On this day of celebration, not only Spacey but Malkinson, let's not forget the mighty Bob Woffinden, my dear friend who left us in 2018, just before my trial (and who promised, on his deathbed, to attend it, if possible, from the afterlife and influence the result, which he did). One of the very few prepared to listen and investigate. My case was one of the Ten Worst Miscarriages of Justice in the previous 30 years, as written about in detail in his terrific book The Nicholas Cases. So was Malkinson's. But what about the other eight? Many still in jail for crimes they did not commit. Please point to Amazon for everyone to buy and read his book.

"Bob was very critical of the fact that much of the media had lost interest in investigating such time-consuming cases or even covering trials properly. “In the realm of criminal justice, the media betrays us all on a daily basis,” he wrote in an article for the Justice Gap last year.

He continued to report prodigiously for the Guardian, the Times, the Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Mail. Behind an open and genial manner lay a steely determination which endeared him to many. To the end, he remained the most collegiate of journalists, always willing to assist, advise and share."

He is survived by his wife, Anne, whom he married in 1980, their daughter, Kate, son, Eddie, and grandchildren, Ella and Jake, and his mother.

Robert Woffinden, writer and campaigner, born 31 January 1948; died 1 May 2018