton Mail
|September 20, 2025
THEIR DECADES-LONG FIGHT FOR TRUTH LEAVES A LEGACY TO US ALL IN THE SHAPE OF A LAW TO END COVER-UP CULTURE
THE capacity of ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things never ceases to amaze, does it?
In the 40 years I've been a journalist I've met folk who have displayed jaw-dropping resilience and huge courage. Everyday folk who have achieved far from everyday things in all manner of walks of life.
But none more so than the Hillsborough families.
On April 15, 1989, a crush at Hillsborough Stadium led to the deaths of 97 fans who had travelled to watch Liverpool take on Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup semifinal.
I had just started a job at my local paper in Liverpool and helped to cover the story.
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