A Son Never Forgets
Exposing The Infected Blood Scandal
Jason Evans(Author)
Biteback Publishing
Published on 23. October 2025
Book
Hardback
356 pages
978-1-78590-922-1 (ISBN)
Description
Jason Evans' father died from AIDS when he was four years
old, a victim of the infected blood scandal. This book is his story, a poignant
first-hand account that grows from seeds of sorrow and family drama into a
towering tale of the boy to a man who took on Westminster. With the memory of a
child's eyes, we witness the unfolding horror of the infected blood scandal, an
event that shattered families across the UK.
Blood products infected with HIV and Hepatitis caused one of
the greatest and most complex scandals in the country's history. Profits over
patient safety, unethical medical trials and a decades-long state cover-up all
contributed.
As an adult, the author takes on a relentless pursuit of the
truth and faces threats from pharmaceutical companies, a shuttered government,
personal turmoil and a trauma-stricken community. As politics, law and
journalism combine, Jason's story highlights the lengths necessary for justice
and closure - and the consequences. Still, he never stops, driven by doing
right 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 lesson
in how to beat the government and shares the strategies of how a grassroots
campaign can achieve a multi-billion pound victory.
old, a victim of the infected blood scandal. This book is his story, a poignant
first-hand account that grows from seeds of sorrow and family drama into a
towering tale of the boy to a man who took on Westminster. With the memory of a
child's eyes, we witness the unfolding horror of the infected blood scandal, an
event that shattered families across the UK.
Blood products infected with HIV and Hepatitis caused one of
the greatest and most complex scandals in the country's history. Profits over
patient safety, unethical medical trials and a decades-long state cover-up all
contributed.
As an adult, the author takes on a relentless pursuit of the
truth and faces threats from pharmaceutical companies, a shuttered government,
personal turmoil and a trauma-stricken community. As politics, law and
journalism combine, Jason's story highlights the lengths necessary for justice
and closure - and the consequences. Still, he never stops, driven by doing
right 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 lesson
in how to beat the government and shares the strategies of how a grassroots
campaign can achieve a multi-billion pound victory.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-78590-922-1 (9781785909221)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jason Evans is the Director & Founder of Factor 8, the
UK's leading infected blood scandal campaign organisation. He is the lead
claimant in the Contaminated Blood Products Group Litigation currently before
the High Court. He is a Core Participant in the Infected Blood Public Inquiry.
Jason's Father, Jonathan, died when Jason was just four years old in October
1993. Jonathan was infected with both Hepatitis C and HIV from infected Factor
VIII blood products. Jason also had an uncle who was infected with both viruses
and died in 1996. Jason led the campaign for a Public Inquiry and a
compensation framework.
UK's leading infected blood scandal campaign organisation. He is the lead
claimant in the Contaminated Blood Products Group Litigation currently before
the High Court. He is a Core Participant in the Infected Blood Public Inquiry.
Jason's Father, Jonathan, died when Jason was just four years old in October
1993. Jonathan was infected with both Hepatitis C and HIV from infected Factor
VIII blood products. Jason also had an uncle who was infected with both viruses
and died in 1996. Jason led the campaign for a Public Inquiry and a
compensation framework.