Lord Denning on the Birmingham 6

… ☞☞☞ … “Just consider the course of events if their action were to proceed to trial … If the six men failed it would mean that much time and money and worry would have been expended by many people to no good purpose. If they won, it would mean that the police were guilty of perjury; that they were guilty of violence and threats; that the confessions were involuntary and improperly admitted in evidence; and that the convictions were erroneous. … That was such an appalling vista that every sensible person would say, “It cannot be right that these actions should go any further.” … ☞☞☞ …
I publish this statement before the Hanging Brigade, for which I may be one, forget that there could easily be victims of the system.  I refer to Andy Miller in this instance.