Tag: The Hillsborough Law

Analysis Series: The Hillsborough Law, Public Office (Accountability) Bill: contents, citizen protections, the campaign coalition, & Andy Burnham’s contribution 

14 July 2026 Source text: Bill 7 (59/2), reintroduced at report stage Summary The Public Office (Accountability) Bill, the Hillsborough Law, is the most significant statutory rebalancing of the citizen–state relationship in […]

The Analysis Series: Analysis of the 2025 IOPC Hillsborough Report

The publication of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and Operation Resolve report in December 2025 represents a watershed moment in the modern history of British policing and state accountability.  Concluding […]

Talking the Blues Podcast, Aston Villa (h), tactics for the Derby & the Hillsborough Law

Welcome back to this week’s Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. In this week’s episode we look back at the Villa game, who offers the goal scoring threat, Beto […]

The Public Office (Accountability) Bill: A Legacy of Hillsborough and a Landmark for British Justice

  The long awaited and frequently delayed legislation is a direct response to the systemic failures and institutional cover-up that followed the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, which resulted in the deaths of 97 […]