Nathan Critch

Sep 25, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Nathan Critch

By Nathan Critch, Research Associate, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester In his first conference speech as prime minister, Keir Starmer vowed that a Hillsborough law will be introduced in April, before the next anniversary of the football stadium disaster. The law will force public bodies to cooperate with investigations into future disasters and scandals.

Sep 25, 2024 | theconversation.com | Nathan Critch

In his first conference speech as prime minister, Keir Starmer vowed that a Hillsborough law will be introduced in April, before the next anniversary of the football stadium disaster. The law will force public bodies to cooperate with investigations into future disasters and scandals. This announcement follows a long campaign by the families of the 97 people killed (and hundreds more injured) when part of Hillsborough stadium collapsed in 1989.

Jul 17, 2024 | theconversation.com | Alex Nurse |Christine Huebner |Louise Mallinder |Nathan Critch |Stephen Clear

The king’s speech has been delivered, marking the state opening of parliament (technically, this was the first king’s speech with a Labour government in 74 years). The speech was written by Keir Starmer’s government, not the king, and lays out the government’s agenda for the coming year. The Conversation’s academic experts break down the key policies, from planning reform to votes at 16. Read the rest of our expert reactions to the government’s plans for the economy and public services here.

Jul 17, 2024 | theconversation.com | Alex Nurse |Anupam Nanda |Chia-Lin Chen |Christine Huebner |Colin Nolden |Graham Haughton | +8 more

The king’s speech has been delivered, marking the state opening of parliament (technically, this was the first king’s speech with a Labour government in 74 years). The speech was written by Keir Starmer’s government, not the king, and lays out the government’s agenda for the coming year. The Conversation’s academic experts break down the key policies, from planning reform to votes at 16.

Jan 22, 2024 | theconversation.com | Nathan Critch

Like most public inquiries, the probe into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal operated outside of the limelight for most of its existence. The release of ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office has changed that. The programme has ratcheted up public awareness of the scandal, which saw over 700 employees wrongly disciplined because of accounting shortfalls. Some employees went to prison for false accounting and theft, others suffered financial and reputational damage.