Time to listen to the evidence on safe standing at football grounds

Football clubs want to introduce safe standing, fans want the option to stand, and the evidence backs it, so why does the government force top-flight football grounds to be all-seater?, asks Emma Revell, Communications Officer at the Centre for Policy Studies.

After Tracey Crouch, Minister for Sport, defended the ban, claiming only a ‘vocal minority’ were campaigning to stand, Emma sets out the case for repealing the 1994 ban.

Click here to read the full piece on the CapX website.

Date Added: Tuesday 17th April 2018