AFTER reading the front page of the BEN on Friday, February 22, both my wife and I said the same thing, "The best of luck."

We, as the family of a victim of crime, have been fighting for three years to get the justice system to admit that it has totally ignored us as victims also.

There are thousands of families in this situation, not allowed to state in court the effects which the crime has had on them, no consideration for the long term effect on our families health, no consideration for our human right to be a complete family, or access to justice.

Not just this government, but also others before it seem to be frightened to change the legislation with regard to these facts. Could it be that if they did, it would open one heck of a can of worms?

What they should do is to look at the long term additional health costs in these cases, and then weigh those costs against the cost of treating victims fairly in the first place.

Up to now most of the cases brought under the British Human Rights Act have been by the criminals complaining about their human rights. They still have a life, a family, and eventually (too soon in most cases) their freedom.

We the remaining victims have pain and anguish, at least one less family member, and quite regularly very little, if any, justice.

It would seem that most, if not all politicians are afraid of confronting the judiciary and demanding change. I was always led to believe that there was justice for all in this country, there is, ALL THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD IT.

If you wish, you may pass on our name and address to any of the people who are named in the article, but it is going to take millions of British people to confront any government before a change for the better takes place.

Geoff & Margaret Willis

Lavender Road

Farnworth