Phew. Just in time, too! 🤌🏼

That's pretty quick as far as UK bureaucracy is concerned.

Oh, I bet she's just chuffed to bits about it, too.

"Today, justice has finally been done for our grandmother, Ruth Ellis – the last woman to be hanged in England in 1955."

"This pardon does not undo what happened 71 years ago. It does not restore the lives that were broken - the children left behind, the years lost. But it says, formally and finally, that Ruth should not have been executed; that the justice system failed her. That acknowledgement matters profoundly to our family."

"Ruth was a victim of sustained and brutal abuse. Her children - our mother and uncle - never recovered. My uncle took his own life; my mother’s trauma left her unable to be the parent we needed. The shadow of Ruth’s execution has fallen across two generations. We have carried shame that was never ours to bear."

"We are deeply grateful to the Justice Secretary for having the courage to act. We hope Ruth’s story serves as a lasting reminder that the justice system must reckon with the abuse that drives women to the edge - and must never be afraid to acknowledge when it has got things wrong.”

I really hope the news outlets don't leave us hanging and interview her to get her thoughts on this, this is huge!

Three generations fucked over with deaths, lifelong traumas, and holes to climb out of just to live a normal life.

"Conditional" for good behavior?

Conditional? On what, good behavior?

They should make "no more hangings" their slogan for the next elections. Could be a hit with younger voters.

One thing rightwingers always ignore when they get mad about women being able to initiate a divorce, is that without that peaceful option, we had a shit ton more widows...

Some got caught and tried for murder, but you'd have to be very ignorant to think most weren't getting away with it thru less obvious means.

Back someone in a corner long enough, and they're gonna take the only option they have. That's human nature.

I'm sure she'll appreciate that.

This pardon does not undo what happened 71 years ago. It does not restore the lives that were broken - the children left behind, the years lost. But it says, formally and finally, that Ruth should not have been executed; that the justice system failed her. That acknowledgement matters profoundly to our family.

Ruth was a victim of sustained and brutal abuse. Her children - our mother and uncle - never recovered. My uncle took his own life; my mother’s trauma left her unable to be the parent we needed. The shadow of Ruth’s execution has fallen across two generations. We have carried shame that was never ours to bear.

We are deeply grateful to the Justice Secretary for having the courage to act. We hope Ruth’s story serves as a lasting reminder that the justice system must reckon with the abuse that drives women to the edge - and must never be afraid to acknowledge when it has got things wrong.”

Fuck me. Reading that I thought I was having a stroke. They say the same thing like 5 times before actually getting into the meat of the article.