Blog Archive for August 2025

In this article, Sharon Hartles exposes the UK’s decades-long regulatory failure surrounding Diethylstilbestrol (DES), a drug prescribed to pregnant women despite early warnings of harm. Drawing on survivor testimonies, medical evidence, media investigation and recent parliamentary action, she reveals how government inaction enabled generational damage to persist. The piece calls for recognition, accountability, and urgent reform.

On 3rd August 2025 people from Sunderland gathered to remember one of the worst instances of state violence in the history of the city. Described by local people as “Sunderland’s Peterloo”, the bicentennial commemorations were led by Dr David Scott, The Open University. This article is a brief account of the 200th Anniversary event.