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In this article, Sharon Hartles explores the UK’s delayed response to the Diethylstilbestrol DES drug scandal. Despite mounting evidence of harm, survivors were left without answers, support, or accountability. Sharon calls on the government to go beyond a limited investigation and urges a formal apology, a public inquiry, and the creation of a compensation scheme.

In this article, Sharon Hartles marks IWMD25 by exposing how systemic violence—from workplace deaths to Grenfell—is rooted in austerity, deregulation, and profit-driven neglect. She challenges legal definitions of crime, showing how the law protects capital while ignoring preventable harms. Calling this social murder, she urges us to remember the dead and fight for the living.

In this article, Sharon Hartles asks whether the Corporate Homocide Act in Scotland has achieved its aims, and considers whether it should be reformed.

In this article, Sharon Hartles reflects on the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's final report.