This is the definitive, unique account of the disaster in which 96 men,
women, and children were killed, hundreds injured, and thousands
traumatized. 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. In 2012, Phil Scraton was primary author of the
groundbreaking report published by the Hillsborough Independent Panel
following its new research into thousands of documents disclosed by all
agencies involved. Against a backdrop of almost three decades of
persistent struggle by bereaved families and survivors, in this new
edition he reflects on the Panel's in-depth work, its revelatory
findings and their unprecedented impact--an unreserved apology from the
Prime Minister; new criminal investigations; the Independent Police
Complaints Commission's largest-ever inquiry; the quashing of 96 inquest
verdicts; a review of all health and pathology policies. Paving the way
for truth recovery and institutional accountability in other
controversial cases, he details the process and considers the impact of
the longest ever inquests, from the preliminary hearings to their
comprehensive, devastating verdicts. Powerful, disturbing, and
harrowing, Hillsborough: The Truth exposes the institutional
complacency that led to the unlawful killing of the 96, revealing how
the interests of ordinary people are marginalized when those in
authority sacrifice truth and accountability to protect their
reputations.
