A Son Never Forgets (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Jason Evans | knygos.lt

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Jason Evans' father died from AIDS when he was four yearsold, a victim of the infected blood scandal. This book is his story, a poignantfirst-hand account that grows from seeds of sorrow and family drama into atowering tale of the boy to a man who took on Westminster. With the memory of achild's eyes, we witness the unfolding horror of the infected blood scandal, anevent that shattered families across the UK. Blood products infected with HIV and Hepatitis caused one ofthe greatest and most complex scandals in the country's history. Profits overpatient safety, unethical medical trials and a decades-long state cover-up allcontributed. As an adult, the author takes on a relentless pursuit of thetruth and faces threats from pharmaceutical companies, a shuttered government,personal turmoil and a trauma-stricken community. As politics, law andjournalism combine, Jason's story highlights the lengths necessary for justiceand closure - and the consequences. Still, he never stops, driven by doingright in his father's name. Jason Evans' journey is a call to arms for the underdogs,the overlooked, and those often silenced by the powerful. This book is a lessonin how to beat the government and shares the strategies of how a grassrootscampaign can achieve a multi-billion pound victory.