Always Remember The 56
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Despite fading in the nation's memory, the impact of the Bradford City Fire will be everlasting for anyone who was there that day. It’s perhaps this reason why many fans have declined to engage in another examination of the evidence. But Mobeen thinks another examination is needed. And there’s one more piece of the incomplete and ugly puzzle. Mobeen speaks to a man who makes an extraordinary claim. We hear again from Sir Oliver Popplewell, the man who ran the inquiry to put the new information back to him. Does he think a fresh look is worthwhile? No matter what the conclusions of any future examination will be, one thing is certain. The fans who lost their lives that day will never be forgotten. If lessons are to be learnt, they simply cannot be forgotten.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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