Lessons have to be learnt. Not just in football but the wider world. For the last two years, this Ched Evans case has been nothing but disgusting.
From the way his side have handled this case, creating a website which painted him as a saint and the woman as something you would scrape off your shoe, to the public who have chanted Evans’s name and laughed about rape, we have truly seen how people feel about not only footballers treating women, but how men and society view rape.
When I first wrote about Evans returning to football, I made myself clear; I didn’t want him anywhere near the game. Not while he was adamant that he did nothing wrong despite being sentenced to five years in prison for rape.
Gisele Pelicot said ‘shame must change sides.’ We may think we agree, but, argues LOUISE RAW, society still has some way to go
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025



