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International Workers’ Memorial Day (#IWMD25): Confronting the Deadly Cost of Work

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.

25th April 2025

Giving dignity to the dead’: Naming the deceased of the 1826 ‘Lancashire Rising’

In this article, David Scott and Kate Hurst name, and highlight the importance of naming, some of those who died in the 1826 ‘Lancashire Rising’.

17th April 2025

The Case for Reforming Scotland’s Corporate Homicide Act

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

6th December 2024

Robbie Powell 2024: A Legacy of Injustice and the Road to Accountability

In this article, Sharon Hartles provides an update on the case of Robbie Powell.

4th October 2024

Grenfell Tower Inquiry 2024: A Report on a System That Never Learns

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

10th September 2024

Grenfell. The Final Report. And?

In this article, ahead of the publication of the final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Steve Tombs gives three observations on the Inquiry and the likely import of its final report.

3rd September 2024

Justice after Grenfell?

Seven years ago, on 14th June 2017, a fire broke out in Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey tower block on the Lancaster West estate in North Kensington, West London, a relatively poor and ethnically diverse area of social housing located in the richest Borough in England. 72 people were killed.

13th June 2024

Primodos 2024: The Quest for Justice Continues

In this article, Sharon Hartles explores the ongoing challenges that Primodos survivors encounter in seeking justice. She discusses the impact of new evidence and advocacy efforts, highlighting the resilience of those involved in the quest for accountability. Sharon Hartles is a member of the Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative at the Open University. Additionally, she is affiliated with the Risky Hormones research project, an international collaboration in partnership with patient groups.

22nd May 2024

The UK government aims to stop publishing stats on homeless people’s deaths – here’s why that’s a problem

The UK government is consulting on plans to stop publishing vital statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on deaths of homeless people. This article sets out why they should continue to be published.

23rd February 2024

Equity statements are not enough – how elite British institutions can improve recruitment experiences for racially minoritised academics

Increasing demands for greater intellectual diversity have drawn attention to the under representation of racially minoritised groups in UK higher education institutions (HEIs). However, as this post explores, there is much more that British universities can do to improve recruitment experiences for racially minoritised academics.

15th December 2023

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