Similar - and as dreadful as each other.

The latter include the Guildford 4, Sam Hallam and the Birmingham 6.


For me, the 4 sticks out - as none of the the convicted had ever been remotely near Guildford, and the 'bomb making' was completely fabricated by the authorities.

A new and revealing documentary is on TV tonight, about the 6.

In the overall scheme of things, one has to wonder whether false allegations are worse than other obnoxious practices.

Such as police physically beating confessions out of suspects - or the fabrication of forensic evidence by government experts.

All of this, and more, happened with the Birmingham 6 (who were eventually compensated) - but the findings of the expert Dr Skuse, from the Home Office, were pivotal.


In that they were believed: Skuse was '99% certain' - but turned out to be completely wrong, destroying the lives of so many.

Today - over 40 years after they died, inquests will commence into the deaths of the 21 victims of the Birmingham pub bombings.

Not before time - and a lot slower than the almost instantaneous arrest of 6 innocent men, against whom evidence was fabricated by the police.

Policemen also beat up the men - and the real perpetrators were never found, or even sought.

In addition to the false evidence, forensic reports were completely erroneous - and the Home Office pathologist, who carried out the work, discarded.

One of the biggest miscarriages of justice in our history - as well as a major example of false allegations - by the police and authorities.

Sadly, the inquests will not address the question of who placed the bombs; this - although the names are what's really required, to facilities justice - falls outside its ambit.

This is notwithstanding that at least one bomber has admitted his involvement - and it is understood that the authorities/police (here and in Northern Ireland) know who the others are.

Undoubtedly, this matter will run and run with the findings of the inquests providing ammunition for, perhaps, a civil case against the alleged bombers - if the state remains unwilling to prosecute.

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Sadly, the inquests will not address the question of who placed the bombs; this - although the names are what's really required, to facilities justice - falls outside its ambit.

This is notwithstanding that at least one bomber has admitted his involvement - and it is understood that the authorities/police (here and in Northern Ireland) know who the others are.

Undoubtedly, this matter will run and run with the findings of the inquests providing ammunition for, perhaps, a civil case against the alleged bombers - if the state remains unwilling to prosecute.





How do they know who they are? If they have evidence why not arrest them?

Two questions Honey!

Here's another - why don't the police talk to Michael Hayes?


As he's admitted direct involvement.

In the Brighton bombing also, as an IRA member.