The Class Thing
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Four years after the Bradford City Fire, tragedy struck again. Hillsborough Stadium played host to the semi-final of the 1989 FA Cup. The police failed to manage the entrance to the stadium and an ensuing crush led to the deaths of 97 more football fans. It raises the question, why weren’t those in authority taking the safety of football fans more seriously? The Bradford Fire has long drawn comparisons to Hillsborough. But unlike Hillsborough, it has faded into obscurity. Why? Mobeen discovers it may be down to a reluctance among many to ask difficult questions. But in 2015, Martin Fletcher published a book questioning the official verdict. It looked like those difficult questions would finally get some satisfactory answers. It certainly seemed necessary. So what happened next?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Published 04/12/23
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